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A bridge with an arch in the middle made of iron painted in green spans across a body of water connecting two sides of a largely forested areas with some homes dotting each side.

Crime and Courts

Parker Donham appealing decision on Freedom of Information request into Seal Island Bridge

by Suzanne Rent October 27, 2023November 20, 2023

The open wrought iron entrance gate to the courtyard of Province House in June 2021. On the stone wall is a bronze plaque reading 1726 Hollis St, and above that a copper plaque, completely green with patina, designating the building a provincial heritage property.

Province House: improper day care fees; housing dollars; late night at the leg; EverWind’s ‘as close by as possible’ wind farm

by Jennifer Henderson October 26, 2023November 20, 2023

A white man with short brown-grey hair and wearing a plaid blue suit, white shite, and red-and-blue striped tie clasped his hands while speaking to reporters with microphones. Behind him are two Nova Scotia flags.

Nova Scotia opposition parties critical of PC’s ‘game show’ health care challenge

by Jennifer Henderson October 25, 2023November 20, 2023

A group of people with bright signs demanding the province of Nova Scotia implement the Coastal Protection Act stand at the bottom of stairs leading into Halifax Harbour.

Climate, Province House

Ecology Action Centre wants Nova Scotia to move on Coastal Protection Act

by Yvette d'Entremont October 24, 2023November 7, 2023

A middle-aged white man in a suit, leaning forward with a concerned look on his face.

Bill 329: the ‘good’ developers gift law?

by Stephen Kimber October 22, 2023November 20, 2023

Construction workers toil amid plywood and scaffolding, with the Halifax skyline backlit in the background.

Nova Scotia to spend $100 million on recruitment, retention for skilled trades

by Jennifer Henderson October 20, 2023November 20, 2023

A stone building is seen on a sunny winter's day. There's no snow on the ground. The symmetrical building has a tall spire in the centre with a clock, and two big dormers on either side. There are also a series of three smaller dormers on each side of the central tower. The photo is taken from the right of the building.

Halifax considers taking Nova Scotia to court over controversial housing Bill 329

by Suzanne Rent October 18, 2023November 7, 2023

Lohr ‘absolutely committed’ to Bill 329

by Jennifer Henderson October 18, 2023November 7, 2023

A middle-aged white man in a suit, leaning forward with a concerned look on his face.

City Hall, Housing, Province House

Halifax Mayor Mike Savage slams ‘egregious overreach’ of Lohr housing bill

by Tim Bousquet October 16, 2023November 7, 2023

A bus is seen on a busy street on a sunny day. On the front, it says 7 ROBIE.

A climate disaster is unfolding before us, but government isn’t asking anyone to make any meaningful change

by Tim Bousquet October 12, 2023October 12, 2023

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents — Credit: Halifax Examiner. All rights reserved.

PRICED OUT is the Examiner’s investigative reporting project focused on the housing crisis.

You can learn about the project, including how we’re asking readers to direct our reporting, our published articles, and what we’re working on, on the PRICED OUT homepage.

Credit: Ricardo Weibezahn - ICIJ

DEFORESTATION INC

Reporter Joan Baxter is one of 140 journalists from 39 media outlets across 27 countries working collaboratively on ‘Deforestation Inc,’ a project of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which looked at the ownership structure of Paper Excellence, its relationship with Asia Pulp & Paper, and how the secretive corporate empires are devastating forests in Canada and around the world.

Find all of Baxter’s articles on the Deforestation Inc homepage.

Nine images illustrating the locations, maps, and memorials of the mass shootings

2020 MASS MURDERS

All of the Halifax Examiner’s reporting on the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020, and recent articles on the Mass Casualty Commission and newly-released documents.

Updated regularly.

UNCOVER: DEAD WRONG

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder, and served 17 years in prison while maintaining his innocence. In 2019, he was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner’s Tim Bousquet tells Assoun’s story on the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong. Click here to listen to the podcast.

To read the entire DEAD WRONG series, and articles on Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction, click here.