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A satellite view of a fan-shaped dump site.

Province House, Recycling and Waste Management

City construction waste going to North Mountain dump is ‘a threat to public health,’ say residents

by Jennifer Henderson April 11, 2023April 18, 2023

two pickup trucks and an excavator at a construction site

Climate, Province House

Houston government once again delays implementation of Coastal Protection Act

by Jennifer Henderson April 10, 2023April 17, 2023

A white woman with short blonde hair, glasses, and a black jacket

Tim Houston wants to ‘move forward’ from his very bad week. Our columnist has a suggestion

by Stephen Kimber April 10, 2023April 19, 2023

A map of the Maritimes shows a bright yellow loop leading from Labrador to Nova Scotia, through Quebec.

Houston ‘no longer optimistic’ about Atlantic Loop

by Jennifer Henderson April 6, 2023April 14, 2023

Two people are holding signs. One says, Homes for people not for profit. The other says, Affordable housing for all.

PRICED OUT, Province House

Halifax housing rally calls for more non-market homes, no fixed-term leases, real rent control

by Zane Woodford April 5, 2023April 12, 2023

A white woman with short blonde hair, glasses, and a black jacket

Progressive Conservatives won’t pursue motion to expel Smith-McCrossin

by Jennifer Henderson April 5, 2023April 12, 2023

A dark haired woman wearing a dark suit.

By not clearly stating whether he signed an NDA, Jamie Baillie does a disservice to the memory of Kaitlin Saxton

by Tim Bousquet and Jennifer Henderson April 5, 2023April 5, 2023

A white woman with short blonde hair, glasses, and a black jacket

MacFarlane: PCs may withdraw motion to expel Smith-McCrossin from legislature

by Jennifer Henderson April 4, 2023April 11, 2023

‘I spoke the truth’: Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin refuses to back down on NDA allegation

by Jennifer Henderson April 4, 2023April 11, 2023

The front of Province House in June 2021. In the front is a very clean sidewalk and wrought iron fence; in the background, rising high above the roofline, are more modern buildings.

PRICED OUT, Province House

PC MLAs vote down NDP amendments to close fixed-term lease loophole

by Zane Woodford April 4, 2023April 11, 2023

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents

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.

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.