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

The province budgets $1 billion for highways and $0 for Halifax’s Bus Rapid Transit system

by Tim Bousquet January 9, 2023January 10, 2023

A rendering shows Brunswick Street, with the Halifax Clock Tower on Citadel Hill in the background. In the foreground, pedestrians and cyclists mill about, and there's a mural on a retaining wall.

Halifax plans for permanent Brunswick Street bike lanes, wider sidewalks

by Zane Woodford December 15, 2022December 15, 2022

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

Some central Halifax residents oppose Robie Street bus lane plan

by Zane Woodford December 12, 2022December 12, 2022

A man wearing an orange jacket and blue helmet rides a bicycle. In the background is a big green suspension bridge.

Macdonald Bridge bike flyover cost climbs to $12.7 million, nearly double previous estimate

by Zane Woodford November 21, 2022November 21, 2022

A screenshot of a Google Street View image shows a wide street on a bright sunny day. On the left, people wait for the bus.

Transportation committee approves North Dartmouth bike lane plan

by Zane Woodford October 28, 2022October 28, 2022

A hand holds a blue and yellow HALIFAX TRANSIT ticket. In the background, blurry, is an old sandstone building. It's sunny.

Halifax Transit sets pricing for upcoming electronic fares

by Zane Woodford October 3, 2022January 3, 2023

Two buses are seen on a street on a sunny day, with pedestrians on the sidewalks.

City Hall, Transportation

Halifax to try Spring Garden bus and bike only pilot again next year

by Zane Woodford September 14, 2022January 9, 2023

Should Halifax put cops on buses? Committee wants report on public safety on transit

by Zane Woodford August 25, 2022January 3, 2023

A smartphone on a white background shows a ticketing app, with a QR code, and a second red screen floating in an illustration.

Mobile ticketing en route to Halifax Transit, convention centre deficits, and more from council

by Zane Woodford July 13, 2022January 3, 2023

An annotated rendering shows a one-way street with a bike lane on the left and sidewalks on either side.

Halifax unveils design options for south end bike lanes

by Zane Woodford July 11, 2022January 3, 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.