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Moose river gold mine tailings pond with Scraggy Lake in foreground (contributed)
Posted inMining

The Examiner quizzed the four main political parties on gold mining issues. Here are their responses.

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter July 30, 2021November 22, 2022

Nova Scotia is experiencing a 21st century gold rush. Unlike the three previous gold rushes in the province in the 1800s and 1900s, this one involves a whole new kind of destructive extractive industry — open pit gold mines so massive they can be seen from outer space. These mines leave behind mountains of toxic […]

Posted inMining

Atlantic Gold’s lobbying blitz

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter February 5, 2021November 22, 2022
Posted inCOVID

Stable owners look to feds to pony up with financial help

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent April 30, 2020November 6, 2022
Leslie McNab with her brother, Chris Lamb.
Posted inUncategorized

Why open adoption records matter

A smiling man with a dark short beard, dark framed glasses, wearing a green shirt by Philip Moscovitch November 21, 2019October 20, 2022
Posted inMorning File

Secrecy is a feature, not a bug

A smiling man with a dark short beard, dark framed glasses, wearing a green shirt by Philip Moscovitch November 14, 2019January 3, 2023
Posted inMorning File

Want $65,000? Just write a letter!

A smiling man with a dark short beard, dark framed glasses, wearing a green shirt by Philip Moscovitch October 17, 2019January 3, 2023
Posted inUncategorized

A Tree Walk will make us all rich!

by Tim Bousquet August 22, 2019October 20, 2022
Posted inUncategorized

The province spent $4 million to replace the Halfway River aboiteau, and just months later it is already failing

by Tim Bousquet August 20, 2019October 20, 2022
Posted inProvince House

“Hands off our protected areas, and lay off our Crown land”

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter July 21, 2019November 15, 2022
Posted inUncategorized

Is executive fraud behind the bankruptcy of VistaCare Communications?

by Tim Bousquet July 9, 2019October 20, 2022

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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.

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Still more power rate increases likely

by Jennifer Henderson February 3, 2023February 3, 2023

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by Zane Woodford February 2, 2023February 2, 2023

Ditch the hashtags: here’s how employers can support workers’ mental health

by Suzanne Rent February 2, 2023February 2, 2023
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