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Two surgeons, a woman and a man, in blue gowns wearing yellow surgical masks work on an unseen patient

Equity and Equality, Health, Province House

Advocates applaud province’s decision to remove barriers for gender-affirming care, but say more needs to be done

by Yvette d'Entremont July 20, 2022November 18, 2022

Gender Affirming Care Nova Scotia (GCANS) is applauding a provincial government decision that will mean fewer barriers and shorter wait times for Nova Scotians seeking gender-affirming surgeries, but says this is just the beginning. “Gender Affirming Care Nova Scotia is happy to hear about the recent changes made by the Department of Health and Wellness […]

A close up of the chest of a doctor in a white lab coat holding a stethoscope.

Health, Province House

Community health centres need stable funding, a seat at the table, advocates tell public accounts committee

by Yvette d'Entremont May 12, 2022November 18, 2022

A chest photo of a male doctor in green scrubs with a stethoscope on his chest, hands crossed over his chest showing his watch.

Health, Province House

Advocates say gender-affirming health care access crisis in Nova Scotia worsening as barriers increase

by Yvette d'Entremont May 4, 2022November 18, 2022

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.

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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 — Credit: Halifax Examiner

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.

Read the entire series, plus articles about Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction, on the DEAD WRONG homepage.

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Advocates applaud province’s decision to remove barriers for gender-affirming care, but say more needs to be done

Community health centres need stable funding, a seat at the table, advocates tell public accounts committee

Advocates say gender-affirming health care access crisis in Nova Scotia worsening as barriers increase

Gender-based violence: ‘Name it, frame it, and support survivors’

Screen Nova Scotia plans to build sound stage next to Halifax Exhibition Centre

Two deaths near Portapique on eve of mass murder anniversary

More than half of all branded plastic pollution linked to 56 companies, study says

Puerto Rico might be a precursor to Nova Scotia