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The musical artist Lily Allen at Glastonbury, in front of a large video with the words Fuck You on it

Morning File, Women

The poise and dignity and badassedness of women’s righteous anger

by Tim Bousquet June 27, 2022January 9, 2023

A street of homes under construction

PRICED OUT, Women

Women and gender diverse people are disproportionately affected by the housing crisis. Are we doing enough?

by Suzanne Rent June 23, 2022January 9, 2023

Business and Development, Housing, Morning File

Small business owners should be advocating for off-market housing

by Tim Bousquet June 20, 2022January 9, 2023

Wood framing in a room under construction

Housing, PRICED OUT

New 24-hour shelter opening in Truro this summer

by Suzanne Rent June 2, 2022January 9, 2023

Council votes to contribute to Housing Trust of Nova Scotia’s purchase of 295 affordable homes

by Zane Woodford June 1, 2022January 3, 2023

An architectural rendering shows a modern apartment building on a sunny day.

Nova Scotia making provincially-owned properties available for development

by Zane Woodford May 31, 2022January 3, 2023

Two men in blue suits walking down a street smiling.

Commentary, Economy, Province House

Non-resident property tax increase: gone before the ink was dry

by Stephen Kimber May 9, 2022January 9, 2023

An advisory sign that warns about high levels of arsenic, in front of a body of water

Port Wallace Gamble: the real estate boom meets Nova Scotia’s toxic mine legacy

by Joan Baxter April 13, 2022November 22, 2022

A selection of illustrations and photos from the internet with famous women and the quote "Well behaved women rarely make history."

Well-behaved women are rarely quoted properly

by Philip Moscovitch April 5, 2022January 30, 2023

A map showing an illustration of a new dense development next to a green area

Province announces $21.8 million forgivable loan to developer to build affordable housing in Dartmouth

by Ethan Lycan-Lang March 28, 2022October 20, 2022

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.