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Economy, Morning File, PRICED OUT

The rules of supply and demand no longer hold for housing, so simply building more market housing won’t bring prices down

by Tim Bousquet March 28, 2022October 20, 2022

Province moves to speed up development approvals for 22,600 housing units in Halifax, but none of them are guaranteed affordable

by Tim Bousquet March 25, 2022October 20, 2022

A group of protestors with signs in front of a building

Economy, PRICED OUT

Protestors rally outside legislature demanding minimum wage increase, more affordable housing, tenant protections

by Leslie Amminson March 24, 2022October 20, 2022

A wintery landscape is seen on a grey day. In the foreground, there are some small evergreen trees and medium-sized bare trees poking up from frozen moss.

City Hall, Environment

Dartmouth residents raise concerns about development next to wetland

by Zane Woodford February 8, 2022October 20, 2022

A grey building is seen at golden hour on a sunny day. The building, a hotel, has three peaks, and several windows. There's an overhang at the front entrance. In the sky, there are wispy clouds.

City Hall, PRICED OUT, Province House

Tenants could be living in ‘trailblazing’ Dartmouth housing project by mid-March

by Zane Woodford January 27, 2022October 20, 2022

A protestor holds a sign up to traffic outside Province House in Halifax. It says "N.S. has a housing crisis."

“Call back the house until everybody’s got one:” Protestors demand province call emergency session of legislature to deal with housing crisis

by Ethan Lycan-Lang and Leslie Amminson November 28, 2021October 20, 2022

A photo of tiny red wooden houses lined up in a row on a wooden table

What does the term “affordable housing” really mean?

by Suzanne Rent November 24, 2021November 29, 2022

Apartment buildings under construction on Clyde Street in Halifax in June 2021. The new construction dwarfs an older building, which is itself only a couple of decades old. In the foreground you can see a bright blue cherry picker crane, and a yello tube through which trash drops into a dumpster. In front of the nearest building is a chain link fence, covered with multi coloured banners extolling the virtues of the construction company, the investors, and the future luxury accomodations. The banners are already worn and filthy.

City Hall, PRICED OUT, Province House

PC government bill would allow minister to approve Halifax developments without public consultation

by Zane Woodford October 28, 2021October 20, 2022

A shot of Spring Garden Road in front of the Lord Nelson, looking towards Barrington Street. The pavement has been completely removed and replaced with gravel, and there is a high metal fence around it on both sides. There are porta potties and some machines parked on the gravel.

Growing Spring Garden

by Ethan Lycan-Lang October 20, 2021October 20, 2022

The open wrought iron entrance gate to the courtyard of Province House in June 2021. On the stone wall is a bronze plaque reading 1726 Hollis St, and above that a copper plaque, completely green with patina, designating the building a provincial heritage property.

Province House: PCs fix election dates, opposition parties introduce rent control, inclusionary zoning bills

by Zane Woodford October 13, 2021January 2, 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.