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A rendering of the new art gallery on the Halifax waterfront

Chender, Churchill concerned shelving new art gallery may mean cuts, delays for other projects

by Jennifer Henderson July 28, 2022January 9, 2023

The decision to postpone the construction of a new home for the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is not opposed by the leaders of the Liberal and New Democratic parties. But Liberal leader Zach Churchill and NDP leader Claudia Chender expressed concerns about what this announcement could signal. On Wednesday, the province announced in a […]

Arts and Culture, Business and Development, Government, Province House

New Art Gallery of Nova Scotia project put on hold

by Suzanne Rent July 27, 2022January 9, 2023

Government, Province House

Crown heads roll

by Jennifer Henderson July 26, 2022January 9, 2023

A view of the corner of Halifax City Hall, looking down Duke Street, in June 2021. The building is dwarfed by larger, more modern buildings.

City Hall, Environment, Government

Halifax councillors pass 4.6% increase to average property tax bill, including 3% for climate action

by Zane Woodford April 12, 2022October 20, 2022

The interior of a community food pantry. It's a plastic cabinet with wooden shelves. Shown are two shelves, one of which has a can of tomatoes, two cans of soup, and a carton of chocolate milk. The shelf below it has two plates of raw potatoes, carrots, an onion, and an apple.

Morning File

Filling a need with the Fairview Community Food Cupboard

by Suzanne Rent January 20, 2022November 30, 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.

Tag: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

Chender, Churchill concerned shelving new art gallery may mean cuts, delays for other projects

New Art Gallery of Nova Scotia project put on hold

Crown heads roll

Halifax councillors pass 4.6% increase to average property tax bill, including 3% for climate action

Filling a need with the Fairview Community Food Cupboard

‘This asshole bought 10 acres on P.E.I. to be alone, and then told a national magazine about it,’ and other ways to profit from rage-inducing journalism

Deforestation Inc: Canada is a ‘world laggard’ in sustainable forestry, say critics, and Paper Excellence’s expansion threatens this country’s boreal forests

Halifax landlord Peppermint Properties using fixed-term leases to clear out units, jack up rents

Justice institute to use federal funds to help Black Nova Scotians understand legal rights

Kids whose childhoods were made into social media ‘content’ are starting to speak out