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Mr. Burns, the rich old man in The Simpsons. He's very yellow, has a receeding hairline, is wearing a green robe, and has a snifter of brandy in his hand

Here’s what’s wrong with the seniors discount

by Tim Bousquet, Yvette d'Entremont and Jennifer Henderson October 19, 2022October 27, 2022

News 1. Green hydrogen “Last Wednesday, the keynote speaker at the opening of the World Hydrogen Congress in Rotterdam told hundreds of attendees that, ‘hydrogen is starting to look like an economic bubble,’” reports Joan Baxter: Five days later, on Monday, Nova Scotia Natural Resources and Renewables Minister Tory Rushton gushed in a press release […]

This aerial photo of Atlantic Gold's Touquoy open pit gold mine in Moose River shows the giant crater where the gold is mined, and the large tailings pond on the edge of Scraggy Lake. Photo is contributed.

Business and Development, Commentary

Nova Scotia is St Barbara’s ‘black cat’

by Joan Baxter September 1, 2022January 9, 2023

Quiz question on a blue background, which asks "Being Nova Scotia Loyal means..." and there are two buttons which read "Fun" and "Excitement".

Business and Development, Economy, Labour

Is your loyalty to Nova Scotia “fun” or “exciting”?

by Philip Moscovitch August 18, 2022January 9, 2023

This aerial photo of Atlantic Gold's Touquoy open pit gold mine in Moose River shows the giant crater where the gold is mined, and the large tailings pond on the edge of Scraggy Lake. Photo is contributed.

Commentary, Environment, Mining

Canadian regulators giving Australia’s St Barbara what it wants

by Joan Baxter August 18, 2022January 9, 2023

This aerial photo of Atlantic Gold's Touquoy open pit gold mine in Moose River shows the giant crater where the gold is mined, and the large tailings pond on the edge of Scraggy Lake. Photo is contributed.

Nova Scotia Environment minister approved Signal Gold’s open pit mine at Goldboro despite concerns and criticisms from scientists in his own department

by Joan Baxter August 10, 2022November 6, 2022

A empty chamber with blue chairs, desks with microphones, and two paintings hanging next to a big chair

Business and Development, Economy, Government, Province House

Grants for seniors, gold mining, the premier’s ‘friends,’ and more from Question Period

by Jennifer Henderson July 29, 2022January 9, 2023

A cyclist rides on a protected bicycle lane between a row of parked cars and a sidewalk, with a line of blue posts between them.

Vision, lobbying, and high-profile stunts: lessons on how to become a cycling city

by Philip Moscovitch July 7, 2022January 30, 2023

This aerial shot shows the vast tailings facility at the Touquoy open pit gold mine in Nova Scotia. Photo: Simon Ryder-Burbidge

Commentary, Environment, Mining, Province House

Atlantic Gold’s parent company hints it may halt its Nova Scotia operation

by Joan Baxter June 25, 2022January 9, 2023

An aerial view of an open pit mine

Mining, Province House

Nova Scotia has a draft list of ‘critical minerals’ and gold is not on it

by Joan Baxter June 1, 2022January 9, 2023

Mass Casualty Commission, Morning File

How RCMP commanders’ bumbling response to Portapique allowed the killer to continue his murder spree

by Tim Bousquet May 27, 2022January 9, 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.