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A large piece of brown cardboard ripped into a rectangle with the word HELP written on it in black pen lies on top of some clothing in a grocery cart.
Posted inProvince House

Nova Scotians on income assistance ‘live a life of damaging poverty,’ advocate tells committee

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont January 11, 2023January 11, 2023

Legislature’s community services standing committee meeting hears stories about vulnerable people struggling with cost of living.

A arm is extended upward as if reaching for help in a dark room
Posted inMorning File, Poverty, Utilities, Women

It’s not unkind to criticize systems that keep us in the dark

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent October 13, 2022October 20, 2022
A lineup of cars at a fast food drive through on a foggy morning
Posted inLabour, Morning File

Another emergency and the lowest paid workers are the heroes once again

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent September 27, 2022January 9, 2023
A man holding up a phone camera to a scene of a mountain reflecting on a clear lake
Posted inArts and Culture, Economy, Morning File

Overexposed: put down the camera and enjoy the experience

A smiling young white guy with brown hair, in his Halifax Examiner T shirt. by Ethan Lycan-Lang June 7, 2022January 9, 2023
Posted inEconomy, Province House

NS budget fails to take action to deal with the higher cost of living, critics say

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson March 30, 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.


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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.

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