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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.

Province moves to silence HRM bylaw on construction noise

by Jennifer Henderson October 21, 2022October 27, 2022

Also from Province House: loopy talk on the Atlantic Loop, interpreting the COVID numbers, and more money for storm victims.

COVID

Scientists, experts, advocates call on feds to create action plan to address Long COVID

by Yvette d'Entremont October 21, 2022October 27, 2022

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

Morning File

Here’s what’s wrong with the seniors discount

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

Fenced in urban lot with people walking past it.

Morning File

Fences don’t make for good neighbours

by Philip Moscovitch October 18, 2022February 1, 2023

A black and white photo from a newspaper showing a crash between a car and a police cruiser

Morning File

After Theresa McEvoy was killed, police mostly avoided high-speed chases in the urban area. But now they’re back, putting more innocent civilians at risk

by Tim Bousquet October 17, 2022January 5, 2023

A man with a moustache and dark hair sits in the middle of a family photo with his daughter on his right and son on the left

COVID

The newest Serial podcast miniseries is about COVID denialism, sure, but also about so much more

by Tim Bousquet October 14, 2022January 5, 2023

A montage of 6 images of a CO2 monitor, with readings ranging from 400 to 2150.

COVID

Me and my monitor: measuring CO2 in indoor spaces

by Philip Moscovitch October 12, 2022February 1, 2023

An older white man wearing a jacket and holding a clear plastic bag is led out of a door by two uniformed sheriffs.

Morning File

It’s great that Hockey Nova Scotia is taking concrete action on sexual assault. Now, can we discuss Michael McNutt?

by Tim Bousquet October 7, 2022January 5, 2023

Two young boys sit on the steps outside a school in the sunshine wearing surgical masks and backpacks and chatting with each other.

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New national study to learn more about COVID infection among Canadian children, youth

by Yvette d'Entremont October 6, 2022November 18, 2022

Morning File

After Hurricane Juan, power was out for four to five days; 19 years later, nothing has changed

by Tim Bousquet September 26, 2022January 9, 2023

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents — Credit: Halifax Examiner. All rights reserved.

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.

Credit: Ricardo Weibezahn - ICIJ

DEFORESTATION INC

Reporter Joan Baxter is one of 140 journalists from 39 media outlets across 27 countries working collaboratively on ‘Deforestation Inc,’ a project of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which looked at the ownership structure of Paper Excellence, its relationship with Asia Pulp & Paper, and how the secretive corporate empires are devastating forests in Canada and around the world.

Find all of Baxter’s articles on the Deforestation Inc 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: COVID-19

Province moves to silence HRM bylaw on construction noise

Scientists, experts, advocates call on feds to create action plan to address Long COVID

Here’s what’s wrong with the seniors discount

Fences don’t make for good neighbours

After Theresa McEvoy was killed, police mostly avoided high-speed chases in the urban area. But now they’re back, putting more innocent civilians at risk

The newest Serial podcast miniseries is about COVID denialism, sure, but also about so much more

Me and my monitor: measuring CO2 in indoor spaces

It’s great that Hockey Nova Scotia is taking concrete action on sexual assault. Now, can we discuss Michael McNutt?

New national study to learn more about COVID infection among Canadian children, youth

After Hurricane Juan, power was out for four to five days; 19 years later, nothing has changed

Feed Nova Scotia ‘not surprised’ after report gives province failing grade for poverty reduction efforts

Ambulance service in ‘critical’ state, says Nova Scotia auditor general

Giving people food doesn’t solve food insecurity long term, but giving people money can

Halifax councillors consider new campaign financing limits

Health care administrative professionals rally across Nova Scotia demanding better pay