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A three-storey house with beige siding and white trim on a large grassy yard. A flagpole stands in the front yard
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

Business, community hub in former Home for Colored Children created as space for ‘healing’

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter October 31, 2022November 8, 2022

Kinney Place now has a number of tenants and offers rental space for Black-owned businesses, organizations.

Five men dressed in blazers and jeans stand together smiling during an opening of a film
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

Documentary chronicles racism faced by Black hockey players of today, historic leagues

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter September 27, 2022November 8, 2022
Left Photo: Black man in grey work suit looks on after installing maroon Viola Desmond plaque on a brick Wall. Right Photo: Close up portrait of Viola Desmond.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

Plaque honouring Viola Desmond unveiled outside former Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter August 13, 2022November 8, 2022
Seven people stand looking and smiling at the camera
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

Work at African Nova Scotian Justice Institute ‘something to celebrate’

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter July 14, 2022November 8, 2022
A group of men in early 20th century military uniforms sit on the steps of a white historic church.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

Apology ‘just the start of something more’ for No. 2 Construction Battalion

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter July 12, 2022November 8, 2022
Left Photo: Black and white photo of Private George Alexander Downey Sr.. Right photo: Downey's grandson Robert Downey
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

Grandson of No. 2 Construction Battalion member hopes for ‘real apology,’ action on recommendations

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter July 7, 2022November 8, 2022
A collage of two photos: at left a black and white photo of a Black man with a moustache wearing formal graduate attire. At right, a photo of a green historic home with white trim and red doors.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

Group wants heritage designation for house of Nova Scotia’s first Black doctor

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter June 28, 2022November 8, 2022
Three people sit at a table during a presentation. Behind them are flags for Canada, the United Nations, and Nova Scotia
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

Museum makes case to UN committee to designate Africville as an international site of historic memory

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter June 14, 2022November 8, 2022
Black man in Black glasses and grey sweater smiles for the camera
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

Plaintiff in class-action lawsuit against Canadian Armed Forces ‘extremely optimistic’ about outcome

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter June 1, 2022January 3, 2023
An old sepia photograph of the men in the Number 2 Construction Batallion, most of whom are Black
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

Defence minister: formal apology to No. 2 Construction Battalion to take place this summer

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter March 29, 2022November 8, 2022

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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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