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Record numbers of people are dying of COVID in the ‘So What?’ wave of the pandemic

Morning File, Friday, April 29, 2022

April 29, 2022 By Tim Bousquet 22 Comments

News 1. Record COVID deaths Twenty-four people died from COVID in Nova Scotia last week (April 19-25) —  the highest weekly COVID death toll for the duration of the pandemic. COVID hospitalizations also increased, to 91 for the same reporting period (up from 84 the week before). As of yesterday, Nova Scotia Health reported the […]

Filed Under: Featured, Morning File Tagged With: Antigonish, California, Canadian Blood Services, COVID-19, Dartmouth squirrels, Dr. Robert Strang, James Banfield, Lisa Banfield, mass killings, Norfolk, Nova Scotia, Ol' 55, pandemic, PCR testing, pedestrians, RCMP, Tim Bousquet, Tom Waits, Virginia

Premier Houston and Dr. Strang make a video

April 7, 2022 By Jennifer Henderson 1 Comment

Premier Tim Houston posted a folksy two-minute video Wednesday morning on the provincial government’s official Twitter feed featuring himself and Dr. Robert Strang speaking to Nova Scotians. The message appears to be an attempt to get ahead of bad news expected late Thursday afternoon that will show an increase in the number of positive COVID-19 […]

Filed Under: COVID, Featured, Health, News, Province House Tagged With: Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang, COVID-19, Dr. Robert Strang, Dr. Shelley Deeks, Gary Burrill, Iain Rankin, Jennifer Henderson, Premier Tim Houston, Public Health, Question Period, Twitter video

Filling a need with the Fairview Community Food Cupboard

Morning File, Thursday, January 20, 2022

January 20, 2022 By Suzanne Rent 7 Comments

News 1. AGNS Construction on the new art gallery is set to start this year, but as Zane Woodford reports, Halifax council is now considering contributing a smaller amount of cash to the project than the original request. The winning design for the new gallery was chosen in November 2020. The province is contributing $70 […]

Filed Under: Economy, Featured, Morning File Tagged With: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Avalon Sexual Assault Centre, Coun. Kathryn Morse, COVID-19, David Aalders, Dr. Hyacinthe Simpson, Dr. Robert Strang, Ed Halverson, Evelyn C. White, Fairview, Fairview Community Food Cupboard, Fairview Family Resource Centre, Halifax Regional Council, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax Regional Police, Halifax Women’s History Society, Jackie Stevens, Josh MacDonald, Kirby Ross, Nova Scotia Women's History Society, Premier Tim Houston, sunshine list, Tara Thorne, Zane Woodford

“There’s no need to panic right now”

Consider using N95 and KN95 masks in public, follow new gathering limits, and get tested regularly, Halifax-based epidemiologist Kevin Wilson advises Nova Scotians.

December 14, 2021 By Yvette d'Entremont Leave a Comment

There’s no need to panic about Nova Scotia’s current COVID-19 situation. But using N95 and KN95 masks instead of cloth and medical masks in public won’t hurt, and you should be worrying more about the number of people at your holiday gatherings instead of how many are grabbing food from the same plate of hors […]

Filed Under: COVID, Featured Tagged With: Antigonish, COVID masks, COVID-19, Delta, Dr. Robert Strang, epidemiologist, epidemiology, Kevin Wilson, kn95, n95, Nova Scotia, Omicron, rapid testing, Yvette d'Entremont

How not to handle homelessness

Morning File, Wednesday, June 23, 2021

June 23, 2021 By Ethan Lycan-Lang 3 Comments

News 1. Halifax police officer testifies he didn’t think Corey Rogers needed medical assistance “One of the officers who arrested Corey Rogers the night he died testified Tuesday that although Rogers was intoxicated and needed to be dragged into his cell, he didn’t think the 41-year-old needed medical attention,” writes Zane Woodford in his continuing […]

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“A crisis that hits any part of the world or segment of society also affects us”

Morning File, Tuesday, June 22, 2021

June 22, 2021 By Philip Moscovitch 2 Comments

News 1. At the time of Corey Rogers’ death, HRP had no policy on spit hoods, and officers had no training in using the hood place on him Zane Woodford reports on the first day of the Police Review Board hearing into the conduct of the three officers who arrested Corey Rogers in June 2016. […]

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Commence Phase 2: waking up from COVID fatigue

Morning File, Wednesday, June 16, 2021

June 16, 2021 By Ethan Lycan-Lang 5 Comments

No excuse to skip the gym this morning, Halifax… News 1. COVID-19: the road to reopening continues Why not have a few friends over for dinner tonight? At 8 o’clock this morning, Nova Scotia moved into “Phase 2” of its reopening plan, easing some of the province’s current public health restrictions. The news was officially […]

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The Oblates ignored the stories and abuse at residential schools

Morning File, Wednesday, June 9, 2021

June 9, 2021 By Philip Moscovitch 1 Comment

News 1. Gold and silver awards for Examiner contributors at the Atlantic Journalism Awards Congratulations to the members of the Examiner team who won gold and silver at yesterday’s Atlantic Journalism Awards. Rather than being held in-person, of course, the event was online, with winners announced via YouTube videos. Yvette d’Entremont won gold in the […]

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Exploring the evidence, ethics, and pitfalls around vaccine certificates

"Everybody who cannot get one of these documents is going to experience a decrease in freedom relative to what others in the population can do," bioethicist says

June 2, 2021 By Yvette d'Entremont 5 Comments

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. At some point in the not too distant future, vaccine certificates are expected to be a requirement for international travel. But what should they look like and what issues must be taken into consideration? Dalhousie University Research […]

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Can we finally hope to hope?

We have a new provincial government that at least seems to be making the right progressive noises. COVID-19 vaccines are headed our way. And spring is in the air...

March 7, 2021 By Stephen Kimber

The first hint that the change of Nova Scotia government might be more than a simple shuffling of shop-worn deck chairs did not come from the new government. It landed on the day before Iain Rankin was even sworn in as premier. On Feb. 22, Bay Ferries Ltd. issued a “media advisory,” publicly releasing information...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Bay Ferries, Dr. Robert Strang, Iain Rankin

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PRICED OUT

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.

2020 mass murders

Nine images illustrating the locations, maps, and memorials of the mass shootings

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. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner founder and investigative journalist Tim Bousquet has followed the story of Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction for over five years. Now, Bousquet tells that story as host of Season 7 of the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong.

Click here to go to listen to the podcast, or search for CBC Uncover on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast aggregator.

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

A blonde woman and a white man with a dark beard, both wearing pajama bottoms and either a red or a pink bra, have a pillow fight on a bed.

Episode 84 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

After a year’s worth of singles and videos, the Halifax duo is finally releasing its first recorded project in the form of FLUTTER, a six-song genre-agnostic EP that’s deeply personal and incredibly catchy. Art Ross and Aaron Green return to the show a year later to dish on their music-industry immersion, why Ross’ sapphic lyrics strike all kinds of chords, and where you can see them this summer.

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