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A group of protestors with signs stand at a monument at a Grand Parade in downtown Halifax.
Posted inLabour

Nova Scotia announces wage hikes for early childhood educators, but some still won’t make a living wage

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent October 11, 2022January 5, 2023

The province has announced a new wage scale for early childhood educators (ECEs) in Nova Scotia, but some ECEs say the increases are still below the living wage they wanted.   Under a new wage scale, announced Tuesday, the province says most of the 2,600 ECEs working in regulated child care centres will see a […]

Two men in suits walking down the a street in downtown Halifax.
Posted inCOVID, Journalism, Labour, Morning File

Deputy Premier Allan MacMaster: minimum wage shouldn’t be increased because inflation is making things more expensive

by Tim Bousquet September 9, 2022January 9, 2023
A woman with short dark hair in a pink t-shirt and ripped faded jeans stand on a step with a flag that says Child Care Now Nova Scotia
Posted inEconomy, Families and Childcare, Labour, Province House

Early childhood educators rally in Halifax to demand living wage

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent September 8, 2022January 9, 2023
A box of coloured crayons stands in the foreground while a child is slightly out of focus in the background colouring on a piece of paper.
Posted inEconomy, Families and Childcare, Province House

“It is historic”: Parents to receive immediate 25% reduction in day care costs, increasing to 50% by the end of the year

A smiling white woman with wavy dark blonde hair and bangs, wearing a green top and a sweater with burgundy and white flecks. Behind her you can see dark trees. by Yvette d'Entremont January 14, 2022November 18, 2022
A photo of a child's mat with two small toy cars on it while children in a classroom look on in the background.
Posted inCOVID, Education, Province House

“It’s extremely stressful:” Union for early childhood educators says COVID-19 public health measures endanger workers and children

A smiling white woman with wavy dark blonde hair and bangs, wearing a green top and a sweater with burgundy and white flecks. Behind her you can see dark trees. by Yvette d'Entremont January 6, 2022November 18, 2022
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.


Tractors bulldoze trees as American money rains from the sky.
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.

LATEST NEWS

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

by Suzanne Rent and Jennifer Henderson September 26, 2023September 26, 2023

Halifax councillors consider new campaign financing limits

by Zane Woodford September 26, 2023September 26, 2023

Health care administrative professionals rally across Nova Scotia demanding better pay

by Yvette d'Entremont September 25, 2023September 25, 2023

Halifax Transit delays coming as Cogswell project enters second phase

by Zane Woodford September 25, 2023September 25, 2023

New building codes coming to Nova Scotia, but still concerns about meeting energy efficiency standard

by Jennifer Henderson September 25, 2023September 25, 2023
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