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A man in a navy blue shirt stands in front of a group of people seated for a meeting.

‘A community taking care of its own:’ Public shows support for work of Sackville area shelter

by Suzanne Rent February 1, 2023February 1, 2023

Beacon House Interfaith Society, which operates a warming centre and microshelters, hosted a public meeting to answer questions.

PRICED OUT

Halifax non-profit looks to work with more landlords to find emergency housing for families

by Suzanne Rent December 8, 2022December 9, 2022

A line of tents is seen in a baseball field on a sunny day.

PRICED OUT

Halifax designates new sanctioned tent site in Lower Sackville

by Suzanne Rent November 1, 2022November 9, 2022

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents

PRICED OUT

PRICED OUT Resource List

by Suzanne Rent August 24, 2022March 15, 2023

Wood framing in a room under construction

Housing, PRICED OUT

New 24-hour shelter opening in Truro this summer

by Suzanne Rent June 2, 2022January 9, 2023

Two small shelters and several tents in a park.

City Hall, PRICED OUT

Municipal staff recommend allowing tents at a handful of Halifax-area parks

by Zane Woodford May 2, 2022October 20, 2022

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: emergency shelter

‘A community taking care of its own:’ Public shows support for work of Sackville area shelter

Halifax non-profit looks to work with more landlords to find emergency housing for families

PRICED OUT Resource List

New 24-hour shelter opening in Truro this summer

Municipal staff recommend allowing tents at a handful of Halifax-area parks

Nova Scotia launches review of provincial policing structure

Brad Johns once again spins the revolving door of SIRT directorship, but that won’t solve the crisis of legitimacy for the police oversight board

Mount Uniacke residents organize, submit comments as quarry owners apply for expansion

Halifax MP says council can go higher on federal housing application

NDP wants Nova Scotia municipalities to tax developers who leave lots empty