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North Mountain opponents to aerial herbicide spraying "occupy" camp. Photo: Duke Karsten
Posted inEnvironment, Province House

Occupy North Mountain

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter September 1, 2020October 20, 2022

Residents who live close to a piece of land on North Mountain in Kings County that was clearcut two years ago and is now slated for aerial spraying of a glyphosate-based herbicide, have “occupied” the site, and they tell the Halifax Examiner that they don’t intend to leave until the spraying is cancelled or the […]

Posted inProvince House

“Today is a great day! A’SE’K Day!”

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter April 30, 2020November 15, 2022
Posted inMining

Survey says: Why are people calling me with pro-mining propaganda?

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter February 5, 2020November 15, 2022
Smokestacks emitting large clouds of steam and smoke into a dark blue sky.
Posted inEnvironment, Province House

The province issues tough new orders to Northern Pulp

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter January 31, 2020October 20, 2022
Posted inEnvironment

Northern Pulp takes province to court: The saga continues

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer.Avatar photo by Jennifer Henderson and Joan Baxter January 24, 2020November 15, 2022
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.


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.

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