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Side guards on trucks will save lives, but the trucking industry is hiring pricey lawyers to oppose them

by Tim Bousquet May 23, 2018October 20, 2022

Government communications people seem to be in the business of not communicating

by Tim Bousquet May 3, 2018October 20, 2022

Commentary, Province House

Access denied: the Nova Scotia Health Authority refuses to share the results of its transportation survey

by Erica Butler May 3, 2018October 20, 2022

Liberals refuse to allow opposition parties to question bureaucrats responsible for the privacy breach

by Tim Bousquet April 26, 2018October 20, 2022

City Hall, Commentary

What’s wrong with the Barrington Street bridge ramp, and can we fix it?

by Erica Butler April 26, 2018October 20, 2022

City Hall, Commentary

The Cogswell redesign’s transit failure

by Erica Butler April 19, 2018October 20, 2022

Polishing a turd: Mayor Mike Savage says the fiscal disaster of the convention centre is a “good news story”

by Tim Bousquet April 11, 2018October 20, 2022

City Hall, Commentary, Province House

Transit passes coming for 16,800 people on income assistance, but for some, this means already paltry incomes will go down

by Erica Butler April 5, 2018October 20, 2022

City Hall, Commentary

Sam Austin makes case for extended ferry service

by Erica Butler March 27, 2018October 20, 2022

City Hall, Commentary

Mind the cap: why council should open up the low income transit pass program to all who need it

by Erica Butler March 21, 2018October 20, 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.