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Policing

Complainant in police review board case also suing Halifax

by Zane Woodford November 17, 2022November 18, 2022

Susan Doman alleges Const. Jason Wilson slammed her to the floor with his hands around her neck.

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Policing

Halifax constable accused of excessive force testifies at Police Review Board hearing

by Zane Woodford November 16, 2022November 16, 2022

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Policing

Halifax cop had two hands on woman’s throat during ‘takedown,’ fellow officer testifies

by Zane Woodford November 15, 2022November 16, 2022

Policing

Halifax police officer accused of pushing, choking woman during 2021 arrest

by Zane Woodford November 14, 2022November 16, 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.

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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.

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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: excessive force

Complainant in police review board case also suing Halifax

Halifax constable accused of excessive force testifies at Police Review Board hearing

Halifax cop had two hands on woman’s throat during ‘takedown,’ fellow officer testifies

Halifax police officer accused of pushing, choking woman during 2021 arrest

Brad Johns won’t ban NDAs, won’t say why. Why? We thought you’d never ask

The prosecution of Randy Riley rests on racist tropes of violent and animalistic Black men and a vulnerable, unquestionable white woman

Riley trial: the Crown’s own expert witness undermines Crown’s case

Halifax council will consider minister’s housing demands, but height will be a sticking point

Nova Scotia expands nominee program to include paramedics, pharmacy technicians