News 1. Church gets second recommendation for heritage status Zane Woodford was at Halifax regional council’s Heritage Advisory Committee yesterday where a United Church on Kaye Street in Halifax got another recommendation for heritage designation. The former United Memorial Church, which was built in 1921 and was designed by Andrew Cobb, replaced two other United […]
The stickiness of harmful habits
Morning File, Tuesday, March 1, 2022
News 1. Portapique: 13 dead in 40 minutes, children left alone for hours This article includes graphic descriptions of intimate partner violence, multiple murders, and trauma to children. Tim Bousquet and Jennifer Henderson report on documents released by the Mass Casualty Commission, laying out just what happened in Portapique on the night of April 18, […]
Changing views of Peggy’s Cove
Morning File, Tuesday, October 19, 2021
News 1. Andrew Gnazdowsky’s family to sue province over his workplace death A year ago, 26-year-old Andrew Gnazdowsky, drowned while trying to fix a piece of equipment at Nova Scotia Power’s Marshall Falls reservoir in Sheet Harbour. Now, his family has served notice it plans to sue the provincial government, Zane Woodford reports: Since his […]
How the financialization of housing hurts renters and boosts profits
Morning File, Tuesday, June 15, 2021
News 1. Could cheap repurposed drugs help provide a way out of the pandemic? The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. One phenomenon I was not aware of before the pandemic was people being fans of specific drugs. My attitude towards pharmaceuticals generally involves listening […]
Public engagement, future of the forestry, and the Harvest Plans Map Viewer
Activists says the online tool where Nova Scotians can submit feedback on what happens to the forests on public lands is inaccessible and lacks historical data.
In December 2020, Mike Lancaster was invited to attend an online meeting of the Western Region Stakeholder Interaction Committee, which he describes as a venue for those holding forestry licences on Crown land and “other key stakeholders to engage with the Department of Lands and Forestry on forestry and planning issues for the western region […]
Bill C-10 and the future of Canadian content in broadcasting, on the internet
Television screenwriters worry about what will happen to their stories if the new Broadcasting Act dies, while critics of C-10 say it overreaches, threatens free speech, and limits choices.
Maureen Parker has put in a dozen years of “prep and work and lobbying and money, and sweat and tears” in an effort to get the federal government to regulate streaming services and ensure they help fund Canadian content. And now she’s worried that goal may slip away. Parker is the long-time executive director of...
QAnon knows no borders
A conspiracy theory that originated in the US has become a global movement and is attracting adherents in Nova Scotia. Anti-hate activists are concerned about where it will lead.
This article contains graphic descriptions of conspiracy theories about child abuse and torture that may not be suitable for all readers. The change in the Nova Scotian woman — I’ll call her Lidia — was dramatic and it happened suddenly. According to a member of her family, Lidia had always been left leaning and progressive […]
The Borealization of Acadia
Due to climate change, warm weather-friendly trees should be dominating our forests; instead, cold-weather species are taking over. We now understand why — thanks to a phone call from the Irving company to lean on a professor's dean.
A new study shows that since European settlement, the rich mix of deciduous and conifer trees in the temperate forest — known by settlers as “Acadian” forest — of the Maritimes, New England, and southeastern Quebec has undergone “borealization,” meaning there has been “widespread replacement of temperate tree species by boreal species,” which are common […]
Puzzling developments with Cape Breton’s non-existent container terminal
Morning File, Monday, January 20, 2020
News 1. Walmart incident “When a young black woman accused the Halifax police of racially profiling and abusing her in connection with an alleged shoplifting incident at Walmart last week, officials did what officials do,” writes Stephen Kimber. “They obfuscated, they passed the buck, they pretended to take it seriously.” Click here to read “Can […]
A Canadian Heritage Minute: Morning File, Saturday, February 25, 2017
News 1. A VERY IMPORTANT Halifax Examiner Investigation Warning: naughty content ahead. Under the guidance of Tim Bousquet, we here at the Halifax Examiner take investigative journalism very seriously. Thirteen months into the Chronicle Herald strike, it is even more vital than ever that we carry the torch for serious, challenging local reporting. With the legislated […]