News 1. The burning question: why did police fail to alert the public about the killer’s fake cop car? From Jennifer Henderson this morning: Two years ago last April, health care workers Heather O’Brien and Kristen Beaton were killed in their cars on the Plains Road near Debert by a gunman posing as a police […]
Visits to food banks up, schools struggling with food program costs, public accounts committee hears
More Nova Scotians are struggling with the rising cost of food, with record numbers turning to Feed Nova Scotia for help. The non-profit’s executive director Nick Jennery was one of several witnesses who appeared before the provincial public accounts committee on Wednesday to address rising food costs and food inflation in Nova Scotia. “Thousands of […]
Report: Families expected to pay $966 more for groceries next year
Cost of dairy, vegetables, and bakery products will increase the most, while menu items in restaurants will go up by 6% to 8% in 2022, researchers with Canada's Food Price Report find.
Feel like you’re spending more but leaving with less at the grocery store? A new report released today suggests things are going to get worse. Canada’s Food Price Report for 2022 suggests overall food prices will increase 5% to 7%, with the average family expected to pay $14,767 annually on food. That’s $966 (7%) more […]
The heroes on Northwood’s Pandemic Relief Team don’t earn a living wage
Morning File, Tuesday, May 5, 2020
News The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. 1. COVID and the class of 2020-ish Jennifer Henderson reports on the situation of graduating health sciences students, who not only lost their spring convocations, but also their mandatory 10-12 weeks of “hands-on” experience they usually complete in hospitals and clinics. Student nurses, physiotherapists, […]
John Risley, owner of a private island and a $30 million yacht, lectures us about thrift
Morning File, Thursday, November 15, 2018
November subscription drive Have you subscribed yet? This would be an excellent time, and if you buy an annual subscription this month, we’ll mail you a Halifax Examiner T-shirt. We’ve got lots of them: Also, any subscription gets you into our subscriber party, to be held Sunday, November 25, 4–7pm at Bearly’s Tavern. The band Museum […]