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Posted inMining

Who benefits from Atlantic Gold’s Nova Scotia operations?

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter June 21, 2021November 22, 2022

In mid-May, Laird Brownlie, head of external affairs for Australia’s St Barbara Ltd that acquired Atlantic Gold and its mining operations in Nova Scotia in 2019 for $722 million, sent out an email — a “special bulletin” — about the company’s proposed modifications at its Touquoy open pit gold mine in Moose River. Brownlie’s message […]

Posted inMining

Atlantic Gold’s imaginary conservation land

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter May 20, 2021November 22, 2022
Posted inMining

Atlantic Gold’s lobbying blitz

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter February 5, 2021November 22, 2022
Posted inCity Hall, Policing

Halifax continues to keep police services review secret

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford September 14, 2020October 20, 2022
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Posted inMorning File

What will it take to restart film and TV production?

A smiling man with a dark short beard, dark framed glasses, wearing a green shirt by Philip Moscovitch June 18, 2020January 11, 2023
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Halifax releases police union’s collective agreement

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford June 17, 2020January 2, 2023
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Afua Cooper: “We need to smash those [racist] stereotypes and see the humanity in each and every one of us”

by Erica Butler May 22, 2019October 20, 2022
Posted inMining

The $722 million deal

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter May 17, 2019November 10, 2022
Posted inCity Hall, Investigation

Update: HRM turns a $300,000 annual profit through police Background Checks for volunteers

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson February 12, 2019October 20, 2022
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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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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.

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