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A lineup of cars at a fast food drive through on a foggy morning

Another emergency and the lowest paid workers are the heroes once again

by Suzanne Rent September 27, 2022January 9, 2023

News 1. Hurricane relief On Monday, Premier Tim Houston announced a number of Hurricane Fiona relief programs for Nova Scotians. Tim Bousquet was in on the conference and had details of those programs: • $100 for every household that lost power for at least 48 hours to cover the cost of spoiled food • $250 […]

An empty waiting room with beige fake leather chairs, orange carpet, and a windows from a room where staff work. There's a happy new year sign on the window.

Arts and Culture, Health, Morning File

Behind the backlogs: waiting and waiting some more for health care

by Ethan Lycan-Lang July 27, 2022January 9, 2023

A cyclist rides on a protected bicycle lane between a row of parked cars and a sidewalk, with a line of blue posts between them.

Morning File

Vision, lobbying, and high-profile stunts: lessons on how to become a cycling city

by Philip Moscovitch July 7, 2022January 30, 2023

A woman vacuums the floor while a man sits on the sofa looking at his laptop. Meanwhile, a kid sits on a chair in the corner reading a book

Morning File, Women

What’s the “one small habit” that keeps a man organized? A wife

by Suzanne Rent June 30, 2022January 9, 2023

City Hall

Halifax police board to pursue independent civilian review of August 18 police action

by Zane Woodford June 21, 2022January 3, 2023

Two children running on an access road through a bright green forest on a sunny day in early summer

Morning File, Natural Resources

Public importance of private woodlots

by Ethan Lycan-Lang May 25, 2022January 9, 2023

A twenty dollar bill with an image of Queen Elizabeth on it.

Housing, Indigenous Nova Scotia, Morning File

Royal flush: the monarchy’s role in reconciliation and Canada today

by Ethan Lycan-Lang May 19, 2022January 9, 2023

A woman wearing glasses and wrapped in a blanket lying on a sofa.

Families and Childcare, Morning File, Women

What mothers want and need every day, not just on Mother’s Day

by Suzanne Rent May 4, 2022October 20, 2022

Economy

Corporate shell game

by Joan Baxter July 19, 2020November 16, 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.

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Another emergency and the lowest paid workers are the heroes once again

Behind the backlogs: waiting and waiting some more for health care

Vision, lobbying, and high-profile stunts: lessons on how to become a cycling city

What’s the “one small habit” that keeps a man organized? A wife

Halifax police board to pursue independent civilian review of August 18 police action

Public importance of private woodlots

Royal flush: the monarchy’s role in reconciliation and Canada today

What mothers want and need every day, not just on Mother’s Day

Corporate shell game

‘This asshole bought 10 acres on P.E.I. to be alone, and then told a national magazine about it,’ and other ways to profit from rage-inducing journalism

Deforestation Inc: Canada is a ‘world laggard’ in sustainable forestry, say critics, and Paper Excellence’s expansion threatens this country’s boreal forests

Halifax landlord Peppermint Properties using fixed-term leases to clear out units, jack up rents

Justice institute to use federal funds to help Black Nova Scotians understand legal rights

Kids whose childhoods were made into social media ‘content’ are starting to speak out