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A view of the corner of Halifax City Hall, looking down Duke Street, in June 2021. The building is dwarfed by larger, more modern buildings.

Halifax councillors pass 4.6% increase to average property tax bill, including 3% for climate action

by Zane Woodford April 12, 2022October 20, 2022

Halifax regional councillors have finalized the municipal budget with a 4.6% increase to the average property tax bill, including 3% for climate action. During their virtual budget committee meeting on Tuesday, councillors voted 14-3 in favour of the 2022-2023 budget. Councillors David Hendsbee, Trish Purdy, and Paul Russell voted no. Councillors all but finalized the […]

A member of the Blue Jays coaching staff signs autographs at a Spring Training game

Morning File

What is the pandemic doing to sports — and other — reporting?

by Philip Moscovitch January 10, 2022January 25, 2023

A sandwich-board sign that says COVID-19 Testing Centre sits on a snowy patch of grass. A Christmas wreath of greenery with a bright red bow lies on the ground in front of it.

Morning File

It’s OK to not obsess over every bit of COVID data

by Philip Moscovitch December 21, 2021January 25, 2023

A photo of Halifax City Hall in the winter under a blue sky

City Hall, COVID

97% of Halifax employees fully vaccinated against COVID-19

by Zane Woodford December 14, 2021October 20, 2022

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Lockdown is loosening and apples are blossoming

by Ethan Lycan-Lang June 2, 2021October 20, 2022

Education

Writers cancel talks at Halifax Public Libraries, activists continue calls for removal of “transphobic” book from collection

by Philip Moscovitch June 2, 2021January 23, 2023

Morning File

What will it take to restart film and TV production?

by Philip Moscovitch June 18, 2020January 11, 2023

Morning File

Libraries on overdrive: they’ve ramped up digital services during the pandemic, but the future remains uncertain

by Philip Moscovitch May 10, 2020January 11, 2023

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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Halifax councillors pass 4.6% increase to average property tax bill, including 3% for climate action

What is the pandemic doing to sports — and other — reporting?

97% of Halifax employees fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Lockdown is loosening and apples are blossoming

Writers cancel talks at Halifax Public Libraries, activists continue calls for removal of “transphobic” book from collection

Libraries on overdrive: they’ve ramped up digital services during the pandemic, but the future remains uncertain

Halifax councillors to consider adding to budget for public safety strategy

Junk science continues to be presented as evidence in Nova Scotia courts

Halifax’s apartment vacancy rate remains at 1%

Let’s talk about Halifax’s long list of potential budget cuts

Advocates call for vandalism of Liverpool building to be investigated as a hate crime