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A building under construction is seen in the foreground. In the background, there are complete apartments and their balconies.

Provincial review calls for less public consultation on Halifax housing development

by Zane Woodford October 19, 2022January 3, 2023

A new review commissioned by the provincial government’s housing task force recommends Halifax reduce public consultation around development, fast-track projects for “trusted” developers, and make a suite of other changes to speed up development applications. The HRM Housing Development Barrier Review by Deloitte, released Wednesday, recommends the provincial government’s Executive Panel on Housing in the Halifax […]

An old house with green cedar shingles and ornate white trim is seen on a sunny day.

City Hall

Halifax council approves heritage registration for Dalhousie building that was almost demolished

by Zane Woodford October 19, 2022October 20, 2023

A hockey arena, with empty seats. Players practice on the ice.

City Hall

Halifax council says World Junior Championship should go ahead despite Hockey Canada scandal

by Zane Woodford October 12, 2022January 3, 2023

A man with a moustache wearing a black t-shirt is seen standing at a counter behind a Plexiglas shield, surrounded by products.

City Hall

Halifax bylaw limiting convenience store hours came with no consultation, owner says

by Zane Woodford October 3, 2022January 3, 2023

A Halifax Transit ferry crosses the harbour on a sunny day in June 2021. It's heading for Dartmouth, and in the background you can see nearly the entire span of the Macdonald Bridge.

City Hall

Halifax to apply for federal funding for electric Bedford ferry service, now estimated at $215 million

by Zane Woodford September 29, 2022January 5, 2023

Dramatic low-angle black-and-white photo of a generator.

Morning File

Heartwarming mutual aid is great, but it’s time for large-scale collective solutions

by Philip Moscovitch September 29, 2022January 5, 2023

A stock image of colourful vegetables in a wooden box seen from overhead. They include tomatoes in red, yellow and orange, peppers, garlic and a strawberry.

City Hall

Market gardens, naturalized parks, skating oval naming rights, and more from Halifax council

by Zane Woodford September 13, 2022January 9, 2023

On a sunny day, a speed skater with their arms tucked behind them skates on the oval. There's piles of snow in the background, and a sign on a fence in the foreground: "Emera Oval."

Business and Development, City Hall

Halifax staff recommend selling skating oval naming rights to Emera again, with terms and price secret

by Zane Woodford September 9, 2022January 9, 2023

City Hall

Halifax releases 2022 sunshine list, including a raise for Jacques Dubé

by Zane Woodford August 30, 2022January 3, 2023

A golden statue award is illustrated against a colourful background with blurry lights.

City Hall

Halifax preparing bid to host 2024 JUNO Awards

by Zane Woodford August 24, 2022January 3, 2023

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents — Credit: Halifax Examiner. All rights reserved.

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.

Credit: Ricardo Weibezahn - ICIJ

DEFORESTATION INC

Reporter Joan Baxter is one of 140 journalists from 39 media outlets across 27 countries working collaboratively on ‘Deforestation Inc,’ a project of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which looked at the ownership structure of Paper Excellence, its relationship with Asia Pulp & Paper, and how the secretive corporate empires are devastating forests in Canada and around the world.

Find all of Baxter’s articles on the Deforestation Inc 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.

Read the entire series, plus articles about Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction, on the DEAD WRONG homepage.

Tag: Halifax Regional Council

Provincial review calls for less public consultation on Halifax housing development

Halifax council approves heritage registration for Dalhousie building that was almost demolished

Halifax council says World Junior Championship should go ahead despite Hockey Canada scandal

Halifax bylaw limiting convenience store hours came with no consultation, owner says

Halifax to apply for federal funding for electric Bedford ferry service, now estimated at $215 million

Heartwarming mutual aid is great, but it’s time for large-scale collective solutions

Market gardens, naturalized parks, skating oval naming rights, and more from Halifax council

Halifax staff recommend selling skating oval naming rights to Emera again, with terms and price secret

Halifax releases 2022 sunshine list, including a raise for Jacques Dubé

Halifax preparing bid to host 2024 JUNO Awards

Nova Scotia Teachers Union, province, reach agreement in principle

Nova Scotia’s premier, rural driving, and the carbon tax

The sports gambling complex: ‘Driving toward paper-thin guardrails at 200 miles per hour’

Halifax auditor general: Only 51% of recommendations implemented last year

Halifax, Dartmouth may get new, expanded heritage districts under proposed changes for housing funding