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A small church with grey shingles, black shutters, and a red steeple sits on a hill while a dark stone fence runs between the sidewalk of the street and a small cemetery next to the church. In the cemetery are old headstones, with some of the stones leaning over. In the background are two storey townhouses and next to the cemetery is a multilevel house with blue siding and wooden fire escapes going down the side wall.

Stone wall at historic Little Dutch Church restored; second part of project set for spring

by Suzanne Rent February 9, 2023February 16, 2023

While there’s no official date on when the walls were built, they likely were put up not longer after the church was consecrated in 1761.

Dalhousie University's Henry Hicks building with its clock tower.

City Hall

Halifax heritage committee wants to protect university properties, but Dalhousie doesn’t want registration

by Zane Woodford August 25, 2022January 3, 2023

a closeup of cigarette butts piled on the ground

Health, Housing, Morning File

Hidden plastics: get your butts off the ground

by Ethan Lycan-Lang July 15, 2022January 9, 2023

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

City Hall

Halifax issues demolition permit for Dal-owned house ahead of expedited heritage committee meeting

by Zane Woodford July 14, 2022January 3, 2023

A smartphone on a white background shows a ticketing app, with a QR code, and a second red screen floating in an illustration.

City Hall

Mobile ticketing en route to Halifax Transit, convention centre deficits, and more from council

by Zane Woodford July 13, 2022January 3, 2023

A big red brick building is seen on a grey day. The photo is taken from a low, wide angle, and tree branches extend ominously from the top of the frame. Above the door to the building, the words "UNITED MEMORIAL CHURCH" are printed on a sign.

City Hall

Halifax committee recommends heritage registration for former United Memorial Church

by Zane Woodford April 27, 2022October 20, 2022

Old house with a peaked roof. It is surrounded by temporary fencing. Hanging on the fence is a sign that says Danger, Construction Zone. An orange pylon is on the road in front of the fence.

Local History

Residents of Prospect Village got “no warning, and no communication” about upcoming demolition of house

by Philip Moscovitch November 1, 2021January 23, 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.

Tag: Heritage

Stone wall at historic Little Dutch Church restored; second part of project set for spring

Halifax heritage committee wants to protect university properties, but Dalhousie doesn’t want registration

Hidden plastics: get your butts off the ground

Halifax issues demolition permit for Dal-owned house ahead of expedited heritage committee meeting

Mobile ticketing en route to Halifax Transit, convention centre deficits, and more from council

Halifax committee recommends heritage registration for former United Memorial Church

Residents of Prospect Village got “no warning, and no communication” about upcoming demolition of house

‘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