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A fallen light pole is leaning against a fence

Hurricane Fiona hit Dartmouth 110 days ago; Thistle Street has been dark ever since

by Tim Bousquet January 12, 2023January 12, 2023

Are academic writing centers agents of US hegemony, spreading the evils of colonialism as they work to topple rogue syntax and rehabilitate failing grammatical states?

A man wearing orange safety gear and carrying a big chainsaw carries branches away from a tree that's leaning on a wire. It's pouring rain.

Accessibility

Needs of people with disabilities must be considered in emergencies, advocates say

by Yvette d'Entremont November 2, 2022November 2, 2022

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

Morning File

After Hurricane Juan, power was out for four to five days; 19 years later, nothing has changed

by Tim Bousquet September 26, 2022January 9, 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: hurricanes

Hurricane Fiona hit Dartmouth 110 days ago; Thistle Street has been dark ever since

Needs of people with disabilities must be considered in emergencies, advocates say

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

After Hurricane Juan, power was out for four to five days; 19 years later, nothing has changed

Mental health services on site at Halifax evacuation centre for residents displaced by fires

Province issues emergency order to close Windsor aboiteau

Today’s fire news. The Halifax Examiner is here for you again; will you be here for the Halifax Examiner?

IWK: Creating safe spaces can help reduce anxiety in children during, after wildfires

Internal documents show Nova Scotia’s Liberal government assumed Northern Pulp links to Asia Pulp & Paper, links Paper Excellence execs deny