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The long, bizarre, and costly journey of the knife used to convict Glen Assoun

by Tim Bousquet November 8, 2019October 20, 2022

November subscription drive When I learned about the Glen Assoun case in 2014, I sat down and read the 1999 court transcript, something like 10,000 pages. I soon realized that if I was going to properly report on the story, I needed to see that evidence that was presented at trial — there are all […]

Posted inInvestigation, Journalism

The Halifax police department is going to great lengths to prevent you from knowing how Glen Assoun was wrongfully convicted

by Tim Bousquet October 17, 2019October 20, 2022
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Here’s how much we paid in legal fees to get court documents in Glen Assoun’s wrongful conviction case unsealed

by Tim Bousquet July 31, 2019October 20, 2022
Posted inCommentary, Journalism

The Randy Riley trial: how news media are falling down on the job

by Tim Bousquet April 9, 2018October 20, 2022
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Halifax Harbour is shrinking: Morning File, Monday, April 10, 2017

by Tim Bousquet April 10, 2017October 20, 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

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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.

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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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