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A man speaks to microphones. Nick Beaton speaks to reporters in July 2020.

Nick Beaton sues the RCMP for breach of privacy

by Tim Bousquet January 5, 2023January 6, 2023

Nick Beaton, the widower of Kristen Beaton, one of those killed during the mass murders of April 2022, is suing the RCMP for breach of privacy. Kristen Beaton was the mother of a toddler and pregnant; she was a VON worker with clients in the Masstown and Debert areas. On Sunday morning, Apr. 19, 2020, […]

A close up of the HRP crest on the sign for the Halifax Regional Police headquarters on Gottingen Street in June 2021.

Policing

Dartmouth woman alleges Halifax cops knocked her unconscious with batons

by Zane Woodford December 15, 2022December 15, 2022

A close up photo of William Sandeson, a white man in his twenties.

Crime and Courts

Taylor Samson’s mother, brother suing William Sandeson

by Zane Woodford December 8, 2022December 13, 2022

A man with a shaved head, wearing a Halifax police uniform, looks over his shoulder to his left.

Policing

Complainant in police review board case also suing Halifax

by Zane Woodford November 17, 2022November 18, 2022

This black and white photo by Gerry Farrell shows the massive amount of air emissions that look like white clouds billowing from smokestacks at the Northern Pulp mill a few years ago, before the mill was closed and went into hibernation.

Commentary

Northern Pulp wants another six month delay in B.C. court and forced mediation with Nova Scotia

by Joan Baxter October 31, 2022November 9, 2022

Business and Development, Commentary

A quietly negotiated trade agreement with Indonesia is a bad deal for Canada

by Joan Baxter July 25, 2022January 9, 2023

Sign at entrance to Northern Pulp mill saying Welcome to Our Mill.

Commentary, Environment, Province House

Northern Pulp says it is ‘insolvent’ and can’t pay its pension obligations, but it’s got plenty of cash to bankroll legal assaults on Nova Scotia’s government and laws

by Joan Baxter April 20, 2022October 20, 2022

Commentary

Northern Pulp and its wealthy owners seem intent on taking Nova Scotians to the cleaners

by Joan Baxter April 4, 2022October 20, 2022

A two and a half storey house, green with white trim and a front porch, on a city street with a for sale sign in front of it. In the background are new apartment buildings and beside it a parking lot.

Morning File

Housing: party for a few, crisis for the rest

by Philip Moscovitch January 5, 2022January 25, 2023

Uncategorized

Transcontinental says SaltWire still owes it $10 million

by Tim Bousquet October 8, 2021October 20, 2022

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.

Tag: lawsuit

Nick Beaton sues the RCMP for breach of privacy

Dartmouth woman alleges Halifax cops knocked her unconscious with batons

Taylor Samson’s mother, brother suing William Sandeson

Complainant in police review board case also suing Halifax

Northern Pulp wants another six month delay in B.C. court and forced mediation with Nova Scotia

A quietly negotiated trade agreement with Indonesia is a bad deal for Canada

Northern Pulp says it is ‘insolvent’ and can’t pay its pension obligations, but it’s got plenty of cash to bankroll legal assaults on Nova Scotia’s government and laws

Northern Pulp and its wealthy owners seem intent on taking Nova Scotians to the cleaners

Housing: party for a few, crisis for the rest

Transcontinental says SaltWire still owes it $10 million

Today is Zane Woodford’s last day with the Halifax Examiner

Nova Scotia public housing announcement came as ‘shock’ to Bridgewater mayor

Nova Scotia must tackle energy poverty, advocates tell legislative committee

Halifax Convention Centre ‘paying for itself’ after year of higher revenues

Strang encourages Nova Scotians to get COVID, flu vaccines, but not be alarmed about rising infections