Former Halifax journalist Hilary Beaumont has grown into one of the few dedicated environmental reporters in Canada. Now based in Toronto and writing for Vice News, Beaumont has recently covered stories such as the Standing Rock protests in South Dakota, the Arctic’s rapidly-melting permafrost, and the ridiculous number of permanent boil-water advisories across the […]
Local Xpress expands: “We’re taking the Herald on head-to-head”
Local Xpress, the online news publication produced by striking Chronicle Herald journalists, has expanded. “We’re taking the Herald on head-to-head,” said Martin O’Hanlon, president of CWA Canada, the national union that supports the local Halifax Typographical Union. The revamped site will have national and local news, sports, entertainment, obituaries, event listings, weather and online flyers. The national news […]