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Lockdown is loosening and apples are blossoming

A smiling young white guy with brown hair, in his Halifax Examiner T shirt. by Ethan Lycan-Lang June 2, 2021October 20, 2022

Step out of lockdown and into “PHASE 1” of reopening, Nova Scotia. May we never look back … News 1. COVID-19 update Reopening, “Phase 1” As of 8am today, lockdown restrictions in Nova Scotia are lightening (slightly). We’re now in “phase 1” of the province’s reopening plan. Among the changes in restrictions: You can now […]

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Posted inCOVID

The Pandemic Diaries: we weren’t so great about mask-wearing and struggled with relationships

A smiling man with a dark short beard, dark framed glasses, wearing a green shirt by Philip Moscovitch October 9, 2020January 16, 2023
The inside of a cell at Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Burnside. It's super small, and everything is painted beige. There are two bunks, one obscuring the small window. There's a tiny table bolted to the wall, and one stool bolted to the floor. The toilet sink combo is in the corner by the door. Very homey.
Posted inUncategorized

Prisoners, acting mostly on their own, are changing the legal landscape of Nova Scotia’s jails

by Tim Bousquet August 7, 2020October 20, 2022
Posted inCOVID

Child’s play: kids’ physical activity levels are plummeting during pandemic

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont July 14, 2020December 23, 2022
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Why we need a full public inquiry into the Nova Scotia massacre

by Paul Palango July 13, 2020October 20, 2022
Posted inCOVID

Report: Canadians plan to avoid restaurants ‘for the foreseeable future’

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont June 9, 2020December 23, 2022
Posted inCOVID

“Bubble families” unlikely for Nova Scotia

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson May 13, 2020December 12, 2022
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Hanna Garson: a young lawyer dedicated to the long, slow fight for prison justice

A smiling young Black woman with long wavy hair by El Jones April 15, 2019October 20, 2022
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Three men say they were sexually abused as teenagers at the Nova Scotia Youth Training Centre

by Tim Bousquet September 7, 2018October 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.


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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.

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