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A close-up photo illustration of what the coronavirus looks like. This one is rendered in red with green, blue, and pink crowns, on a black background.

Public Health uses a definition of “community spread” of COVID that confuses the public

by Tim Bousquet November 9, 2020October 20, 2022

Stephen Kimber is just too kind to me; I’ve been blushing ever since I read this yesterday. Have a read, and please subscribe. News 1. COVID Nine new cases of COVID-19 have been announced in Nova Scotia since Friday — two on Friday, four Saturday, and three yesterday. All nine recent cases are in Nova […]

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“When I was in, on the stand or statements that I wrote, I guess that there was some stuff that was, was false”

by Tim Bousquet November 8, 2020October 20, 2022

Commentary, Journalism

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

by Tim Bousquet April 9, 2018October 20, 2022

City Hall, Investigation, Province House

A Virginia businessman wants a piece of the action before the city can turn the old Windsor & Hantsport Railway into a trail

by Rick Grant February 26, 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.

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.

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Public Health uses a definition of “community spread” of COVID that confuses the public

“When I was in, on the stand or statements that I wrote, I guess that there was some stuff that was, was false”

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

A Virginia businessman wants a piece of the action before the city can turn the old Windsor & Hantsport Railway into a trail

My trip to Province House, and why it makes me worry about the future

Opposition, advocates say budget misses the mark on poverty, housing crisis

Acadia student advocating for improved access to mental health care for rural Nova Scotians

AG finds weak cybersecurity at Halifax Water, putting water quality and supply systems at risk

Debra Lucas and Iris Drummond: leading the way in historic Black community of Lucasville