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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

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ordered a new trial for Randy Riley, the man convicted in 2018 for the 2010 murder of Chad Smith, a pizza delivery driver. The Supreme Court came in response to an application from Riley’s lawyer concerning something called a Vetrovec warning. A Vetrovec warning is a warning given […]

Commentary, Journalism

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

by Tim Bousquet April 9, 2018October 20, 2022

Commentary, Journalism

Reporting While White: When “objectivity” and “neutrality” are inherently biased perspectives

by El Jones April 1, 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.

Tag: Randy Riley trial

“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

Reporting While White: When “objectivity” and “neutrality” are inherently biased perspectives

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Civil liberty groups, Montreal Massacre survivors, and women advocates applaud Mass Casualty Commission report

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