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This aerial photo of Atlantic Gold's Touquoy open pit gold mine in Moose River shows the giant crater where the gold is mined, and the large tailings pond on the edge of Scraggy Lake. Photo is contributed.
Posted inBusiness and Development, Commentary

Nova Scotia is St Barbara’s ‘black cat’

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter September 1, 2022January 9, 2023

Things are looking less than golden for Australia’s St Barbara Ltd, but rather than accept responsibility, board chair Tim Netscher is pointing the finger at First Nations, Canadian regulators, and COVID-19 for the company’s woes. Those woes are not small ones. On Wednesday, St Barbara reported an annual net loss of over $144 million, largely […]

Posted inCommentary, Environment

Northern Pulp has a new set of “friends”

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter March 9, 2022October 20, 2022
Posted inUncategorized

The province wants your input on six newly proposed wilderness areas

by Tim Bousquet January 13, 2020October 20, 2022
Posted inEnvironment, Province House

Environment Minister Gordon Wilson orders two-year environmental assessment of Northern Pulp Mill’s proposed effluent treatment system

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson December 17, 2019October 20, 2022
Posted inMining

Nova Scotia government doubles down on gold mining

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter October 25, 2019November 15, 2022
Posted inProvince House

Roughed up by the RCMP at a public meeting, John Perkins sues Atlantic Gold and the cops

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson August 13, 2019December 7, 2022
Posted inForestry

Iain Rankin promises big changes in forestry management, but the province is moving slowly

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson June 26, 2019December 7, 2022
Posted inCommentary, Environment, Investigation, Province House

Truth Be Told: Nova Scotia’s forest department hires a PR firm with forest industry ties to help it with transparency

by Linda Pannozzo May 10, 2019October 20, 2022
Posted inMorning File

Environment Minister Margaret Miller isn’t talking about Northern Pulp’s much-criticized environmental assessment

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Tim Bousquet and Jennifer Henderson March 15, 2019December 7, 2022
Posted inCommentary, Environment, Province House

By Any Other Name: Nova Scotia’s Department of Lands and Forestry just made “Clearcuts” disappear

by Linda Pannozzo February 16, 2019October 20, 2022

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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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Halifax councillors to consider adding to budget for public safety strategy

by Zane Woodford January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

Junk science continues to be presented as evidence in Nova Scotia courts

by Tim Bousquet January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

Halifax’s apartment vacancy rate remains at 1%

by Zane Woodford January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

Let’s talk about Halifax’s long list of potential budget cuts

by Zane Woodford January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

Advocates call for vandalism of Liverpool building to be investigated as a hate crime

by Suzanne Rent January 27, 2023January 27, 2023
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