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A sign that was erected near Tatamagouche saying "No Goldmine in our Watershed" after word emergegd that the province wanted to promote mineral exploration in the area. Photo contributed.
Posted inCommentary

The “Right to Know” in Nova Scotia often goes right to “no”

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter September 23, 2021November 22, 2022

In this article, Part 1 of a two-part series about the state of the public’s “right to know” in Nova Scotia, the focus is on what happened when the Halifax Examiner submitted a Freedom of Information (FOIPOP) request to the province about whether it would agree to protect the French River watershed — the water […]

Posted inMining

Atlantic Gold’s lobbying blitz

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter February 5, 2021November 22, 2022
Posted inMining

Mining for (public) dollars

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter November 18, 2019November 15, 2022
Posted inMining

Nova Scotia government doubles down on gold mining

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

Cheques for mining propaganda, but not for corporate registry

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter September 27, 2019November 15, 2022
Posted inMining

The ban on uranium exploration and mining is safe – for now

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter September 25, 2019November 15, 2022
Posted inMining

After the gold rush

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter June 25, 2019November 15, 2022
Posted inUncategorized

Electronic Frontier Foundation recognizes the Nova Scotia government and Halifax police for their role in tech transparency

by Tim Bousquet March 11, 2019October 20, 2022
Posted inMorning File

Shambhala leader sexually assaulted a Chilean woman, published account alleges

Avatar photo by Tim Bousquet and Joan Baxter July 12, 2018November 10, 2022
Posted inMorning File

We spent millions of dollars on the Argyle Street reconstruction project and forgot to put in washrooms and water fountains

Avatar photo by Tim Bousquet and Joan Baxter July 6, 2018November 10, 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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