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War is the wrong metaphor for the collective struggle against COVID-19

by Tim Bousquet April 6, 2020October 20, 2022

John Foote, 69, stares out the window from his prison bed.

Old people in prisons are facing a COVID-19 “death sentence”

by Moira Donovan April 5, 2020October 20, 2022

Premier Stephen McNeil at the daily COVID-19 briefing, Sunday, April 5, 2020.

Daily COVID-19 update: Stephen McNeil doesn’t understand why disproportionate policing matters

by Tim Bousquet April 5, 2020October 20, 2022

Halifax Police Headquarters sign.

Black Nova Scotia, COVID, Racism

Victoria Park arrest was example of increased surveillance of Black people during COVID-19, says Dal prof

by Yvette d'Entremont April 4, 2020December 23, 2022

Atlantic Gold's booth at PDAC.

Moose River betrayal

by Joan Baxter April 3, 2020November 15, 2022

COVID

Separating the science from the scams: Timothy Caulfield on COVID-19 misinformation

by Suzanne Rent April 2, 2020November 5, 2022

Crowded beaches underscore the lack of coastal access

by Moira Donovan April 1, 2020October 20, 2022

A stock image of hands typing on a mac computer.

Hateful slurs disrupt online gatherings

by El Jones April 1, 2020October 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.