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Mr. Burns, the rich old man in The Simpsons. He's very yellow, has a receeding hairline, is wearing a green robe, and has a snifter of brandy in his hand

Morning File

Here’s what’s wrong with the seniors discount

by Tim Bousquet, Yvette d'Entremont and Jennifer Henderson October 19, 2022October 27, 2022

News 1. Green hydrogen “Last Wednesday, the keynote speaker at the opening of the World Hydrogen Congress in Rotterdam told hundreds of attendees that, ‘hydrogen is starting to look like an economic bubble,’” reports Joan Baxter: Five days later, on Monday, Nova Scotia Natural Resources and Renewables Minister Tory Rushton gushed in a press release […]

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.

Nova Scotia is St Barbara’s ‘black cat’

by Joan Baxter September 1, 2022January 9, 2023

Commentary, Environment, Mining

Canadian regulators giving Australia’s St Barbara what it wants

by Joan Baxter August 18, 2022January 9, 2023

Commentary

Nova Scotia Environment minister approved Signal Gold’s open pit mine at Goldboro despite concerns and criticisms from scientists in his own department

by Joan Baxter August 10, 2022November 6, 2022

A cyclist rides on a protected bicycle lane between a row of parked cars and a sidewalk, with a line of blue posts between them.

Morning File

Vision, lobbying, and high-profile stunts: lessons on how to become a cycling city

by Philip Moscovitch July 7, 2022January 30, 2023

This aerial shot shows the vast tailings facility at the Touquoy open pit gold mine in Nova Scotia. Photo: Simon Ryder-Burbidge

Commentary, Environment, Mining, Province House

Atlantic Gold’s parent company hints it may halt its Nova Scotia operation

by Joan Baxter June 25, 2022January 9, 2023

Mining, Province House

Nova Scotia has a draft list of ‘critical minerals’ and gold is not on it

by Joan Baxter June 1, 2022January 9, 2023

A white sign for Atlantic Gold Touquoys Gold Project.

Environment

Up close and privileged: Nova Scotia’s “One Window” process gives mining execs seats at the table in the halls of power

by Joan Baxter March 19, 2022November 22, 2022

A shea tree growing in a arid landscape under a bright blue sky.

Mining

Anaconda Mining joins the gold rush on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore

by Joan Baxter February 13, 2022November 22, 2022

An aerial view in spring 2021 of the Touquoy open pit gold mine with the waste rock piles in the forefront, tailings facility to the left and the deep open pit behind that. Photo: contributed

Mining

Atlantic Gold sentenced to $250,000 fines and penalties after pleading guilty to federal and provincial environmental charges

by Joan Baxter February 11, 2022November 22, 2022

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents — Credit: Halifax Examiner. All rights reserved.

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.

Credit: Ricardo Weibezahn - ICIJ

DEFORESTATION INC

Reporter Joan Baxter is one of 140 journalists from 39 media outlets across 27 countries working collaboratively on ‘Deforestation Inc,’ a project of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which looked at the ownership structure of Paper Excellence, its relationship with Asia Pulp & Paper, and how the secretive corporate empires are devastating forests in Canada and around the world.

Find all of Baxter’s articles on the Deforestation Inc 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: St Barbara Ltd

Here’s what’s wrong with the seniors discount

Nova Scotia is St Barbara’s ‘black cat’

Canadian regulators giving Australia’s St Barbara what it wants

Nova Scotia Environment minister approved Signal Gold’s open pit mine at Goldboro despite concerns and criticisms from scientists in his own department

Vision, lobbying, and high-profile stunts: lessons on how to become a cycling city

Atlantic Gold’s parent company hints it may halt its Nova Scotia operation

Nova Scotia has a draft list of ‘critical minerals’ and gold is not on it

Up close and privileged: Nova Scotia’s “One Window” process gives mining execs seats at the table in the halls of power

Anaconda Mining joins the gold rush on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore

Atlantic Gold sentenced to $250,000 fines and penalties after pleading guilty to federal and provincial environmental charges

Feed Nova Scotia ‘not surprised’ after report gives province failing grade for poverty reduction efforts

Ambulance service in ‘critical’ state, says Nova Scotia auditor general

Giving people food doesn’t solve food insecurity long term, but giving people money can

Halifax councillors consider new campaign financing limits

Health care administrative professionals rally across Nova Scotia demanding better pay