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The front of a pizza shop at nighttime. The store windows are outlined in neon green lighting and two neon signs say pizza slices and donair. Above the windows and door is another neon sign that says Tony's and a sign that says pizza, donairs, subs.
Posted inMorning File

Unwrapping the story of the donair

A smiling man with a dark short beard, dark framed glasses, wearing a green shirt by Philip Moscovitch June 14, 2022January 30, 2023

News 1. “Involuntary compliance” In high school, I had a teacher whose approach to finding volunteers was to look at a group of us and say, “I need four volunteers. You, you, you, and you — you are the volunteers.” I thought about him this morning as I read Zane Woodford’s story on Halifax staff […]

Posted inMass Casualty Commission, Morning File

How RCMP commanders’ bumbling response to Portapique allowed the killer to continue his murder spree

by Tim Bousquet May 27, 2022January 9, 2023
An orange cat lying on a bed looking at a laptop screen with its eyes half closed.
Posted inMorning File

“Writing is stupid”

A smiling man with a dark short beard, dark framed glasses, wearing a green shirt by Philip Moscovitch April 1, 2022January 30, 2023
A young Black woman sits on a high outcrop above a deep lake in a forested area. she's wearing lycra athletic wear and braids, and smiling over her shoulder at the vista.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

Local Black-owned travel company gets funding to grow

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter November 23, 2021November 7, 2022
The entrance to the Old Burying Grounds, with its wrought iron gates and fence.
Posted inMorning File

Digging up the stories of Halifax’s Old Burying Ground

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent June 24, 2021November 29, 2022
Posted inUncategorized

Commence Phase 2: waking up from COVID fatigue

A smiling young white guy with brown hair, in his Halifax Examiner T shirt. by Ethan Lycan-Lang June 16, 2021October 20, 2022
Posted inUncategorized

Lockdown is loosening and apples are blossoming

A smiling young white guy with brown hair, in his Halifax Examiner T shirt. by Ethan Lycan-Lang June 2, 2021October 20, 2022
Posted inCOVID, Equity and Equality

Exploring the evidence, ethics, and pitfalls around vaccine certificates

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont June 2, 2021December 23, 2022
Posted inMorning File

Bullshitter of the week: Mount A president Jean-Paul Boudreau

A smiling man with a dark short beard, dark framed glasses, wearing a green shirt by Philip Moscovitch March 25, 2021November 21, 2022
Posted inUncategorized

There’s not much to say, so here’s a cool video of Jupiter

by Tim Bousquet October 21, 2020October 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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Poverty and financial literacy: you can’t budget if you don’t have the money

by Suzanne Rent March 23, 2023March 23, 2023

Council looks for options to include new Bedford library with ferry station

by Zane Woodford March 23, 2023March 23, 2023

Loss of 6 crew on scallop boat off Digby caused by insufficient crew training, says Transportation Safety Board

by Yvette d'Entremont March 23, 2023March 23, 2023

Province hikes Nova Scotia Power’s potential maximum fine to $25 million

by Jennifer Henderson March 23, 2023March 23, 2023

President of NSTU calls for more staffing, provincial strategy to address violence in schools

by Yvette d'Entremont March 22, 2023March 22, 2023
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