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Photo of the devastation left behind after a clearcut. There are stumps of large trees, burned from the heat of the chainsaws, and crushed trees for a mile. Only a few denuded conifers and spindly trunks are left standing, bereft.

Public engagement, future of the forestry, and the Harvest Plans Map Viewer

by Joan Baxter June 10, 2021November 22, 2022

In December 2020, Mike Lancaster was invited to attend an online meeting of the Western Region Stakeholder Interaction Committee, which he describes as a venue for those holding forestry licences on Crown land and “other key stakeholders to engage with the Department of Lands and Forestry on forestry and planning issues for the western region […]

City Hall, Commentary

In the midst of a crisis over policing, Halifax’s police commission has cancelled its scheduled meetings and is declining to accept public input

by El Jones June 15, 2020October 20, 2022

Left to right at table: Frank van Schaayk, Chair, NS Health Authority; Janet Knox, CEO, NS Health Authority; Krista Grant, Chief Public Engagement and Communications, NS Health Authority.

Province House

Health Authority opens the door a crack

by Jennifer Henderson May 22, 2019December 7, 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.

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Public engagement, future of the forestry, and the Harvest Plans Map Viewer

In the midst of a crisis over policing, Halifax’s police commission has cancelled its scheduled meetings and is declining to accept public input

Health Authority opens the door a crack

The Mass Casualty Commission’s final report will be issued tomorrow. It will likely be thoughtful and considered, and mostly ignored.

Nova Scotia basic income conference to focus on housing, poverty, income assistance issues

Swamped with offers in just days, listing for historic Acadian church taken off the market

Planning for national urban park at Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes moves to next stage

PCs reject move to tighten language in Bill 256 to protect patients from poorly trained or unethical health care providers