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“When I was in, on the stand or statements that I wrote, I guess that there was some stuff that was, was false”

by Tim Bousquet November 8, 2020October 20, 2022

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ordered a new trial for Randy Riley, the man convicted in 2018 for the 2010 murder of Chad Smith, a pizza delivery driver. The Supreme Court came in response to an application from Riley’s lawyer concerning something called a Vetrovec warning. A Vetrovec warning is a warning given […]

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Nova Scotia’s Director of Correctional Services suggests that being in jail is safer than being in the broader community. That’s just false

by El Jones March 29, 2020October 20, 2022

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Evidently, it’s elementary, they want us all gone eventually

by El Jones April 28, 2018October 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.

Tag: Trevor McGuigan

“When I was in, on the stand or statements that I wrote, I guess that there was some stuff that was, was false”

Nova Scotia’s Director of Correctional Services suggests that being in jail is safer than being in the broader community. That’s just false

Evidently, it’s elementary, they want us all gone eventually

Nova Scotians’ personal data has been stolen — health records and more potentially at stake

Rain helps with Tantallon fire, crews still fighting hot spots; Shelburne fire still out of control

Rain brings relief to firefighters, but Tantallon may remain a fire scene for weeks or months

Mental health services on site at Halifax evacuation centre for residents displaced by fires

Province issues emergency order to close Windsor aboiteau