Halifax Examiner

The Halifax Examiner was established by investigative journalist Tim Bousquet. Prior to launching the Examiner, Bousquet worked as the news editor for The Coast, an alternative weekly publication, where he spent seven years exposing corruption and financial mismanagement in Halifax. He played a key role in revealing the loss of millions associated with the Commonwealth Games bid and uncovered the troubling details of Halifax’s concert scandal. When the 2009 sewage plant incident was shrouded in silence, he provided a thorough explanation of what went wrong. His 2012 piece titled “A trust betrayed,” which detailed Mayor Peter Kelly’s misconduct in dealing with a family friend's estate, earned the Canadian Association of Journalists' award for the best investigative news reporting that year, prompting Kelly to withdraw from the reelection race. In 2013, Bousquet also investigated the mysterious circumstances surrounding the 2010 death of a young woman, leading to a review of the police investigation after his article “Holly Bartlett’s unlikely journey” was published. Bousquet's commitment to bold investigative journalism has made a significant impact, and the Halifax Examiner carries on this important work. It serves as an independent news platform dedicated to holding those in power accountable.

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Bike lanes, armoured vehicle, rural transit: A look at Halifax council's agenda for next week

23 hours ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Suzanne Rent

Skip to content Home » Government » City Hall » Bike lanes, armoured vehicle, rural transit: A look at Halifax council’s agenda for next week There’s a packed schedule for council’s meeting.
Scanning the future of self-checkouts

2 days ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Suzanne Rent

I still remember the morning of Aug. 20, 2024. That’s the day when Atlantic Road Construction and Paving (ARCP) put up barriers to the entrances of the public trail at Dartmouth Cove. That morning started out quiet for me. I didn’t have anything specific planned and figured I’d spend the day catching up on other stories and investigations, including the investigation into the Nova Scotia SPCA. Then I learned ARCP had blocked the trail entrance at Old Ferry Road with a fence.
Today's Most Ridiculously Credulous Reporting Award goes to Guardian reporter Michael Savage

3 days ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Tim Bousquet

The first thing I do every morning, even before starting the coffee, is check the Halifax Examiner financials. I look at the bank account, see how much (or more often, how little) cash is on hand. Then I look at the credit card balance (which I zero out every month in order to avoid interest charges). I open up Stripe and see what kind of money will be coming in over the next several days. Next I go to the Examiner site, click on the admin page, and look at the number of active subscribers.
Judge rules federal minister must rework document for piping plover

3 days ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Suzanne Rent

Skip to content Home » Justice » Crime and Courts » Judge rules federal minister must rework document for piping plover “The dispute appears to relate to the drafting of the document,” wrote Justice Richard Southcott in his decision.
Here's the Halifax Examiner's tax return

5 days ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Tim Bousquet

Today is the first day of the Halifax Examiner’s biannual subscriber drive. I’m going to ask you for money. In a roundabout way, you already give the Examiner money. Subscribers to the Examiner can take advantage of the Digital News Subscription Tax Credit, and the Examiner benefits from the Canadian journalism labour tax credit. That’s all public money.
The Halifax Public Gardens are the bee's knees for pollinators

1 week ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Suzanne Rent

Skip to content Home » Environment » The Halifax Public Gardens are the bee’s knees for pollinators An interview with Sean Street, horticulture supervisor, who talks birds, bees, butterflies, and more.
Nova Scotia Power saw the potential for a cyber attack, but did too little too late

1 week ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Tim Bousquet |Jennifer Henderson

Nova Scotia Power saw the potential for the company falling victim to a cyber attack. “Organizations are subject to risk of external threats, and malicious and accidental insider threats. The volume and sophistication of cybersecurity threats against organizations is ever rising,” wrote Dave Pickles, Nova Scotia Power’s Chief Operating Officer, in a report to the Utility and Review Board (UARB). With that concern identified, on Feb.
This self-storage facility could be housing

1 week ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Suzanne Rent

On Wednesday, I wrote this story about Coun. Nancy Hartling’s motion on an anti-litter strategy that was unanimously passed by her colleagues on Tuesday. “I make no secret of the fact that I hate litter,” Hartling said. Same Nancy, same. I was thinking about this afterwards, and one part of the litter problem is our collective problem of wanting and buying more stuff.
Significant increase in chronic homelessness in HRM, report finds - Halifax Examiner

1 week ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Yvette d'Entremont

Skip to content Home » Housing » Significant increase in chronic homelessness in HRM, report finds 75% of those counted were chronically homeless (homeless for at least six months), a steep increase from the 24% counted in 2022.
Halifax will hire staff to enforce regulations of short-term rentals across municipality

1 week ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Suzanne Rent

Skip to content Home » Government » City Hall » Halifax will hire staff to enforce regulations of short-term rentals across municipality Municipal planners say there’s not enough data yet to show if rentals are affecting the housing supply in HRM.