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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Bird Canada manager says pilot project data may improve Halifax bike infrastructure

1 day ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Suzanne Rent

Skip to content Home » Government » City Hall » Bird Canada manager says pilot project data may improve Halifax bike infrastructure People will have a chance to try out e-scooters, e-bikes at Grand Parade event on Wednesday afternoon.
Survey of Hemlock Ravine Park finds no evidence of woolly adelgid

1 day ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Suzanne Rent

Skip to content Home » Government » City Hall » Survey of Hemlock Ravine Park finds no evidence of woolly adelgid Volunteers joined staff from Halifax Regional Municipality and Canadian Food Inspection Agency to look for signs of invasive insect.
Commons Roots reopening as Ecology Action Centre steps in after MetroWorks bankruptcy

1 day ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Suzanne Rent

Skip to content Home » Labour » Commons Roots reopening as Ecology Action Centre steps in after MetroWorks bankruptcy JustFOOD, Nourish Nova Scotia, Feed Nova Scotia, United Way Halifax, and YWCA Halifax will also support two urban farms.
No, AI will not take my job. My job is to be in the actual world, not in a data set.

2 days ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Tim Bousquet

I was recently speaking with some journalism students, and in the Q&A after, one asked the question I’ve come to expect at such events: ‘Are you worried about AI taking your job?’I don’t fault the student for being concerned about this. The AI hype machine is everywhere, and overwhelmingly so. An inquisitive young person immersed in the culture and who reads news and tech analysis would almost certainly think AI is about to transform our entire society, the news business included.
Pickleball, museum grants, emergency rescue: What's up at Halifax Regional Council this week

3 days ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Suzanne Rent

Skip to content Home » Government » City Hall » Pickleball, museum grants, emergency rescue: What’s up at Halifax Regional Council this week A few agenda items for council’s meeting on Tuesday.
What is a city without parks and green spaces? Not a city you'd want to live in

1 week ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Suzanne Rent

Last week, I wrote this story about Nancy Sievert, who lives in The Woodbury, a condo complex in Clayton Park West, and who is working to prevent beavers from being trapped and removed from Belchers Marsh Park. The windows of her condo overlook the park. When I spoke with Sievert she was furious about the decision to trap and remove the beavers, which resulted from complaints from residents. “You’re messing with, as far as I’m concerned, the whole ecosystem the beavers have created.
Halifax Fire asks homeowners to check smoke detectors after wrapping up investigations into fatal fires

1 week ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Suzanne Rent

Skip to content Home » Government » City Hall » Halifax Fire asks homeowners to check smoke detectors after wrapping up investigations into fatal fires Five people, including three children, were killed in two separate house fires in January.
There's an ethical obligation to include affordable housing in all that development happening on what used to be the Dartmouth Common

1 week ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Tim Bousquet

Anyone crossing the Macdonald Bridge can plainly see there’s a development boom at the Dartmouth end of the bridge. Already under construction or in the planning stage are:• Wyse Tower, a 27-storey, 162-unit building at Williams and Lyle Streets immediately adjacent to the bridge; this was the site of the crane incident that closed the bridge for a few hours last November.
Postmedia got $4.2 million in Google money; the Halifax Examiner got $36K

1 week ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Tim Bousquet

Last week, the Canadian Journalism Collective published a list of 108 media organizations and how much they received as a result of the Online News Act. It’s somewhat more complicated than this, but the gist of it is that Google this year paid about $22 million to be divvied up among approved media organizations. You can see the entire list here. The largest recipient, by far, is Postmedia, which received just over $4.2 million.
Hate crimes on rise in Halifax although still underreported to police

1 week ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Suzanne Rent

Skip to content Home » Policing » Hate crimes on rise in Halifax although still underreported to police An information report on hate crimes, hate incidents will go to Halifax Board of Police Commissioners this week To access this post, you must purchase a membership plan or log into an existing membership. 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...