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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I blame Woody Allen personally for the increase in pedestrian deaths

1 week ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Tim Bousquet

Down below, I link to Suzanne Rent’s article about Rebecca Cameron and the Pedestrian Safety Project’s efforts to increase drivers’ awareness of pedestrians and, as the headline says, to slow down and pay attention.
The tax has been axed, but Nova Scotia still has emissions targets

1 week ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Larry Hughes

The carbon tax as we knew it is now a thing of the past. A sad testament to the ineptitude of the last federal Liberal government and the power of disinformation promoted by federal and provincial Conservative parties. The shortcomings of Canada’s entire carbon-pricing system can be revealed by taking a quick glance at Canada’s emissions data for 2005 to 2023 (published late last month by Environment and Climate Change Canada and summarized in the chart below).
Know who your enemies are, and who they aren't

1 week ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Tim Bousquet

We all deal with adversity differently. And there’s a lot of adversity right now. The world is going to hell. Fascism is ascendant, the economy is collapsing, hate is an organizing principle of politics, stupidity rules. I’m of the firm belief this is going to get a whole lot worse before it gets better, and it might not get better. Best case scenario: we’re going to see violence and disruption that upends our world for a few years.
Atlantic Veterinary College artist-in-residence says he resigned after being told to take down painting critical of Trump's attacks on Canada

2 weeks ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Tim Bousquet

Skip to content Home » Arts and Culture » Atlantic Veterinary College artist-in-residence says he resigned after being told to take down painting critical of Trump’s attacks on Canada The artist-in-residence at the Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown has resigned rather than remove the painting.
Here's why I've spent 8 months reporting on a 1930s wrongful conviction

2 weeks ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Tim Bousquet

Yesterday, we published Part 6 of my “Nova Scotia’s Policing Panic” series. Click or tap here to read “Daniel Sampson’s lawyer was twice disbarred, a bigamist, and skipped town to avoid a debt.”Daniel Sampson was the last person hanged in Halifax, in 1935 in the yard of the old county jail behind the courthouse on Spring Garden Road. The series so far consists of:Part 1: ‘A coupla suckers’ is about the 1932 Shubenacadie bank robbery. It is just a fun romp of a story.
Halifax council approves staff report on deactivating eight municipal X accounts

2 weeks ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Suzanne Rent

Skip to content Home » Government » City Hall » Halifax council approves staff report on deactivating eight municipal X accounts Municipality will use a three-phase process to leave the platform by July 15.
'I just dread the call:' controlling avian flu in Nova Scotia

2 weeks ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Joan Baxter

Skip to content Home » Economy » Natural Resources » Agriculture and Farming » ‘I just dread the call:’ controlling avian flu in Nova Scotia Keeping avian flu at bay is not easy for any poultry owner. But it is especially difficult for people with backyard flocks of chickens and turkeys.
Part 6: Daniel Sampson's lawyer was twice disbarred, a bigamist, and skipped town to avoid a debt

2 weeks ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Tim Bousquet

Skip to content Home » Investigation » Part 6: Daniel Sampson’s lawyer was twice disbarred, a bigamist, and skipped town to avoid a debt As I researched O.R. Regan, I began to discover that he was a deeply flawed man with the most unlikeliest of life stories, and should not have been a lawyer at all, much less the lawyer in Sampson’s case. To access this post, you must purchase a membership plan or log into an existing membership....
Nova Scotia loans $3.68 million to Phoenix House for youth housing in Halifax

2 weeks ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Suzanne Rent

Skip to content Home » Government » Province House » Nova Scotia loans $3.68 million to Phoenix House for youth housing in Halifax Apartments on Kencrest Avenue will be available for young people to rent at 30% of their income.
Call the Midwife is a look at life for women when there's no abortion, contraception care

2 weeks ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Suzanne Rent

Sometimes a work of fiction is just the taste of reality a world in crisis needs. I thought that last week when I was catching up on some episodes of the British series Call the Midwife, which I just discovered last year, even though the show is heading into its 14th season. If you don’t know, Call the Midwife is a British period drama about a group of nurse midwives working in the East End of London. Some of the nurse midwives are also sisters in the Anglican religious order.