The ''Halifax Examiner'' is an
online newspaper
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Going online created more opportunities for newspa ...
based in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The ...
. It was founded in 2014 by Tim Bousquet, former news editor of ''
The Coast The Coast may refer to:
* ''The Coast'' (newspaper), a weekly newspaper in Halifax, Canada
* The Coast, Newark, New Jersey, a neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey, USA
* "The Coast", a song by Paul Simon from his 1990 album ''The Rhythm of the Saints ...
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alternative weekly paper. Bousquet, known for covering local politics and undertaking long-term investigations and media analysis, describes the outlet as an "independent, adversarial news site devoted to holding the powerful accountable".
The website is supported by subscribers. Most of the daily stories are free, while more in-depth stories and investigative pieces are behind a
paywall
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.
A standard subscription costs $10 per month. The website is ad-free, with Bousquet having expressed an aversion to advertising.
The outlet also produces a
podcast
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called "Examineradio".
See also
* ''
AllNovaScotia
allNovaScotia is an online newspaper based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Founded in March 2001 by David Bentley and his daughter Caroline Wood, the subscription news service focuses on business and political news throughout the province.
Al ...
''
* ''
Local Xpress
''Local Xpress'' was an online newspaper based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was founded in 2016 by 57 members of the Halifax Typographical Union's newsroom unit while on strike from ''The Chronicle Herald'', the city's daily newspaper. The ' ...
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Media in Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax, Nova Scotia is the largest population centre in Atlantic Canada and contains the region's largest collection of media outlets.
Radio
As of 2009, all radio stations in Halifax broadcast on the FM dial. Halifax's last AM radio station 780 ...
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Canadian news websites
Newspapers published in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Publications established in 2014