Halifax Examiner

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Halifax Examiner
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Type Online newspaper
PublisherTim Bousquet
FoundedMay 18, 2014;9 years ago (2014-05-18)
City Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website www.halifaxexaminer.ca OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Halifax Examiner is an online newspaper based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was founded in 2014 by Tim Bousquet, former news editor of The Coast 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". [1]

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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. [2] A standard subscription costs $10 per month. The website is ad-free, with Bousquet having expressed an aversion to advertising. [3]

The outlet also produces a podcast called "Examineradio".

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  2. Baluja, Tamara (19 June 2014). "Q&A with Tim Bousquet on the launch of Halifax Examiner". Canadian Journalism Project . Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. Braganza, Chantal (3 July 2015). "The Halifax Examiner, one year in". Canadian Journalism Project . Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.