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| free = }}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".NEWS, Davies, Geoff, Will Haligonians open their wallets for Tim Bousquet’s paywalled news site?,weblink Canadian Journalism Project, 18 June 2014, 5 October 2016, 6 October 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161006051638weblink">weblink live, 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.NEWS, Baluja, Tamara, Q&A with Tim Bousquet on the launch of Halifax Examiner,weblink Canadian Journalism Project, 19 June 2014, 5 October 2016, 6 October 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161006143957weblink">weblink live, A standard subscription costs $10 per month. The website is ad-free, with Bousquet having expressed an aversion to advertising.NEWS, Braganza, Chantal, The Halifax Examiner, one year in,weblink Canadian Journalism Project, 3 July 2015, 5 October 2016, 6 October 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161006050238weblink">weblink live, The outlet also produces a podcast called "Examineradio".

See also

• AllNovaScotia
• Local Xpress
• Media in Halifax, Nova Scotia

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