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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Here's Madiha and I at the awards ceremony.
A woman and man standing side by side. The woman holds a plaque that reads "Atlantic Journalism Awards."
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
And thanks to the Examiner crew who showed up to support us. It was a fun night!
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Last night, Madiha Mughees @mmughees.bsky.social was awarded the silver Atlantic Journalism Award in the sport category for her articles about cricket in Halifax. I could not be more proud of her. A newcomer to Canada, Madiha only started reporting two years ago. short 🧵
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'Cricket is where you’re able to assert a cultural identity': Going to bat for a rapidly growing sport in Halifax - Halifax Examiner
A community group in Nova Scotia is actively fostering the connections between cricket, shared cultural heritage, and identity as the sport explodes in popularity.
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Madiha Mughees @mmughees.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
When I wrote this story, my editor @dentremy.bsky.social told me she was sure it would win an award. Hearing this from her was special because she's the one who taught me the ABCs of reporting when I joined the Examiner without any prior experience. 🧵ahead:
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Ann P Munday @annpatricia.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
I am going to try and paint this stunning scene, however, I live in the UK (although did live for many years in California). Very much hope that you get the council support that you are looking for.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Is marketing the lives of vulnerable people the mission of Souls Harbour? An excellent piece by @suzannerent.bsky.social
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Is marketing the lives of vulnerable people the mission of Souls Harbour? - Halifax Examiner
As the gospel says, "do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing so that your giving may be in secret."
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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
In this essay, @mmughees.bsky.social reflects on her first year of working with the Examiner. It's been a joy watching her cover a range of stories. She writes about her fear but I never sensed that fear and knew from the first interview she has great courage. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/t...
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This one’s for a year full of wisdom and those who make this world worth living in - Halifax Examiner
This job proved to me how important it is for a fish to leave the ocean and see how big it is.
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
. @mmughees.bsky.social has been working for the @halifaxexaminer.ca for a year. She has really come into her own, and she's helped me expand my horizons. This one’s for a year full of wisdom and those who make this world worth living in
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This one’s for a year full of wisdom and those who make this world worth living in - Halifax Examiner
This job proved to me how important it is for a fish to leave the ocean and see how big it is.
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 09/12/2025
Trans activist returns peace medal in solidarity with Rana Zaman as YMCA added to Canada-wide boycott list By @mmughees.bsky.social
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Trans activist returns peace medal in solidarity with Rana Zaman as YMCA added to Canada-wide boycott list - Halifax Examiner
Chris Catherine Cochrane, a Black trans activist and drag performer who also goes by the stage name Elle Noir, said the medal “no longer reflects" her thoughts.
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
‘It’s not about me’: Rana Zaman speaks after YMCA rescinds her award reported by @mmughees.bsky.social
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'It's not about me': Rana Zaman speaks after YMCA rescinds her award - Halifax Examiner
The YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth awarded her its Peace Medal for equity, diversity and inclusion on Nov. 19, and rescinded it on Nov. 27.
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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Where are the warning labels about alcohol’s negative impacts on society? Commentary by me www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/w...
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Where are the warning labels about alcohol's negative impacts on society? - Halifax Examiner
We're better at understanding the health effects of drinking, but there's still work to be done to understand the larger dangers to all of us.
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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
If you like your news covered real reporters, please subscribe to @halifaxexaminer.ca.
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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
I’m working on a story about an event in #Halifax today. It’s becoming more frequent that I’m the only reporter at some events such at the recent town halls with Mayor Andy Fillmore. I really enjoy covering these stories. They’re produced by a real reporter (me) and not AI!
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 22/10/2025
Concerned citizens mobilize to defend proposed Ingram River Wilderness Area By @mmughees.bsky.social
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Concerned citizens mobilize to defend proposed Ingram River Wilderness Area - Halifax Examiner
Ingram Action Group is providing a community platform to turn opposition to planned clearcutting into meaningful action.
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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
It would be nice indeed.
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 06/10/2025
Birth in Gaza often means sharing incubators, giving birth without anesthesia during power outages, and risking infection because water and sanitation systems are destroyed. interc.pt/42vx3lD
A photo illustration of a mother and child, overlaid with the headline, "Mothers in Gaza Give Life to the Next Generation of Palestinians Despite Genocide," and the DEK, "As the Israeli government enters the third year of ethnic cleansing in Gaza, mothers keep bringing new Palestinians into the world."
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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Canadian health care professionals declare Oct. 6 as annual day of action on planetary health Story by @mmughees.bsky.social The health of the environment and our health is all connected. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/environment/...
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Canadian health care professionals declare Oct. 6 as annual day of action on planetary health - Halifax Examiner
According to Health Canada, the immediate effects of wildfire smoke lead to approximately 240 deaths and $1.8 billion in health care expenses annually.
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Yvette d’Entremont @dentremy.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
"Policymakers are only speeding up the climate catastrophe all around the world due to their negligence and corporate ties," writes @mmughees.bsky.social in this disheartening but important (and robust) commentary.
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'Preference for profits over the environment': I come from a country most affected by climate change, and believe Canada is headed in the wrong direction - Halifax Examiner
A climate catastrophe is imminent, and it's written on the wall, but money and power have a strong ability to obscure the facts.
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Madiha Mughees @mmughees.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
“It’s clear that this entity is on life support (and acts with impunity) because of the economic, diplomatic, political, and military support it receives,” Neil Balan said. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/economy/priv...
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Private member's bill aims to amend loopholes in arms trade, open doors for Canada-Israel arms embargo - Halifax Examiner
A new campaign is urging Canadians to call or write their MPs to vote yes on the proposed legislation.
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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
The World Doesn't Hate Jews, The World Hates Israel The world hates Israel because Israel is an evil state whose evil actions are tormenting millions of people, and are having a direct effect on our own lives to a greater and greater extent as well. www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-world-...
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The World Doesn't Hate Jews, The World Hates Israel
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Still waiting for the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs and Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore to say something, *anything*, about their earlier jump to blame Palestinians for this.
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Madiha Mughees @mmughees.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
"I grew up in Gaza, and for as long as I can remember, my life was marked by war. In 2006, I lost my father when Israeli forces killed him on his farmland." 'Every day is a struggle': A Palestinian-Canadian marching against the Davis Cup tells her story www.halifaxexaminer.ca/world/every-...
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'Every day is a struggle': A Palestinian-Canadian marching against the Davis Cup tells her story - Halifax Examiner
Najlaa Alzaanin's family has been facing bombing, displacement, and starvation in Gaza for two years.
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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
@mmughees.bsky.social puts herself into the story as a way to bear witness. Powerful work.
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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Excellent reporting and photos by @mmughees.bsky.social of Friday's protest of the Davis Cup in #Halifax www.halifaxexaminer.ca/world/drafth...
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Hundreds marched on the streets of Halifax protesting Israeli tennis team's presence in the city - Halifax Examiner
Friday was the first match day of the Davis Cup tie between Israel and Canada at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Hundreds marched on the streets of Halifax protesting Israeli tennis team’s presence in the city reported by @mmughees.bsky.social
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Hundreds marched on the streets of Halifax protesting Israeli tennis team's presence in the city - Halifax Examiner
Friday was the first match day of the Davis Cup tie between Israel and Canada at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
just “a small mob of extremists,” they said @seantucker.bsky.social
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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
I contacted #Halifax communications and the city WILL NOT be giving the $50,000 to the Davis Cup. “the event no longer delivers the tourism, economic and other benefits that would have been expected had it proceeded as originally planned.”
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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
My name was added to this letter without my consent. It is perhaps worth noting that it lists my old professional affiliation rather than my current one. It may also be worth noting that I checked the letter when Nathan posted it and did not see my name, so it may have been added since last night.
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Madiha Mughees @mmughees.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Now this is getting amusing
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Yvette d’Entremont @dentremy.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
In addition to adding his name without his consent, the letter incorrectly listed his name as “Nathan Kalman.” "So the fact that it was wrong, I think, is a pretty good signal that I did not put it down there," Nathan Kalman-Lamb said. Story by @mmughees.bsky.social
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 09/09/2025
N.B. academic says his name was included on Gaza genocide denial letter without his consent By @mmughees.bsky.social
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N.B. academic says his name was included on Gaza genocide denial letter without his consent - Halifax Examiner
Nathan Kalman-Lamb, a staunch supporter of the Palestinian cause, said his stance against the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the Davis Cup event in Halifax has made him "many enemies."
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Israel murdered five al-Jazeera journalists, including Anas Al-Sharif. They did so because they're now liquidating Gaza City, and want to silence the remaining witnesses. To Western journalists silent about the slaughter of your colleagues: Their blood is on your hands, too.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
FUCK you @nationalpost.bsky.social. This is unforgivable, traitorous shit from people claiming to be journalists. How dare you accept this framing from a state that is SLAUGHTERING our colleagues. How DARE you.
National Post headline reads: IDF kills Hamas terror cell leader posing as 'Al Jazeera' journalist

Subhead reads: Israeli strike in Gaza slays Hamas commander Anas al-Sharif, who posed as an 'Al Jazeera' journalist while directing rocket attacks on Israel
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
sitting at my desk frozen trying to figure out how to report yet another story about Israel slaughtering journalists in a way that might inspire a lick of empathy and action from those in power, knowing I'm likely to fail no matter how I convey it
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Madiha Mughees @mmughees.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Sometimes, being vulnerable is necessary, which is why I chose to write this piece.
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Yvette d’Entremont @dentremy.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
“(Functional) societies don’t have these problems. They tax the rich appropriately so we can make sure that everybody gets what they’re entitled to (in order to) have their basic needs met,” Acadia University professor Lesley Frank said. The latest by @mmughees.bsky.social
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Yvette d’Entremont @dentremy.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
So @timbousquet.bsky.social has said the first 50 people who take a photo of a Halifax Examiner ad INSIDE a bus and post that pic here with the route or bus number (and the hashtag #ExaminerBus) will get a bag of Examiner swag (stickers and a pen) mailed to them. A wee bit of early summer fun!
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Several Nova Scotia Jews share views on Israel-Gaza war and the rift it has created @mmughees.bsky.social did an excellent job with this article. It's thoughtful, generous, and revealing. I learned a lot from it.
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Several Nova Scotia Jews share views on Israel-Gaza war and the rift it has created - Halifax Examiner
We interviewed various Jewish voices in Nova Scotia to try and better understand their perspectives on interfaith harmony, religious intolerance, Jewish heritage, and the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
This is genocide. My God.
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 15/05/2025
‘They are completely on their own’: Advocates say vulnerable workers in Nova Scotia need better protections By @mmughees.bsky.social
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'They are completely on their own': Advocates say vulnerable workers in Nova Scotia need better protections - Halifax Examiner
The Halifax Workers' Action Centre is conducting free workshops as part of a new workplace justice program intended to educate and empower precarious workers to demand better protections.
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Madiha Mughees @mmughees.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Colonization is not over yet
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Yvette d’Entremont @dentremy.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Part 1 of a 3-part series by @mmughees.bsky.social is a wonderful, well-written weekend read. “Cricket might not be as big here as it is, say, in South Asia, but the idea of people gathering together around sport is something that is familiar and is kind of an intercultural kind of phenomenon.”
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Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's University @smuarts.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Thanks to @mmughees.bsky.social for this wonderful feature story on Dr. Lynn Jones, in the @halifaxexaminer.ca. Saint Mary's University proudly houses The Lynn Jones African Canadian & Diaspora Heritage Collection in the University Archives.
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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
A lovely story by @mmughees.bsky.social Halifax drumming group uses universal language of music to inspire unity, charity, and hope www.halifaxexaminer.ca/equity/halif...
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Halifax drumming group uses universal language of music to inspire unity, charity, and hope - Halifax Examiner
In recognition of Olugu Ukpai's services, Halifax Mayor Andy Filmore declared March 20, 2025, as Random Goodness Act of Kindness Day and April 25, 2025 as Malaria Disease Awareness Day in Halifax Regi...
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 21/03/2025
Corporate security investigator testifies in Nova Scotia human rights hearing into racial profiling complaint against local store By @mmughees.bsky.social
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Corporate security investigator testifies in Nova Scotia human rights hearing into racial profiling complaint against local store - Halifax Examiner
Sherri Borden Colley's lawyer Asaf Rashid said he found it 'alarming' the corporate security investigator had no clear knowledge about racial profiling before she began investigating the case.
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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
A really good profile of Tabinda Sheikh by @mmughees.bsky.social www.halifaxexaminer.ca/women/tabind...
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Tabinda Sheikh on resilience, perseverance, determination, and flexibility - Halifax Examiner
For Women's History Month, we are profiling inspiring women in Nova Scotia who have overcome significant challenges to carve out their careers.
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Madiha Mughees @mmughees.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
“I really came to see that we live in the same place but in completely different realities, and that’s when I decided that I’m not going to enlist. It was a very isolating feeling,” Einat Gerlitz said. Story by me: www.halifaxexaminer.ca/world/israel...
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Israeli conscientious objectors speak at Halifax event - Halifax Examiner
Einat Gerlitz and Tal Mitnick are at the forefront of a growing youth movement in Israel, defying the military occupation and fighting for Palestinian liberation
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Joseph Fasano @josephfasano.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Kids are writing poems with The Magic Words. This one is 🔥 My name is Rhett Today I feel like a bright light in the galaxy Sometimes I am a comet Sometimes I am a meteor But always I am amazing I ask the world 'can one dot be art?' And the answer is a bright light shining in the galaxy
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 03/02/2025
Halifax imam hopeful compassion of Canadians will outweigh Trump’s influence By @mmughees.bsky.social
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Halifax imam hopeful compassion of Canadians will outweigh Trump's influence - Halifax Examiner
He believes Canadians will not be affected by Trump's anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant sentiment.
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