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PCs increase their riding count in Cape Breton
NDP incumbent Kendra Coombes holds onto seat in Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier.
Group of Independents in N.S. requests judicial review of snap election call
Independents and small parties in Nova Scotia say the snap election call hurt their prospects. One group is taking the matter to court.
High-profile PC incumbent faces Liberal and Independent challengers in Eastern Passage
Progressive Conservative and Liberal signs line the streets of Eastern Passage, N.S., but a third candidate is knocking on doors with newfound independence.
Sackville-Uniacke candidates talk health care, affordability and the commute
Three candidates are facing off in the riding of Sackville-Uniacke, each with their own political history. For New Democrat Lisa Blackburn and Progressive Conservative Brad Johns, it’s a political rematch almost a decade in the making. Meanwhile, 12-time candidate Thomas Trappenberg is hoping a new party affiliation will help land him a seat in the legislature.
N.S. government, railway company settle lengthy legal battle over Hantsport aboiteau
The Nova Scotia government and the Windsor and Hantsport Railway Company have settled a years-long court dispute over who is responsible for an aboiteau in Hantsport, N.S.
Rising opioid overdose deaths should be N.S. election issue, advocate says
As Week 3 of the provincial election campaign begins, there are questions about how Nova Scotia's major political parties plan to combat the rising number of opioid overdose deaths.
Independent candidate Smith-McCrossin faces new challengers in Cumberland North
Independent Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin is back on the campaign trail in Cumberland North, but opponents say the riding would be better represented by an MLA from an official party.
Nova Scotia NDP, candidate part ways after concerns raised by Jewish organizations
A candidate for the Nova Scotia NDP has apologized and is no longer running for the party in the provincial election after her comments on Israel and the Holocaust drew concern from the Jewish organizations.
Law firm asks N.S. party leaders to commit to 'a right to a healthy environment'
An Atlantic Canadian law firm is hoping Nova Scotia's political parties will work together to come up with legislation guaranteeing "a right to a healthy environment," a proposal supported by some of the parties.
With campaign in full swing, N.S. party leaders weigh in on exporting wind energy
Candidates in the provincial election can expect some tough questions around the construction of large wind farms that would generate green hydrogen for export.