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N.S. regulator approves Ottawa's $500M bailout for Nova Scotia Power
Nova Scotia's Utility and Review Board has approved a $500-million bailout the federal government offered Nova Scotia Power two months ago.
Days after worst-ever election loss, longtime N.S. Liberals say it's time to rebuild
Nova Scotia Liberals, still coming to grips with the party's election result, don't necessarily agree on what went wrong, but they do see eye to eye about what to do next: rebuild the party, starting now.
Poll suggests PCs hold a commanding lead in Nova Scotia election
Poll results just published by Narrative Research suggest the Progressive Conservatives are headed for another majority win in Nova Scotia but the race for second place is "too close to call."
Anti-Trudeau sentiment a problem for Liberals in Clare
Local concerns over out-of-season lobster fishing are putting extra pressure on the Liberal candidate in Clare, N.S., to keep the riding from turning blue for the first time in three decades.
Elections N.S. investigating PC campaign for handing out gift cards
Elections Nova Scotia is investigating PC candidate Susan Corkum-Greek's campaign to determine whether it broke the law by handing out gift cards on Saturday outside a Tim Hortons in Lunenburg, N.S.
Leader says Greens ready to work with other parties as N.S. 'lurches from crisis to crisis'
Rather than taking shots at their political rivals, Nova Scotia Greens are offering to co-operate with the PCs, Liberals and NDP to tackle the province's many problems.
Singh and May are welcome in N.S. campaign, but Trudeau and Poilievre not so much
The Nova Scotia Greens and New Democrats have put out the welcome mat for national leaders Elizabeth May and Jagmeet Singh, but the Liberals and the PCs have slammed the door on help from Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre.
Experts say PC promise to eliminate Halifax bridge tolls will worsen congestion
An international tolling expert and a former exec with Halifax's bridge commission say the PC plan to eliminate tolls to try to ease congestion will likely have the opposite effect.
N.S. Liberals, NDP criticize PC Leader Tim Houston for snubbing fixed election date
Tim Houston's political rivals are questioning the PC leader's integrity in light of his decision to turn his back on the election date he enshrined in law three years ago.
Nova Scotians heading to the polls Nov. 26 after early election call
Tim Houston has turned his back on the fixed election date he passed into law in 2021, sending Nova Scotians to the polls in November. The Progressive Conservative leader visited Nova Scotia's lieutenant-governor Sunday to dissolve the House and kick off an election eight months earlier than planned.