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N.S. premier faces suggestion of helping 'associate' at expense of local wine growers
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston speaks to reporters after the provincial budget was tabled at the Nova Scotia legislature in Halifax, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Nova Scotia's wineries are claiming that Houston's government risks decimating the province's vineyards, in part to help a political supporter and personal acquaintance. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Nova Scotia still digging out after massive winter storm
Pedestrians walk on the road while navigating snowbanks in Halifax on Monday, February 5, 2024. Most Nova Scotians were digging out after a historic snowfall dropped as much as 150 cm of snow in some parts of the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Nova Scotia signs bilateral health deal with Ottawa
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston fields a question at a meeting in Halifax on Monday, March 21, 2022. Houston says there won’t be specific assistance for customers who prepaid for furnace oil to Maritime Fuels, which filed for bankruptcy last week.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan premiers emphasize call to be part of housing deals
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe attend a news conference in Halifax on Tuesday, Nov.7, 2023. The premiers are emphasizing the need for provinces to be at the table when Ottawa strikes housing deals directly with municipalities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keith Doucette
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Atlantic premiers welcome federal retreat on carbon pricing policy
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey and Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King, left to right, field questions at the closing news conference at a meeting of the Council of Atlantic Premiers in Halifax on March 21, 2022. Atlantic premiers are welcoming Ottawa's retreat from its carbon pricing policy in Atlantic Canada, saying it will help the region cope with inflation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Nova Scotia to spend $100 million to recruit more skilled tradespeople
Tim Houston fields questions at a media availability after winning a majority government in the provincial election in New Glasgow, N.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Nova Scotia unsure how to pay for cellphone coverage expansion
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston responds to a question in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 .THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Unreleased Nova Scotia report details major gaps in cell coverage
A motorist stops to survey the damage to a washed-out bridge following a major rain event near Newport Corner, N.S. on Sunday, July 23, 2023. Nova Scotia’s Department of Public Works says it’s repaired nearly 500 sections of damaged paved and gravel roads and 60 road shoulders since last weekend's record storm caused severe flooding. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Nova Scotia Premier says ‘no’ to bouncer registrar law
Nova Scotia’s premier says his government will remove the provincial portion of the harmonized sales tax from the construction of new rental apartment buildings. Tim Houston speaks with media, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Hurricane Lee heads for the Maritimes as many in Nova Scotia don’t have cell service
A pedestrian walks with an umbrella along the empty waterfront as heavy rain falls in Halifax on Thursday, September 14, 2023. Residents in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are being told to prepare for strong winds and more heavy rain this weekend as Hurricane Lee is expected to make landfall as a post-tropical storm. Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail
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Nova Scotia premier considering public alert changes after flood warning came two hours late
A truck is seen abandoned in floodwater following a major rain event in Halifax on Saturday, July 22, 2023. The fourth victim of torrential rain and deadly flooding in Nova Scotia will be memorialized this weekend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Morning Update: Freeland calls on CRTC to fix cellular dead zones in wake of Nova Scotia flash flood
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Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston calls for silent reflection to mark anniversary of mass shooting
A couple pays their respects at a roadblock in Portapique, N.S. on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is asking people to pause for a moment of silence today at noon and again on Wednesday to remember the 22 people killed three years ago during the worst mass shooting in Canadian history. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston revives campaign pledge to fix health care at party meeting
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston delivers his housing plan in Halifax on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. Houston repeats his campaign promises to fix Nova Scotia’s strained health care system — at whatever cost — in a speech before Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative party members Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Nova Scotia government announces $115.4-million in inflation-relief measures
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Nova Scotia to provide office space for some doctors as recruiting incentive
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One week after Nova Scotia premier asked for more troops, fewer boots on ground post-Fiona
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Nova Scotia premier blasts cellphone companies for poor service after Hurricane Fiona
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Nova Scotia asks Ottawa for exemption from federal carbon tax, says province is doing enough
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Nova Scotia opposition parties slam Premier Tim Houston’s record on health care
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Nova Scotia to combine five economic development agencies into two new Crown corporations
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Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston to reconvene legislature to stop recommended pay hikes for its members
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Politics Briefing: Atlantic premiers make the case for more health care funding from Ottawa
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Nova Scotia reverses course, scraps non-resident property tax
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Nova Scotia government to release plan to address challenges in province’s ailing health system
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Supreme Court rejects Nova Scotia’s appeal of lower court disabilities case
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Nova Scotia to keep school mask mandate in place until mid-April
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Nova Scotia to lift all remaining COVID-19 restrictions by March 21
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Inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shooting begins with criticism from Premier Tim Houston
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Child under 12 dies from COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, health officials say
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Nova Scotia reports three more COVID-19-related deaths, high pressure on hospitals
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Drop in Nova Scotia child-care fees ahead of schedule under national program
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Nova Scotia premier noncommittal on progress he’ll make in 2022 to fix health system
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Nova Scotia political staffer fired over comment about Black member of legislature
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Surging real estate prices prompt Nova Scotia to consider tax on homebuyers from outside the province