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Albany, Prince Edward Island -- Tolls on the Confederation Bridge linking Prince Edward Island to Canada's mainland will drop sharply starting Aug. 1, along with several other Atlantic travel fees, the prime minister said Monday.
Tolls on the Confederation Bridge linking Prince Edward Island to Canada's mainland will drop sharply starting Aug. 1, along with several other Atlantic travel fees, the prime minister said Monday. Fulfilling a promise the Liberals made during the April election campaign, Mark Carney said the toll for an average vehicle will drop to $20 from $50.25 to cross the bridge.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia government ministers say they will meet with a panel tasked with examining environmental racism in the province, although they remain tight-lipped on the panel's findings, which were submitted a year ago.
HALIFAX -- The Nova Scotia government is refusing to release recommendations from a panel tasked with examining environmental racism in the province, and the minister responsible isn't saying why.
HALIFAX -- The Nova Scotia Assembly of Mi'kmaw Chiefs says the provincial government needs to do a better job of consultation as it pushes to develop the province's natural resources.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's 10 universities have signed new two-year funding agreements with the provincial government that include an undergraduate tuition freeze and an increase in operating grants.
HALIFAX -- The Nova Scotia government is offering municipalities a blueprint on how they can protect the province's 13,000 kilometres of coastline.
HALIFAX -- A series of contentious Nova Scotia government bills -- including one that would lift a ban on fracking and uranium mining -- come before a legislature committee next week, and the province's Opposition leader is urging the public to make its voice heard.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's Court of Appeal has reserved its decision on whether the federal government is solely responsible for the dike system that protects the low-lying land corridor linking Nova Scotia with New Brunswick.
HALIFAX -- Two of Nova Scotia's largest retailers have signed on to a provincial program aimed at making it easier for shoppers to identify locally produced products amid the ongoing trade war with the United States.
HALIFAX -- Two of Nova Scotia's largest retailers have signed on to a provincial program aimed at making it easier for shoppers to identify locally produced products amid the ongoing trade war with the United States.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has followed through on his promise to introduce a bill aimed at reducing interprovincial trade barriers, in an effort to boost the economy amid tariff threats by the U.S. president.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's NDP leader is cautioning the government against rushing through the upcoming sitting of the legislature as the province's economy faces economic threats from the United States.
On the heels of a resounding election victory one month ago, Nova Scotia's premier is adopting a more measured tone when it comes to assessing his province's relationship with the federal government. Tim Houston's Progressive Conservatives were returned to power Nov. 26, capturing 43 of the legislature's 55 seats after a campaign during which he attacked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's...