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HALIFAX -- A Nova Scotia legislative committee heard disturbing testimony Tuesday from a mother of four who described how her spouse allegedly subjected them to harassment while the police and courts seemed unable to help.
HALIFAX -- The Nova Scotia government has taken a giant step backward in accountability and transparency with the introduction this week of a contentious omnibus bill, political observers and access to information experts say.
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada is firmly opposed to having Russia reinstated in the G7 as U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested.
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada's plan to retaliate if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to slap Canadian goods with across-the-board tariffs has drawn the attention of the Republican administration and fuelled a recent surge in support for the Liberal party.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste says his decision to drop out of the federal Liberal leadership race was partly motivated by a lack of money.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste officially joined the Liberal leadership race Thursday, saying he knows he is facing steep odds in his bid to become Canada's first Indigenous prime minister.
HALIFAX -- The committee monitoring how governments and the RCMP are responding to the inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia has released its first annual progress report, but it does not include any assessment of the police force's actions.
HALIFAX -- A day after Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston led the Progressive Conservatives to a massive majority win, the Liberals were licking their wounds and wondering why their party was almost wiped off the political map.
A day after Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston led the Progressive Conservatives to a massive majority win, the Liberals were licking their wounds and wondering why their party was almost wiped off the political map. On Wednesday morning, once all the ballots were counted, the incumbent Tories had secured 43 of the 55 seats in the legislature, an increase of...
HALIFAX -- A day after Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston led the Progressive Conservatives to a massive majority win, the Liberals were licking their wounds and wondering why their party was almost wiped off the political map.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has led the Progressive Conservatives to a decisive majority win, having told voters he needed a new mandate to send a strong message to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
HALIFAX -- Virtually all of the polls have closed across Nova Scotia after an election campaign that saw Progressive Conservative Premier Tim Houston ask voters for a new mandate to send a strong message to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
HALIFAX -- Zach Churchill freely admits he's a career politician.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Zach Churchill says immigration levels must be reduced until the province can provide enough housing and other services.
HALIFAX -- As Nova Scotia's election campaign approaches the midway point, the Liberals are rolling out details of their plan to support renters.
Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is riding a wave of popularity in most parts of Canada these days, but you wouldn’t know it if you asked the leader of Nova Scotia’s incumbent Progressive Conservatives. Tim Houston, who is seeking a second term in the premier’s office, said Monday he had no plans to invite Poilievre to join him on the...