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Metro Canada
June 20, 2009
Here's a look at the members of Nova Scotia's new cabinet
MacDonald holds off on resigning
June 12, 2009
Rodney MacDonald says he's not rushing into any quick decisions on his future as leader of Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative party.
Brighter days ahead for former premier MacDonald
June 12, 2009
Probably the second happiest person in Nova Scotia after the election results came in was Progressive Conservative Leader Rodney MacDonald.
June 12, 2009
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, depending on which floor you were on.
New government will likely lead from the centre: Professor
June 12, 2009
The new provincial NDP government is likely to break from the left and rule from the centre, predicts one Cape Breton University professor.
It was tough to fight momentum of polling: McNeil
June 11, 2009
Stephen McNeil was still joking and laughing yesterday, but didn’t try to hide his disappointment over Tuesday’s election results.
Early estimates predict record low voter turnout
June 11, 2009
Elections Nova Scotia is estimating a 58.9 per cent participation rate in Tuesday’s provincial election, dipping below 2006's record low 59.8.
Dexter unveils transiton team, vows summer session
June 11, 2009
Premier-designate Darrell Dexter had one evening to soak in his election victory before getting back to work yesterday.
Less than 60 per cent of eligible voters cast their ballots
June 10, 2009
Slightly less than 60 per cent of eligible voters cast their ballot in the 38th general election for Nova Scotia yesterday, according to preliminary numbers available last night.
'Humbled' Dexter secures majority in huge NDP victory
June 10, 2009
In the end it wasn’t even close.
Riding by riding results from last night's vote
June 10, 2009
Full election results by percentage from all 18 ridings in the Halifax Regional Municipality last night.
'We're painting the whole thing orange!'
June 10, 2009
Just feet from one of five enormous flatscreen televisions, Nova Scotia NDP President Peggy Walsh turned to her companion, former NDP Leader Alexa McDonough, and exclaimed, “We’re painting the whole thing orange!”
Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville voters say ‘Whynott!’
June 10, 2009
Mat Whynott and the NDP celebrated a landslide victory in the riding of Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville last night.
Younger steals Dartmouth East for Liberals
June 10, 2009
Andrew Younger painted a bright streak of red onto an orange landscape last night, stealing Dartmouth East from the NDP’s Joan Massey.
'Perfect storm' boosts NDP support outside HRM
June 10, 2009
The NDP picked up a lot of seats outside of the Halifax Regional Municipality in last night’s election.
Attack ads did little to sway voters
June 10, 2009
Late campaign attack ads tying the NDP to unions failed to resonate with voters, election results showed last night.
Stephen McNeil basks in Opposition glow
June 10, 2009
Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil was seeing red last night, and that’s not a bad thing, since it means his Grits got enough votes to move up from the third place party to become the province’s Official Opposition.
MacDonald undecided on his political future
June 10, 2009
Rodney MacDonald handily won his own seat in the province’s 38th general election, but his political future was in question after his Progressive Conservative government went down in a crushing defeat yesterday.
Nova Scotia NDP scores majority government in historic win
June 09, 2009
Nova Scotia took a sharp left turn tonight, electing its very first NDP government and putting a stop to longtime PC leadership.
Dryden among big guns deployed in tight HRM ridings
June 09, 2009
As Election Day strikes in Nova Scotia today party sources say about a half dozen of the 18 ridings in the Halifax Regional Municipality are tightly contested and could change hands.
Liberals the only party who can thwart NDP: McNeil
June 09, 2009
Forget Rodney MacDonald — if Tory voters want to make an impact in the provincial election the Liberals say vote for them.
NDP demands apology after Tories launch attack ads
June 08, 2009
As the provincial election campaign winds down, the nastiness doesn’t.
A riding-by-riding look at HRM
June 08, 2009
Nova Scotians head to the polls Tuesday for the province’s 38th general election, and the political landscape in Halifax Regional Municipality could change drastically — or barely at all.
Place your bets on Darrell Dexter for premier
June 05, 2009
Only four more days before you can stop ignoring this less than riveting provincial election, so let’s recap how the parties have done.
Latest poll places Dexter firmly in majority territory
June 05, 2009
It was really no surprise to see the Progressive Conservatives and Liberals targeting the NDP at Thursday night’s roundtable debate on CTV considering the poll released just moments before it began.
Student associations 'optimistic' that next government will boost funding
June 05, 2009
Parties need to plan more investment in post-secondary institutions, members of Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations said at a press conference yesterday in Halifax.
Throwing in the towel, doctor throws a wrench into campaign
June 05, 2009
A local doctor was pulled into the provincial election campaign Thursday when he sent out a note to his patients that he was “giving up.”
Leaders zero in on Dexter for final debate
June 05, 2009
The knives were out for Darrell Dexter Thursday night at a lively leaders’ roundtable debate on CTV, with Premier Rodney MacDonald going as far as to compare the NDP leader to a car thief.
Student puts out the call for first-time voters
June 04, 2009
Abby MacIsaac has a message she hopes people take to heart before passing up their democratic right in Tuesday's provincial election.
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