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February 13, 2012
Improving Tory fortunes in Halifax was on the minds of Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives on Sunday as they quizzed their leader about how he plans to win more seats in the vote-rich provincial capital.
Sen. Fred Dickson remembered as a ‘great champion’
February 10, 2012
Conservative Sen. Fred Dickson, a respected Nova Scotia lawyer and offshore resources expert who promoted Atlantic Canada's energy interests, died Thursday. He was 74.
February 06, 2012
HALIFAX - The four Atlantic premiers and more than 20 business leaders head to Atlanta today to start a three-day trade mission
February 06, 2012
Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil is calling on the premier’s office to offer whatever resources or support it can to bring Metro Transit and the Amalgamated Transit Union back to the table.
Student protesters break it down for Dexter
February 02, 2012
About 1,000 people bombarded the streets of downtown Halifax Wednesday for what was part protest, part dance party for lower tuition fees.
Access a security issue: AG
January 20, 2012
Nova Scotia’s auditor general is once again calling attention to inadequate computer security across provincial departments and agencies.
Opposition calls for Epstein’s removal
January 20, 2012
An NDP member of the public accounts committee is entitled to his opinion on auditor general Jacques Lapointe’s latest report, Premier Darrell Dexter says.
Epstein to auditor: Who asked you?
January 19, 2012
Halifax-Chebucto MLA Howard Epstein thinks the auditor general overstepped his bounds in offering economic and policy advice to government.
Worries over Acadian seat losses premature: Minister
January 10, 2012
Graham Steele says it’s up to an independent commission to consider the fate of Acadian representation in an upcoming electoral-boundary review.
ACOA to announce forestry initiative
January 10, 2012
The Atlantic Canadian Opportunities Agency is expected to announce support for the region’s struggling forestry sector on Tuesday.
University tuition to rise as province cuts funding
January 05, 2012
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government will allow tuition fees to rise by three per cent a year while reducing its grant to universities.
Acadian, African Nova Scotian seats in jeopardy
January 03, 2012
Four ridings dedicated to Acadian and African Nova Scotians are on the chopping block as the province moves forward with a review of constituency boundaries.
House debates Bill 102
December 06, 2011
Bill 102 will pass — the only question is how long it will take. After some minor tweaking in the legislature’s law amendments committee, Bill 102 returned to the House of Assembly for debate.
Dexter flummoxed by feds’ environment plans
December 06, 2011
Canada’s pulling out of the Kyoto Protocol without a strong replacement plan would be a “shame,” Premier Darrell Dexter said yesterday.
Province reaches deal with RCMP
December 01, 2011
The province has reached a tentative 20-year deal with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
NDP reschedules law amendment presenters
December 01, 2011
Opposition parties were crying foul yesterday after Justice Minister Ross Landry made a last minute rescheduling for public presentations on contentious new labour legislation.
McNeil presents Bill 102 changes
November 30, 2011
It didn’t take long into the public-consultation process for Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil to propose amendments to a contentious new labour bill.
Unions have say on labour bill
November 30, 2011
Union representatives got a chance to rebut the business community’s concerns over first contract arbitration yesterday.
Liberals press Paris on job targets
November 25, 2011
Opposition Liberals renewed their demand that Economic and Rural Development Minister Percy Paris provide concrete job targets for the province on Thursday.
Legislation aims to require permits for tattoo parlours
November 24, 2011
There are no rules in Nova Scotia about who can be a tattoo artist.
AG dispute a ‘purely legal matter’: Epstein
November 24, 2011
The Nova Scotia government reiterated its desire for auditor general Jacques Lapointe to go to court to resolve a dispute between his office and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board.
Nova Scotia unveils workforce plan
November 23, 2011
The province revealed three general themes for its workforce strategy yesterday.
Paris deflects question on African Nova Scotian jobs
November 23, 2011
Economic Development Minister Percy Paris says he was “beyond frustrated” with questions from the opposition Liberals on African Nova Scotian unemployment yesterday.
Leaders mull position on MLA needs
November 23, 2011
The leaders of Nova Scotia’s three political parties say they’ll wait for the committee consulting on electoral boundaries to report before taking a position on the number of MLAs the province needs.
Liberals won’t stall labour bill
November 21, 2011
The provincial Liberals have declined to join the Progressive Conservatives in their attempt to stall Bill 102.
Defence Minister calls situation in Syria 'troubling in the extreme'
November 21, 2011
Just a few months after returning from Libya, HMCS Charlottetown will be redeployed as part of NATO’s ongoing mission in the Mediterranean.
Security forum a success: MacKay
November 21, 2011
This year’s Halifax International Security Forum was the most successful in the event’s three-year history, according to Defence Minister Peter MacKay.
Tories to fight new labour bill
November 21, 2011
They’re powerless to stop it, but Nova Scotia’s opposition parties plan to do everything they can to slow down new labour legislation.
NDP moves forward with new labour law
November 18, 2011
The province is moving ahead with legislation that would allow for an arbitrator-imposed one-year contract between employers and newly-certified unions.
Budget released in blocks easier to understand: Minister
November 18, 2011
Finance Minister Graham Steele said releasing the province’s fall capital budget bit-by-bit is to better inform the public of government investment in their regions, not for political gain.
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