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N.S. quadruples housing development fund, approves its use for health-care facility loan

Opposition leaders are criticizing a move by the Nova Scotia government that quadruples the borrowing limit for the housing development…

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With electronic polling closed, CBRM candidates turn to getting vote out on Saturday

Election candidates in Cape Breton Regional Municipality are turning their attention to Saturday’s traditional polling and paper ballots now that…

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N.S. offers retirement fund top-ups for doctors, hoping they’ll stick around

The Nova Scotia government is creating a retirement benefits program for doctors in hopes the public money will keep more…

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Response from Andy Fillmore

In The Coast’s mayor voting guide, published on Oct. 13, city hall reporter Matt Stickland wrote that Andy Fillmore’s flagship…

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Candidates vying to be Halifax’s next mayor combat apathy and lack of awareness

Candidates running to be Halifax’s next mayor are fighting apathy and a lack of public engagement with municipal politics, experts…

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Shelter clients say facilities belong in downtown Sydney, despite campaign comments

Some of the people staying at homeless shelters in downtown Sydney, N.S., say the services belong there, despite comments from…

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Mayor voting guide: A Waye forward?

Halifax is guaranteed to have a new mayor after the election on October 19 because the incumbent, mayor Mike Savage,…

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3 dead, 3 injured in separate crashes on Highway 101 over long weekend

Three people died and three others were injured in separate crashes in Kings County over the Thanksgiving weekend. According to an…

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Cap on foreign student permits costing Atlantic Canada $163M: report

Atlantic Canadian universities say Ottawa’s cap on foreign student permits has cost the region an estimated $163 million, according to a consultant’s report. The…

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N.S. man convicted in 2020 murder of Colton Cook seeks new trial

A man convicted in a brutal murder four years ago in southwestern Nova Scotia is asking the province’s highest court to grant…

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