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Michael Gorman
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Nova Scotia-based reporter covering provincial politics. Posts non-work photos at www.michaelgorman.xyz
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N.S. premier sees a distinction between military uniforms and poppies | CBC News
Last week, Tim Houston issued a stern social media post in which he said it was "disgusting" that an order had been issued prohibiting people who work in certain court facilities from wearing poppies ...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Nova Scotia Power CEO defends proposed rate hike | CBC News
The head of Nova Scotia Power says he thinks the utility has a strong case for higher rates for each of the next two years despite criticism about unaffordability.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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New N.S. government hiring directive says only 1 of every 2 vacancies can be filled | CBC News
The Nova Scotia government issued a directive on Monday that departments and other government entities are only allowed to fill one vacancy for every two full-time equivalent openings they have on the...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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A damaged memorial cross rescued from the Long Lake wildfire is back where it belongs | CBC News
A Second World War memorial that was saved from a wildfire in West Dalhousie, N.S., has been returned to the site in time for Remembrance Day.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Updated with response from Nova Scotia Health.
November 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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N.S. NDP calls for increased government accountability | CBC News
NDP Leader Claudia Chender says her party would improve accountability by overhauling the province’s lobbyist registry if it formed government.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Breastfeeding support services to be scaled back at Halifax clinic | CBC News
A popular infant feeding support service at a Halifax clinic is set to be scaled back. Parents and babies will still be able to access support by appointment, but a drop-in service will be discontinue...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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N.S. auditor general continues to raise concerns about long-term care home contracts | CBC News
Nova Scotia’s auditor general reaffirmed her view Wednesday that the provincial government is not following public procurement laws by giving long-term care home operators a right of first refusal on ...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Here's how much money you needed to make to be among the top N.S. earners | CBC News
New numbers from Statistics Canada reveal how much the highest-income Nova Scotians make. The information is based on tax filings for 2023.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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N.S. municipal affairs minister promises communication on natural resource projects | CBC News
Nova Scotia’s new municipal affairs minister says the “only way” to bring in more revenue for municipalities is by boosting the economy through the PC government’s push for energy and resource project...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Cape Breton company says offshore wind contractors don't need government subsidies | CBC News
A Net Zero Atlantic report examined 10 ports and companies on the East Coast and found Atlantic Canada Bulk Terminal in Sydney harbour was at or near the top for readiness and investment required.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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N.S. gov't protects 1,300 hectares of land amid criticism over its openness to development | CBC News
The Nova Scotia government announced about 1,300 hectares of new land for 16 parks and other protected areas on Wednesday at a time when it’s being criticized for contemplating development opportuniti...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Mi'kmaw chiefs say Avon River fish passage concerns being ignored | CBC News
The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs says their concerns around fish passage related to the Avon River are being ignored and is calling on “meaningful consultation” related to Nova Scotia’s late...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Tourism industry says parks and protected areas should be off limits for development | CBC News
The head of the Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia says it is “almost incomprehensible” that the provincial government would entertain a proposal for a golf course within the boundaries of a ...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Nova Scotia has a major shortage of francophone schools, board says | CBC News
A "significant infrastructure deficit" means only a fraction of eligible students are attending francophone school in Nova Scotia, said the superintendent of the province's French school board on Tues...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Halifax has removed the final hurdle to development in some areas — and neighbours are fighting back | CBC News
A wealthy Halifax neighbourhood with tree-lined streets and grand homes on the Northwest Arm has become one of the latest battlegrounds in the city’s push to build more housing.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Why a beloved literary publisher is running out of a backyard shed in New Brunswick | CBC Radio
Gaspereau Press, a boutique Canadian publishing company and printing press, is changing hands and moving to a new base of operations — a converted garage in Keagan Hawthorne’s backyard in Sackville, N...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont resigns from Conservative caucus to join the Liberals | CBC News
Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont resigned from the Conservative caucus Tuesday — and he's joining the Liberals.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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NHL star subs in as coach of N.S. minor hockey team to support a grieving family | CBC News
Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand, who is from Hammonds Plains, N.S., said he didn't hesitate to come home once he learned his friend's 10-year-old daughter died after a battle with cancer.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Premier says Dartmouth Cove infilling restrictions appear ‘ambiguous,’ political | CBC News
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says provincial staff have flagged concerns with recent land-use bylaw amendments passed by Halifax regional council  earlier this month.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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$1.9M untendered N.S. Loyal contract was about acting fast, not connections: Houston | CBC News
Premier Tim Houston says his government was just trying to act quickly when, in the wake of its 2021 election win, an untendered contract went to a communications firm that employs people who used to ...
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November 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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N.S. government reviewing Cabot golf proposal for West Mabou Beach Provincial Park | CBC News
Natural Resources Minister Kim Masland confirmed Thursday that her department has received a proposal for a golf development that would use West Mabou Beach Provincial Park, and she said she’s willing...
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November 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Tender issued for Highway 102 redesign work | CBC News
The Nova Scotia government has issued a tender for work that would consider how to improve the flow of traffic along one of the busiest stretches of road in the province.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Days after Premier Tim Houston's government passed legislation that lifts the provincial moratorium on hydraulic fracturing for onshore natural gas, Mi'kmaw leaders in Nova Scotia are making their position clear and threatening legal action. #nspoli

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Mi'kmaw chiefs reject fracking in Nova Scotia | CBC News
Days after Premier Tim Houston’s government passed legislation that lifts the provincial moratorium on hydraulic fracturing for onshore natural gas, Mi’kmaw leadership in Nova Scotia are making their ...
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March 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Premier Tim Houston's ninth sitting as premier — his longest since taking office — could foreshadow what the next three or four years will be like for him and his Progressive Conservative government. #nspoli via @nsnewsh0und.bsky.social

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ANALYSIS | Houston government's 2nd term is likely to be harder than the first | CBC News
The spring sitting of the Nova Scotia Legislature — the longest Tim Houston has faced as premier — may be a preview of what's in store for his second mandate.
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March 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM