Even as it became all too clear that we were going to have a provincial election this spring, I wasn’t prepared for this campaign to have such a record-setting nature.
No, I’m not talking about the shortness of the campaign,...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A political newcomer made headlines across the province by upsetting a cabinet minister who recently marked 20 years of political life.
In unofficial results from Elections Nova Scotia, Progressive Conservative candidate Alana Paon took 3,336 votes to 3,316...
ANTIGONISH: The NDP are making the rounds to get their voice heard.
Nova Scotia NDP leader Gary Burrill was in Antigonish on May 8 to meet with Antigonish NDP candidate Moraig MacGillivray and speak with organizers and supporters of her...
RICHMOND: A local MLA said he is ready to run should a provincial election be called.
Cape Breton-Richmond MLA Michel Samson will take part in his seventh nomination meeting on Sunday, April 30.
“I’m looking forward to the opportunity to defend...
CENTRAL NOVA: As the federal election is now only five days away, candidates in both Central Nova and Cape Breton-Canso are making the final push in their campaigns.
Katerina Nikas, the Green Party candidate...
GUYSBOROUGH: A teacher said he is looking forward to trying his hand in the political arena.
Rob Wolf is leading the way in Guysbrough-Eastern Shore-Tracadie for the Progressive Conservative Party.
Wolf, who holds Bachelors’ degrees in Music, Education, a Masters in...
I note in the Progressive Conservative election platform released by leader Jamie Baillie that he has promised that, if elected, “… we will require Provincial Court Judges to complete comprehensive and ongoing education in sexual assault law.”
This follows his...
ISLE MADAME: The Progressive Conservatives have a new face seeking election.
Isle Madame native Alana Paon became the PC candidate for the riding of Cape Breton-Richmond after being acclaimed on February 1.
A business consultant and farmer, Paon said she’s been...
STRAIT AREA: For the second time since 2003, the province will have a summer election.
Premier Iain Rankin officially dropped the writ on July 17, after meeting with Lt.-Gov. Arthur LeBlanc to dissolve the...
“We have had enough and we are not going to take it any more” was the call from the podium on May 7 in Sydney Mines (with the Minister of Health in the audience).
Eighty doctors had signed a declaration...