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,...
MULGRAVE: A former Mulgrave mayor who ran for the New Democratic Party (NDP) in the 2011 federal election is once again stocking up on orange lawn signs, buttons and pamphlets.
Marney Simmons was acclaimed as the Guysborough-Eastern Shore-Tracadie NDP candidate...
ANTIGONISH: It’s still a red riding.
Incumbent Liberal Randy Delorey will continue to represent Antigonish in the provincial legislature after winning his riding with 3,877 votes.
In unofficial results, Delorey defeated PC candidate Ray Mattie, who managed 3,139 votes, NDP candidate...
SAMSONVILLE: Jamie Baillie, leader of Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative party, visited the area late last week to support local candidates, explain his party’s platform and, last Friday night at the Lakeside Community Centre, sample some Richmond County barbecue.
“I don’t...
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...
It has been a very interesting few weeks in politics, hasn’t it? This being election season, you’re stuck with it, whether or not you follow it.
And while the platforms and party politics are interesting, the most fascinating part of...
On May 19 five of us, ordinary women in the Strait area, met over a cup of coffee to discuss the place and quality of palliative care in our health care system.
The structure of society has undergone radical changes...
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...
With the governing Liberals expected to call an election after introducing the budget at the end of this month, there is speculation about what will happen when Nova Scotians soon go the polls.
On April 27, the provincial government will...
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...