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MacPolitics: Poll In First Week of NS Election Shows Majority Terrain For Tim Houston Conservatives
Kelly Bennett To Head Up National Polling Firm’s Expansion In Halifax – Abacus Data Establishes Atlantic Beachhead
Travelling Nurse Program Among Houston’s Healthcare Proposals, Bridge Tolls to Help with “Whack-a-Mole” Traffic Woes
NDP Would Ban Fixed-Term Leases, Implement Coastal Protection Act: Chender
MacPolitics: Liberal Zach Churchill Has A Plan To Save NS Families $3,000 A year; Create 40 Medical Clinics
MacPolitics/MacHistory: A Look At Elections Past In Nova Scotia
MacPolitics: ‘Old Tory’ Roger Porter Does Not Support Houston Regime – States Case On Election Sign
Colin Patrick MacDonald Writes From Calgary – Memories As A Cape Breton Post Paperboy In Antigonish
MacPolitics: An American In Halifax Can Only ‘Hope’ For Kamala Harris Victory: Tuesday Is U.S. Election Night
MacPolitics: Retired ST FX Prof Gary Brooks Election Night Treats For U.S. Presidential Campaign
Jim David: My Take On…Fall Dining Near Peggy’s Cove
It’s That Time Of Season: Old Farmer’s Almanac Predictions For Atlantic Canada 2025
The Notebook Soundtrack: Celtic Thunder – Here In Halifax, November
Saturday Notebook Edition, Below
Alex Whalen: All Parties Should Commit To Growing Nova Scotia’s Economy
MacPolitics: Tim Houston’s First Job As A Paperboy, Also Flipped McDonald Hamburgers On Lacewood
MacPolitics: A Chat With Hugh Wright On Liberal Campaigning
MacPolitics: NDP Stalwart Dan O’Connor Has Experience With Snap Elections
MacPolitics: Don Cameron: On Why He Removed Tolls On Canso Causeway In 1991
Exclusive: MacPolitics: Why Jordi Morgan Can’t Run For Poilievre Conservatives In Halifax West, After All
Gardening: Planting Fall Garlic, Growing A Gigantic Castor Bean Plant
Nearly 40 Years Ago, Brian Peckford Tried To Pioneer Hydroponic Gardening; AeroGarden Used The Technology But Now Closing
That’s The End Of The Notebook on Saturday
NS Votes: MacPolitics: In Wake of Snap Election Call, Houston Defends Healthcare Record and Promotional Flyer
NS Votes: MacPolitics: In His Own Words, Conservative Leader Tim Houston On His Two Reasons To Call Snap Election
NS Votes: MacPolitics: Liberal Zach Churchill Opens Campaign With Elections NS Complaint, Fiery Words on Snap Writ Drop
NS Votes: MacPolitics: NDP Leader Claudia Chender: ‘No Need For Snap Election That Tim Houston Has Foisted Upon Nova Scotians’
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Crosby Foods – Think Crosby Molasses – Acquires Sweetener Portfolio — A Chat With William Crosby, VP Of Fifth Generation Molasses Producer
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The Halifax Developers: Repeat: A Book Publishing Contract
Feb 9, 2018 | Business
Loblaw Battles NSLC Over Right To Retail Booze
Feb 9, 2018 | Business
Opinion: How The NSLC Botched Weed Sales
Feb 2, 2018 | Business
The Halifax Developers: A Book Publishing Contract
Jan 26, 2018 | Business
Who Says You Can’t Win A Battle With Monopolistic NSLC?
Jan 26, 2018 | Business
Nova Scotia Craft Brewers Battle WIth NSLC, Part II
Jan 12, 2018 | Business
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