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MacPolitics: Surging in the polls, Claudia Chender-Led NDP Launch Last Minute Campaign: ‘Don’t Let Tim Win’
It’s time to scrap political tax credits
MacPolitics: Retired STFX prof Dr. Gary Brooks Election Night Nibbles for NS provincial Election
A Life Well Lived: Remembering Tom Forrestall
Alison Strachan: LaHave Bakery Celebrates 39 Years In Business
Jim David: A Second Visit To Hali Deli
MacPolitics: A Tory is A Tory Is A Tory – NS PC Leader Tim Houston Has Distanced Himself from Conservative Party of Canada
MacPolitics: Tim Houston’s Platform Does Not Call For Universal MSI Coverage Of Anti-HIV Drug – That’s a Shame
MacPolitics: Liberal Party Commits to More Highway Twinning
Collaborative Community Health Care: More Than 50 Years Of Doing It In Halifax’s North End
Jim David: My Take: ‘Hali Deli’, Halifax’s Old World Delicatessen
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MacPolitics: Party Leaders’ Debate Shows Philosophical Differences On Housing, Healthcare
MacPolitics: Liberals Charge Susan Corkum-Greek Campaign With Vote Buying
MacPolitics: Peter Zwicker In His Own Words As Liberals Accuse Lunenburg Tory Candidate Of Vote Buying
MacPolitics: ‘Can I Have Your Vote For A Pint Of Dark Rum, A Load Of Gravel?’
MQO Poll: Majority Favours Tim Houston, PCs Lead Everywhere
MacPolitics: Poll Shows Nova Scotia PCs Extend Lead At Halfway Mark Of Campaign
Chender Reaffirms Support for Small, Local Businesses; Promises To Reduce Business Taxes
MacPolitics: Houston Tories Claim NDP’s Lisa Lachance ‘Double-Dipping’ By Collecting $1.1M From Ottawa
MacPolitics: NDP Points Out Tory Candidate’s Company Received Millions To Build Housing For Seniors
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Road Building Titans: All You Need To Know About Donald Chisholm & Carl Potter
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HWY 104: Carl Potter & Donald Chisholm’s Chief Bidders Went Up Againt Global Giants & Won The Day – But Cecil Vance Stayed In Retirement
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HWY 103: Asphalt & Concrete Paving To Be Considered For 11-Kilometre Road Surface
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