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The Nova Scotia N-D-P is proposing new measures that would ban fixed-term leases if elected on November 26th.
N-D-P Leader Claudia Chender says her party will also immediately slash the province’s rent cap in half, bringing it from five per cent to 2.5 per cent.
Liberal Leader Zach Churchill says his party would lower provincial income taxes by raising the basic personal exemption amount to 15-thousand-705 dollars.
Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston says his party will establish a provincial travel nurse team to help areas with nursing shortages.
(The Canadian Press)
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Nova Scotians casting a ballot in the upcoming provincial election won’t need a voter card at the polls.
Chief electoral officer Dorothy Rice says voters can bring personal identification or can swear an oath.
The traditional voter information cards, which are typically sent by mail, would have told registered voters where and when they could vote on election day.
That specific location can be found on the Elections Nova Scotia website by clicking on the tab marked, “Where do I vote?”
(The Canadian Press)
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Police in Saint John are looking for the driver of a white Cadillac that was involved in three hit-and-run crashes.
The Saint John Police Force says the Cadillac first collided with a parked Volkswagen Jetta on Tuesday, on Adelaide Street.
Police allege the Cadillac then hit an unoccupied Mazda 3 parked further down the street, as well as a Mazda 5.
The police force says the driver is described as an older white man with a white beard and white hair.
(The Canadian Press)
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The Saint John Theatre Company in New Brunswick is getting 12-million dollars from Ottawa to transform the city’s Sydney Street courthouse into a theatre.
The theatre group took ownership of the courthouse in March 2020, but work was derailed due to COVID.
With the funding, the group will initiate work to renovate the 200-year-old courthouse across from King Square park into a modern performance space.
(CBC News)
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Police in Fredericton have arrested a man following a fire in the city earlier this week.
The fire at Mactavish’s Source for Sports on Queen Street broke out late Tuesday.
Police say a 49-year-old man is facing charges, but they did not provide details.
(CTV News)
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Halifax-born singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan has postponed tour dates for her upcoming 30th anniversary tour due to illness.
The musician says she needs to take time to heal her vocal chords after having acute laryngitis.
McLachlan says she is working to reschedule show dates across six provinces–including shows in Halifax and Moncton, New Brunswick–as quickly as possible.
All previously purchased tickets will be honoured on the new dates.
(The Canadian Press/CBC News)
