Early voting in Nova Scotia’s provincial will be open until this Saturday.
All early voting locations are currently open from 9 a-m to 6 p-m.
Election Nova Scotia says voters can also cast their early ballot on Monday at the returning office in their electoral district.
Election day is Tuesday with polling stations open from 8 a-m to 8 p-m. (The Canadian Press)
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The New Brunswick government will be introducing a rent cap in February.
The cap will forbid landlords from increasing rents by more than three per cent annually, with the program set to be evaluated each year.
Under current legislation, landlords must give tenants six months’ written notice of a rent increase and they can only give notice of a rent increase once every 12 months.
Any tenant served a rent increase notice higher than three per cent is being urged to contact the Tenant and Landlord Relations Office to request a formal review. (The Canadian Press)
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The New Brunswick government has introduced legislative amendments aimed at lowering gas and diesel prices.
The proposed changes would see the cost of the carbon adjuster removed from the price of gasoline and diesel.
The province estimates the move would save New Brunswickers about four cents per litre at the pumps.
The change would take effect when the bill receives royal assent in mid-December. (The Canadian Press)
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A famous Fredericton beaver sculpture has found a new home in a downtown art gallery.
Beginning this weekend, people passing by the Beaverbrook Art Gallery will be greeted by a mom and baby beaver on logs, looking into the museum.
The sculpture is visible from the outside through the building’s glass doors.
The piece was commissioned by the province in 1959 as a gift to William Maxwell Aitken, known as Lord Beaverbrook, for his 80th birthday.
(The Canadian Press)
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Newfoundland R-C-M-P say three people were arrested over the weekend for impaired driving offences.
Three separate offences took place, two on Saturday and one on Sunday.
A 28-year-old man and 52-year-old man were charged on Saturday, after they both provided breath samples above the legal limit.
On Sunday, a 29-year-old man was arrested for impaired operation after police found open liquor inside his vehicle and he failed a roadside breath test. (The Canadian Press)
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WestJet will reinstate direct flight service between Halifax and Paris this summer.
The direct flights between Halifax and France’s capital city will be available in 2025 for the first time since 2022.
The airline will make trips from Halifax to Paris four times a week from May 16th until October 25th.
The airline also says it will kick off service between Halifax and Edinburgh three times a week, and flights between Halifax and Dublin four times a week over the summer.
(CTV News)
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