Election

• Mel Vincent Jr., son of late Mel Vincent Sr., launches bid for Saint John mayor’s chair

  Mel Vincent Jr., is the some of long time Saint John councillor the late Mel Vincent Sr.

  Politics

  Mar 5
• Saint John-area group offers support to women running for municipal office

  Three Saint John-area women have launched 'See Jane Run,' a grassroots organization aimed at encouraging more women to run in the upcoming municipal elections in New Brunswick.

  Politics

  Mar 2
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• Blood Tribe members call for election reform

  Some are calling for changes to be made to how Blood Tribe elections are administered after criticism emerged in the wake of a vote last fall.

  Politics

  Feb 26
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• Liberal Leader defends legitimacy of Newfoundland and Labrador election

  Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Leader and incumbent Premier Andrew Furey says he believes the province's chaotic and delayed election is legitimate.

  Politics

  Feb 25
• Unprecedented Newfoundland and Labrador election is fraught with risks

  'I've definitely heard rumblings about various kinds of constitutional challenges that are being contemplated,' the president of the NL NDP said of mail-in-only election voting.

  Politics

  Feb 20
• Mail-in ballot deadline in NL election extended, postmarked no later than March 12

  Chief Electoral Officer Bruce Chaulk says the new deadline calls for mail-in ballots to be postmarked no later than Friday, March 12.

  Politics

  Feb 19
• N.S. Justice Minister Mark Furey announces he will not be re-offering

  Mark Furey announced his decision on Friday and was thanked by Premier Stephen McNeil for his years in provincial politics.

  Politics

  Feb 19
• Nova Scotia ordered to disclose management fees it pays for company to operate Yarmouth Ferry

  The management fees represent the guaranteed profit that Bay Ferries Ltd., makes for operating the CAT ferry which travels between Yarmouth, N.S., and Bar Harbor.

  Canada

  Feb 16
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• N.L. elections officer delays voting in areas hit by COVID-19 outbreak

  In a release Thursday, Elections NL officials say with growing COVID-19 case numbers in the area, they can't retain enough workers to staff the polls.

  Canada

  Feb 11
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• Liberals choose Iain Rankin as new leader, 29th premier of Nova Scotia

  The 37-year-old was chosen on the second ballot of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party's convention on Saturday. He defeated Labi Kousoulis and Randy Delorey.

  Politics

  Feb 6