The Greens have also benefitted, seeing an increase of five percentage points to 12 per cent support in the province, according to the poll.

The riding became vacant when Baillie resigned as both party leader and MLA on January 24th after an independent investigation ordered by his party found he acted inappropriately and breached the legislature's policy on workplace harassment.

The Liberals seemed to make a pre-emptive move on the health file Monday, announcing family doctors will get a pay boost as a result of nearly $40 million in funding

Chaisson is the current executive director of the Halifax Seaport Farmers' Market and former PC candidate for Chester/St. Margaret's in the 2017 election. 

Smith-McCrossin, who represents the riding of Cumberland North, joins fellow caucus members Tim Houston and John Lohr, along with Cape Breton Municipality Mayor Cecil Clarke, in the contest for the party's top job.

Cecil Clarke says he didn't want to announce his intentions for the provincial Tory leadership with people thinking they could shame him or hold something over him.

Paul Edward Beasant, 49, has been charged with one count each of fraud over $5000 and uttering a forged document.

John Lohr, MLA for Kings North, announced his candidacy on Monday in a Youtube video, joining MLA Tim Houston in the race to lead Nova Scotia's official opposition.

The proposed bill has received widespread support across Nova Scotia so far, Houston says, including 28 municipalities in the province that have agreed to proclaim the day.

Crnogorac told Global News that her joke about a date rape drug was taken out of context and she didn't know the history of the words "I can't breathe"