Tim Houston

• Nova Scotia offshore regulator looking to study potential Wind West sites

  Nova Scotia’s offshore energy regulator wants to begin studying areas of the ocean that could be home to the first turbines in Premier Tim Houston’s proposed Wind West project.

  Canada

  Jan 2
  
• How N.S. premier is arguing against updating privacy legislation

  Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston previously ran for leadership on updating freedom of information rules, but he appears to have changed his stance.

  Politics

  Dec 23, 2025
  
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• Sipekne’katik First Nation bans N.S. premier, ministers after cannabis directive

  Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, and two cabinet ministers, aren't welcome at Sipekne'katik First Nation after a directive last week to crack down on illegal cannabis dispensaries.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2025
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• N.S. premier criticizes ‘disgusting’ ban on staff wearing poppies in some courtrooms

  'Disgusting' is how Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston described the decision not to allow staff to wear poppies in some courtrooms ahead of Remembrance Day.

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2025
• Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston shuffles cabinet, drops three ministers

  Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has shuffled his cabinet, dropping three members who oversaw the departments of justice, energy and natural resources.

  Politics

  Oct 21, 2025
• Tim Houston calls Nova Scotia Power ‘out of touch’ with new rate hike ask

  Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is calling on Nova Scotia Power to kibosh its' plans for another increase in power prices over the next two years.

  Canada

  Sep 2, 2025
• ‘A crushing feeling’: Homes damaged as wildfire rages on in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley

  Some who call Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley home are keeping a close eye on an out-of-control wildfire to see if an evacuation order will be expanded in the area.

  Fire

  Aug 25, 2025
• Group threatens N.S. with legal action over ‘grossly disproportionate’ woods ban

  The Canadian Constitution Foundation, which supports legal challenges across the country generally relating to charter rights, said this forest ban is one step too far.

  Fire

  Aug 8, 2025
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• Nova Scotia premier misses Halifax Pride parade for second consecutive year

  Nova Scotia’s NDP and Liberal parties each participated with a parade float this weekend, leaving the Progressive Conservatives as the only major political party not represented.

  Politics

  Jul 21, 2025
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• ‘The premier wants to run Halifax’: Councillors call for Houston to stay out of city business

  Last week, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston sided with the city’s mayor on his motion calling for all bike lane construction to be halted.

  Politics

  Jun 17, 2025