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It’s voting day in Nova Scotia as people head to the polls to cast their ballots. Live results will begin here at 8 p.m. AT when the polls close. Global News will also be carrying a live election special at that time.Live updates and analysis can also be found online at globalnews.ca/halifax.Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston called a snap election last month and is seeking a second mandate as premier.Both of the province’s opposition leaders were critical of an early call they said broke the premier’s promise to adhere to a fixed election date. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Liberal Leader Zach Churchill has taken th...

Business and political leaders in Canada say there will be pain if Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods, but they note the hurt will happen in his country as well. The president-elect posted to Truth Social on Monday he will sign an executive order imposing a 25 per cent tariff on all products coming in to the United States from Canada and Mexico.He said the tariff will remain in place until both countries stop drugs, in particular fentanyl, and people from illegally crossing the borders.Canadian American Business Council CEO Beth Burke said in a statement last night that Trump’s proposal would harm businesses on both sides of the border and would “erode the economic and geopolitical strength of North America.” ...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 26, 2024 7:40 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada Post says it’s missed out on delivering an estimated 10 million parcels as a strike by more than 55,000 workers across the country continues ahead of Black Friday. Company spokeswoman Lisa Liu said in a statement Monday that talks with the union over the weekend resulted in limited progress, with Canada Post trying to “move forward with urgency” on discussing changes to its delivery model. 1:50 Canada...

It’s election day in Nova Scotia, as Tim Houston’s Progressive Conservatives seek a second mandate. Houston opted to call a snap election on Oct. 27 — ignoring his government’s election law, which for the first time in Nova Scotia set a fixed election date: July 15, 2025.It was a move that was criticized by Liberal Leader Zach Churchill and NDP Leader Claudia Chender.In a little over four weeks of campaigning, topics such as housing, affordability and health care have dominated discussions.In 2021, Houston’s campaign zeroed in on the ailing health-care system, and his vow to fix it. During this 2024 campaign, the other two major party leaders have called Houston out on the slow pace of improving the crisis.During a televised debate, Houston argued that the system had crumbled under 12 year...