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Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston fired the opening salvos of a snap election he called Sunday, saying he needs a strong mandate in order to help the province “stand up” to the federal government. Voters in the Maritime province will go to the polls on Nov. 26.That’s several months ahead of the province’s fixed election date of July 15, 2025 which Houston himself had previously set.“Nova Scotia needs a government with a renewed fresh mandate to stand up for our province,” Houston told supporters during a rally at a pub in the Halifax suburb of Bedford.“Otherwise our province risks becoming a political football in a federal election that could be held simultaneously with the current scheduled fixed election date. That is not in Nova Scotia’s best interest.” Story continues below adver...

TBILISI, Georgia — Georgia’s president said Sunday she did not recognize the results of this weekend’s parliamentary vote, which election officials say was won by the ruling party, adding that the country fell victim to a “Russian special operation” aimed at moving it off a path toward Europe. Standing alongside opposition leaders, President Salome Zourabichvili urged Georgians to rally Monday night on Tbilisi’s main street to protest what she called a “total falsification, a total stealing of your votes,” raising the prospect of further political turmoil in the South Caucasus nation.She spoke the day after an election which could decide whether Georgia embraces Europe or falls under the sway of Russia.“This election cannot be recognized, because it is the recognition of Russia’s intrusion...

Nova Scotians are set to go to the polls in a provincial election Nov. 26. Here are five key issues that leaders and candidates for the Progressive Conservatives, Liberals and NDP are expected to highlight during the campaign:The Progressive Conservatives were elected in 2021 on a pledge to “fix” the province’s ailing system. Story continues below advertisement The Tories say they have made inroads in recruiting doctors and nurses and in providing more resources for emergency medical care. 2:05 Could Nova Scotia call an early election? Health concerns come into focus in province The Liberals and NDP will highlight...

Another week, another raft of imminent challenges to Justin Trudeau’s leadership of both the country and the Liberal Party. The Prime Minister, whose presence at the party helm has stirred criticism and calls for his resignation from within his own ranks, is facing two deadlines in the coming days: one from Liberal MPs who want him to resign and another from the Bloc Québécois as they threaten to trigger an early election. 9:13 Jody Wilson-Raybould’s recommendations ‘for the good of the party’ Discontent with Trudeau’s leadership has been mounting for months amid persistently dismal approval ratings and two recent byelection losses in long-tim...

Here are the three main political leaders vying to be Nova Scotia’s next premier in November, including two men and one woman. Two of them are taking their party into the election as leaders for the very first time.Before the election was called, the Progressive Conservatives held 34 seats in the 55-seat Nova Scotia legislature, the Liberals held 14 seats, the NDP had six and there was one Independent. Tim Houston, Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Tim Houston, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, is seeking a second mandate as premier. Story continues below advertisement Born: April 10, 1970.Early years: Born in Halifax and raised in a military family, he grew up on military bases in Prince Edwar...

As a young child, Dennis Saddleman’s mother always ensured he knew how much she loved him, gave him kisses on his forehead and told him how beautiful he was. That all changed when he was six years old, and those warm words turned ice cold when he was sent to the Kamloops Indian Residential School. The priests and nuns who were tasked with looking after him constantly berated him, beat him, barred him from speaking his language and practising his culture, and sexually assaulted him. 1:36 What needs to be done to confront residential school denialism? “I didn’t know what I was getting into when I got there,” he said in an interview on Parliament...