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N.S. election promise tracker: What has been promised by three main parties?

Voters in Nova Scotia are scheduled to go to the polls on Nov. 26. At dissolution, the Progressive Conservatives held 34 seats in the 55-seat legislature, the Liberals held 14 seats, the NDP had six and there was one Independent.
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Canada Soccer studying drone-spying review, says it shows past 'unacceptable culture'

Canada Soccer studying drone-spying review, says it shows past 'unacceptable culture'

More than three months after announcing an independent review into the Paris Olympics drone-spying scandal, Canada Soccer now has the document in hand.
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Saskatchewan premier says school change rooms no longer first priority, names cabinet

Saskatchewan premier says school change rooms no longer first priority, names cabinet

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, fresh off a challenging election campaign, announced a new cabinet Thursday while deprioritizing a change room directive he had touted as his first order of business after the vote.
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Judge strikes down New York law intended to protect minority groups' voting power

Judge strikes down New York law intended to protect minority groups' voting power

A judge has struck down a state law that made it easier for New Yorkers to sue over electoral divisions and voting rules that weakened the political voice of minority groups, saying its special protections based on race and ethnicity are unconstituti
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'Disgraceful': N.S. Tory leader slams school's request that military remove uniform

'Disgraceful': N.S. Tory leader slams school's request that military remove uniform

HALIFAX — A Halifax-area school is walking back its request that service members not attend its Remembrance Day ceremony in uniform, following an outburst of anger including from the Nova Scotia premier, who said the initial ask was “disgraceful and
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Trump's election may usher in leadership change at FBI

Trump's election may usher in leadership change at FBI

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump lavished Christopher Wray with praise when he named him FBI director in 2017 , introducing him as an “impeccably qualified individual” and a “model of integrity.” So much has changed in the seven years since.
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N.S. Progressive Conservative election platform includes cap on electricity rates

N.S. Progressive Conservative election platform includes cap on electricity rates

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's incumbent Progressive Conservatives released their election platform Friday, announcing that if elected to govern Nov. 26, they will impose a cap on electricity rate increases.
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Ranked voting will determine the winner of Maine's 2nd Congressional District

Ranked voting will determine the winner of Maine's 2nd Congressional District

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Votes will have to be redistributed under Maine’s ranked choice system to determine the winner of a key congressional race, election officials said.
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Judge strikes down New York law intended to protect minority groups' voting power

A judge has struck down a state law that made it easier for New Yorkers to sue over electoral divisions and voting rules that weakened the political voice of minority groups, saying its special protections based on race and ethnicity are unconstituti
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Saskatchewan NDP's Beck holds first caucus meeting after election, outlines plans

Saskatchewan NDP's Beck holds first caucus meeting after election, outlines plans

REGINA — Saskatchewan Opposition NDP Leader Carla Beck held her first post-election caucus meeting Friday, saying she wants to prove to residents her party is the government in waiting.
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