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• NS: Stricter rules for contracts urged in HRM...
  [HALIFAX, NS] — An external review of the municipality’s legal system recommends tightening rules around approving contracts and reducing the ...
• Upgrades recommended for downtown Halifax heritage...
  The money falls under the municipality’s Heritage Conservation District Financial Incentives Program, a five-year, $3 million program to ...
• NS: Transit union to file grievance over ferry cuts
  [HALIFAX, NS] — The president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 508 says his organization will be filing a grievance against their employer ...
• NS: Halifax taxi-rate hike called for by HRM...
  [HALIFAX, NS] – The municipality's transportation committee is recommending Halifax regional council approve the first taxi rate increase in ...
• NS: Halifax council OK's Metro Centre review
  [HALIFAX, NS] – A review into the Metro Centre's operations could lead to legal action to recover lost ticket sale revenue, according to the ...
• NS: NDP to "try" and get back to balance next year
  [HALIFAX, NS] – The Nova Scotia New Democrats say they will "work very hard" to balance the books in the next fiscal year. Finance Minister ...
• NS: Fix is in for Muskrat Falls review: Liberal MLA
  [HALIFAX, NS] – Energy Minister Charlie Parker was singing the praises of the $6.2 billion Muskrat Falls hydroelectricity project in St. John's ...
• Premiers calling on Harper for meeting on economy
  [HALIFAX, NS] — Canada’s 13 premiers are calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to meet with them on the state of the national economy.Premier ...
• Atlantic Region: Venture capital plan remains on...
  [HALIFAX, NS] — Almost two years after Premier Darrell Dexter floated the idea, the regional venture capital plan remains on the backburner for ...
• NS: Native leader calling for more Muskrat Falls...
  [HALIFAX, NS] – Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Kathy Dunderdale is ruling out a new agreement with the southern Inuit of Labrador on the ...
• NS: First public Nova Centre meeting happening tonight
  [HALIFAX, NS] — The first of 10 public meetings on the Nova Centre project will be held tonight at St. David’s Hall on Brunswick Street.The ...
• NS: Premier doubts HRM was in dark about box office...
  [HALIFAX, NS] — Premier Darrell Dexter says he finds it difficult to believe Halifax City Hall didn’t know about Trade Centre Ltd.’s decision to ...
• NS: City Hall in loop on Metro Centre deal, says...
  [HALIFAX, NS] — Fred MacGillivray says there’s “no question” Halifax City Hall knew Trade Centre Ltd. planned to take over the Metro Centre’s box ...
• NS: Province's job fund outspending old Industrial...
  [HALIFAX, NS] – The fund touted as a more accountable version of the much-maligned Industrial Expansion Fund has committed more than $396 million ...
• NS: Deal slates convention centre opening for 2016
  [HALIFAX, NS] — Increased property taxes due to Joe Ramia’s $500 million Nova Centre project are expected to offset HRM’s estimated $6 million ...
• VIA Rain to cut Halifax to Montreal service by half...
  The federal Crown Corporation announced Wednesday (June 27) it will cut the number of trips on its Ocean line from six to three per week. The ...
• NS: Hilton partnering with Citadel Hotel developer...
  [HALIFAX, NS] – The company behind the redevelopment of the Citadel Hotel has partnered with international hotel chain Hilton. Silverbirch Hotels ...
• NS: Apparent shipbuilding delay worrisome, says...
  [HALIFAX, NS] — With the start date for Canada’s next generation of warships appearing to be a moving target, there is cause for concern, ...
• NS: Community mobilizing against Halifax development
  [HALIFAX, NS] — A group of residents in Halifax’s West End are preparing to fight a proposed development at the corner of Bayers Road and Oxford ...
• Community mobilizing against west-end Halifax...
  W.M. Fares Group is proposing a five-storey mixed use development on three parcels of land long occupied by an abandoned service station. The ...
• NS: New mortage rules could hurt Halifax housing market
  [HALIFAX, NS] — New federal mortgage rules announced by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on Thursday could have negative economic impacts on ...
• NS: HRM making progress on concert cash scandal...
  [HALIFAX, NS] – The municipality has implemented 33 of Auditor General Larry Munroe's 54 recommendations on how to ensure another concert cash ...
• NS: Developer hoping for summer news on Halifax...
  [HALIFAX, NS] — Joe Ramia said he is “optimistic” the proposed convention centre will go ahead. Speaking to reporters Tuesday morning in Halifax, ...
• NS: Halifax lagging behind in downtown investment,...
  [HALIFAX, NS] — The Halifax Regional Municipality ranks near the bottom of 10 Canadian cities in terms of investing in the downtown, a new report ...
• NS: Shadow looms over shipbuilding contract
  [HALIFAX, NS] — If there are any delays or changes being considered for the multi-billion National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy, the federal ...
• NS: Public servant reshuffling could cost up to $2.4M
  [HALIFAX, NS] — Relocating 93 public servants from Halifax to rural areas of the province could cost Nova Scotia taxpayers up to $2.4 million.
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• NS: Premier shuffles cabinet, MacDonald takes over...
  [HALIFAX, NS] — Prompted by the departure of Graham Steele and Bill Estabrooks, Premier Darrell Dexter announced a cabinet shuffle on Wednesday. ...
• NS: Halifax council votes to pay back missing...
  [HALIFAX, NS] – Halifax regional council has taken financial responsibility for the almost $360,000 advanced to, but never paid back by, promoter ...
• NS: Mayor pulls out of concert cash discussion
  [HALIFAX, NS] — Mayor Peter Kelly will not participate in Halifax regional council’s discussion today of outstanding money from the concert cash ...
• NS: Premier unsure of impact from EI reforms
  [HALIFAX, NS] — Premier Darrell Dexter said federal reforms to employment insurance seem to unduly target seasonal workers in rural Canada. But ...