currently have 0 likes0 commentssubscriptionsgo to the subscriptions centre to manage your cbc newslettersdaily digestsbreaking alertslog outlog out of your cbc account.my profilemy subscriptionslog out nova scotia live halifax more streams maritime magazine listen live cbc news navigation home news events programs video audio other regions contact us home top story urban planner admits he has big shoes to fill after winning mccluskey s seat sam austin is eager to take on his new role as district 5 councillor . following gloria mccluskey won t be easy he says but he plans to make his own mark . more oct 16 7 00 am at mike savage re elected mayor of halifax regional municipality 1 05 am at sawmill river daylighting project revived by possible dartmouth intersection changes jun 24 more headlines this nova scotia town has elected an almost all female council by rachel ward the town of wolfville elected women for five of its six council seats in saturday s municipal election . posted oct 16 2016 7 00 am at mike savage re elected mayor as 2 incumbent councillors knocked off by michael gorman mike savage will have a second term as mayor of the halifax regional municipality following a strong showing in saturday s municipal election . posted oct 15 2016 7 50 pm at last updated oct 16 2016 1 05 am at cecil clarke returned as mayor of cape breton regional municipality by michael gorman in a rematch of the 2012 election clarke bested challenger rankin macsween with 22 250 votes to macsween s 20 911 . posted oct 15 2016 9 15 pm at last updated oct 16 2016 12 05 am at video live blog recap election night as it happened nova scotians go to the polls in 50 municipalities recap results analysis and cbc s up to the minute coverage from municipal election night posted oct 16 2016 1 51 am at last updated oct 16 2016 1 51 am at richmond county ousts warden and 2 others in newly shrunken council by jean laroche voters in richmond county have ousted longtime councillors and brought back a former warden in an election held amidst scathing expense reports and a police investigation . posted oct 16 2016 12 15 am at last updated oct 16 2016 12 23 am at voters in guysborough stick with the council they know despite expense revelations by michael gorman voters in the municipality of the district of guysborough have returned all the councillors who faced a challenge on the ballot . posted oct 15 2016 11 51 pm at last updated oct 15 2016 11 58 pm at your new halifax regional municipal council mike savage was re elected as mayor of the halifax regional municipality as two incumbent councillors were knocked off . posted oct 15 2016 7 03 pm at last updated oct 16 2016 1 40 am at check who won in your cape breton regional municipality district by susan bradley cecil clarke claimed 52 per cent of the vote defeating rankin macsween who got 48 per cent . it s a drop for clarke who finished with 59 per cent of the vote in his 2012 race with macsween . posted oct 15 2016 7 30 pm at last updated oct 15 2016 11 07 pm at here are all the mayors elected in nova scotia s municipal election many of nova scotia s 50 municipalities elected mayors on saturday . see those representatives here . posted oct 15 2016 7 48 pm at last updated oct 16 2016 12 41 am at eu backs off banning north american lobster canadian lobster fishermen are getting a break from the european union over a proposed swedish lobster ban . posted oct 15 2016 5 08 pm at canadian red cross offers flood cleanup kits in cape breton by joan weeks each kit from the canadian red cross includes a bucket broom plastic bags disinfectant rubber gloves masks and other cleaning items . posted oct 15 2016 5 31 pm at if i had have been on the toilet i would have been blown to newfoundland by stephanie vankampen marcella angelo has lived in her waterfront home in glace bay for 57 years and has seen her share of wind storms . but she said never as fierce as what she experienced thanksgiving night . posted oct 15 2016 3 29 pm at bottle shock nova scotia craft brewers must buy new bottles when bottling beer by richard woodbury some nova scotia craft breweries will soon be able to refill bottles as opposed to the current practice that sees them buy brand new ones for each batch of suds they produce . posted oct 15 2016 4 36 pm at supreme court decision tells ombudsman s office to hand over information by shaina luck the highest court in nova scotia has ruled the provincial office of the ombudsman must turn over information from an investigation to the rcmp a move which the ombudsman previously argued would have a chilling effect on whistleblowers . posted oct 15 2016 4 51 pm at no parking enforcement in halifax for next month doesn t mean you won t get ticketed by anjuli patil police and municipal compliance officers will be in charge of parking enforcement starting saturday night until nov. 15 . posted oct 15 2016 3 43 pm at how a dartmouth man outsmarted the car wrapping scam by anjuli patil a text message promising 300 a week was tempting until the first cheque arrived and raised suspicions . posted oct 15 2016 2 15 pm at last updated oct 15 2016 5 45 pm at province won t step into richmond county spending mess by joan weeks some people in richmond county continue to call on the department of municipal affairs to step in and protect taxpayers but the province says it doesn t have the power . posted oct 15 2016 7 30 am at road safety paramount concern in pot legalization say justice ministers by michael macdonald the federal government s plan to legalize marijuana has some provincial politicians raising concerns about drug impaired driving . posted oct 15 2016 11 14 am at last updated oct 15 2016 11 57 am at breakfast programs for students need 1m fundraised this year by rachel ward school across the halifax regional school board are trying to raise just over 1 million in order to offer 1.4 million breakfasts to students . posted oct 15 2016 7 00 am at incredible 50 years of african nova scotian stories head to smu by kyah sparks fifty years of newspaper clippings now have a home at saint mary s university s archive library as the lynn jones african canadian and diaspora heritage collection . posted oct 15 2016 8 00 am at holy cow public safety minister tours sydney pegs early damage estimate at 10m by peggy macdonald federal public safety minister ralph goodale says damage from this week s flood in cape breton could be 10 million as he toured the worst hit sections of sydney friday and tried to comfort at least one homeowner . posted oct 14 2016 10 17 am at last updated oct 14 2016 5 58 pm at i would make the pizza 1.99 what kids think about the municipal election anne leblanc s grade 4 class at bel ayr elementary school in dartmouth is taking part in student vote an in class program where kids learn about the candidates the issues and then cast their own vote . posted oct 14 2016 7 32 pm at last updated oct 14 2016 7 31 pm at accused in shubie park attack has history of similar offences by blair rhodes two doctors will help decide whether a 39 year old nova scotia man is fit to stand trial on charges arising from an attack in dartmouth s shubie park this summer . posted oct 14 2016 6 27 pm at last updated oct 14 2016 10 18 pm at new alfalfa with tremendous potential born from 28 years of research by paul withers a new high yield alfalfa variety developed in the maritimes will go to market in february when agriculture agri food canada puts the results of 28 years of research to tender . posted oct 14 2016 5 49 pm at opinion mcneil liberals offer nothing to tame teacher turmoil in throne speech by graham steele the throne speech that opened the fall sitting of the legislature thursday fell unexpectedly flat says political analyst graham steele . posted oct 14 2016 6 00 pm at halifax car dealer uses own wheels to protest road work by paul palmeter a halifax car dealer is putting the brakes on some road work set to begin in front of his bedford highway location saying it blocks the right of way to one of his lots . posted oct 14 2016 5 16 pm at flood damage to provincial roads and culverts likely meets disaster relief threshold by jean laroche the losses from last weekend s flooding on cape breton island are still being tallied but a preliminary estimate of the damage to provincially maintained roads and culverts alone is already between 2.5 million and 3 million . posted oct 14 2016 3 49 pm at last updated oct 14 2016 4 53 pm at fashion and politics afro textured hair explored at halifax hair show by susan bradley a hair show that s taking place sunday in halifax won t be all about cuts and colours . it focuses on afro textured hair a look and a social statement . posted oct 14 2016 3 06 pm at last updated oct 14 2016 3 42 pm at weather severe weather warnings or watches in effect for halifax mostly cloudy 4 c sydney partly cloudy 0 c yarmouth mostly cloudy 2 c annapolis royal mostly cloudy 1 c greenwood mostly 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