Letter to premier calls for NS minister’s removal over controversial rap lyrics
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Letter to premier calls for NS minister’s removal over controversial rap lyrics02:09 | August 24, 2026
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Ottawa will not recognize ‘southern Inuit’ as holding Indigenous rights01:36 | September 12, 2026
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N.S. premier invites the public to build and submit their own provincial budgets02:21 | September 11, 2026
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Tension in Province House rises after Chender and Houston spar over affordable housing02:03 | September 10, 2026
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New report depicts ways students with disabilities are excluded at school02:13 | September 10, 2026
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Global News at 6 Halifax: Sept. 913:01 | September 9, 2026
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NDP introduces new bill calling the province to reverse income assistance changes02:16 | September 9, 2026
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N.S. labour protection bill praised by advocates but opposition says changes don’t go far enough02:08 | September 9, 2026
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Provincial government proposes new bill to regulate Nova Scotia Power based on performance02:03 | September 9, 2026
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New changes to N.S. income assistance program affects people with disabilities living in tents02:09 | September 8, 2026
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Rallies held outside Province House as legislature fall sitting begins02:16 | September 8, 2026
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Global News at 6 Maritimes: Sept. 414:22 | September 4, 2026
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Historic African Nova Scotian community receives nearly 200 thousand to reduce wildfire risk02:06 | September 4, 2026
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Student Transit Pass Program reinsated after HRM, province come to agreement01:58 | September 3, 2026
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Marco MacLeod resigns from postion after weeks of rap lyric backlash02:00 | September 3, 2026
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Global News at 6 Halifax: Sept. 313:32 | September 3, 2026
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Atlantic Canadian politicians react after Hilroy leaves Cape Breton, Newfoundland off its cover02:05 | September 3, 2026
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Opposition parties outline priorities ahead of Nova Scotia legislature’s fall sitting01:58 | September 2, 2026
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Letter to premier calls for NS minister’s removal over controversial rap lyrics
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August 24, 2026
Several advocacy groups are calling on Nova Scotia's energy minister, Marco MacLeod, to resign. The organizations have published an open letter to the premier, saying MacLeod's misogynistic lyrics from a decade-old rap song contradict the province's commitment to addressing gender-based violence. Mitchell Bailey has more.
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