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News •

Illegal cigarette seizures are up in N.S. while tobacco tax revenues drop • Apr. 20, 2025, 11:13 AM ET (CBC)
Weather warnings in place for northeastern Nova Scotia, parts of Cape Breton • Apr. 20, 2025, 7:58 AM ET (CBC)
Nova Scotia considers new rules for bar bouncers, justice minister says • Apr. 20, 2025, 5:13 AM ET (CBC)
Premier says talk of booze in N.S. corner stores 'intriguing' but early • Apr. 18, 2025, 5:25 AM ET (CBC)
Premier defends contract with American company to strip Macdonald Bridge • Apr. 18, 2025, 5:25 AM ET (CBC)

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Capital Halifax
Population (2021) 969,383; (2023 est.) 1,066,416
Date Of Admission 1867
Provincial Motto "Munit haec et altera vincit (One defends and the other conquers)"
Provincial Flower mayflower
Seats In House Of Commons 11 (of 308)
Time Zone Atlantic (GMT − 4 hours)
Premier Tim Houston (Progressive Conservative Party)
Total Area (Sq Km) 55,284
Total Area (Sq Mi) 21,345

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