Luke Ettinger
Reporter
Luke Ettinger is a reporter with CBC Nova Scotia. Reach him at luke.ettinger@cbc.ca.
Latest from Luke Ettinger
Municipalities call on re-elected Houston government to revisit coastal protection
Nova Scotia municipal leaders meeting in Halifax are renewing their call for the province to handle coastal protection instead of leaving it in the hands of local governments.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Musquodoboit Harbour water project produces dry result as drought worsens
For years, The Old School Community Gathering Place Co-operative has been working to produce drinking water from an aquifer beneath Musquodoboit Harbour, N.S. In April, a grand opening was held for a solar-powered community well that tapped into the water supply, but no residents have been able to fill up since.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
PCs increase their riding count in Cape Breton
NDP incumbent Kendra Coombes holds onto seat in Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Group of Independents in N.S. requests judicial review of snap election call
Independents and small parties in Nova Scotia say the snap election call hurt their prospects. One group is taking the matter to court.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
High-profile PC incumbent faces Liberal and Independent challengers in Eastern Passage
Progressive Conservative and Liberal signs line the streets of Eastern Passage, N.S., but a third candidate is knocking on doors with newfound independence.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Sackville-Uniacke candidates talk health care, affordability and the commute
Three candidates are facing off in the riding of Sackville-Uniacke, each with their own political history. For New Democrat Lisa Blackburn and Progressive Conservative Brad Johns, it’s a political rematch almost a decade in the making. Meanwhile, 12-time candidate Thomas Trappenberg is hoping a new party affiliation will help land him a seat in the legislature.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
N.S. government, railway company settle lengthy legal battle over Hantsport aboiteau
The Nova Scotia government and the Windsor and Hantsport Railway Company have settled a years-long court dispute over who is responsible for an aboiteau in Hantsport, N.S.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Rising opioid overdose deaths should be N.S. election issue, advocate says
As Week 3 of the provincial election campaign begins, there are questions about how Nova Scotia's major political parties plan to combat the rising number of opioid overdose deaths.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Independent candidate Smith-McCrossin faces new challengers in Cumberland North
Independent Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin is back on the campaign trail in Cumberland North, but opponents say the riding would be better represented by an MLA from an official party.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Nova Scotia NDP, candidate part ways after concerns raised by Jewish organizations
A candidate for the Nova Scotia NDP has apologized and is no longer running for the party in the provincial election after her comments on Israel and the Holocaust drew concern from the Jewish organizations.
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