
Jean Laroche
Reporter
Jean Laroche has been a CBC reporter since 1987. He's been covering Nova Scotia politics since 1995 and has been at Province House longer than any sitting member.
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More daycare spaces slated for Halifax area, Cape Breton
The Nova Scotia government is giving seven daycare operators a total of almost $9 million to create up to 335 new child-care spaces over the next year.
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Anand suggests Canada's interprovincial barriers could crumble within a month
Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand told reporters in Halifax on Wednesday that long-standing internal trade barriers could be eliminated within 30 days.
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N.S. businesses hope Trump tariff threat prompts action on provincial trade barriers
Some Nova Scotians see a silver lining to the threatened trade dispute between Canada and the U.S. — a renewed interest to eliminate interprovincial trade barriers.
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'Too early to say' what N.S. government will provide in tariff aid: finance minister
Nova Scotia Finance Minister John Lohr said Thursday that it was "too early" to talk about what the province plans to do to help businesses that could be affected by new U.S. tariffs.
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2 men injured in Dartmouth house fire
Two men were taken to hospital Friday after a fire tore through their house on Thompson Street in Dartmouth, N.S.
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Court rules N.S. cabinet order to refill Lake Pisiquid 'rational, logical and justified'
A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has dismissed an attempt by a fisherman and researcher to get a judicial review of the order to refill Lake Pisiquid in Windsor, N.S.
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Coalition calls on Houston for long-term funding to African Nova Scotian community groups
A coalition of African Nova Scotian groups is urging the province to provide funds to go along with Premier Tim Houston's declaration in support for a UN initiative.
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$500M earmarked for N.S. roads and bridges in 2025-26
Public Works Minister Fred Tilley released a five-year highway improvement plan Tuesday. It includes a number of major projects, including the replacement of the rotary adjacent to the Port Hastings visitors' information centre and passing lanes at exits 18 and 19 on Highway 107.
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Groups condemn Ottawa for slashing programs N.S. uses to bring newcomers to province
Industries that have relied on newcomers to take hard-to-fill jobs say Ottawa's drastic cuts to immigration programs are "short-sighted" and "irresponsible," and suggest they will have a devastating effect on Nova Scotia's construction and hospitality sectors.
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N.S. premier warns U.S. tariffs could affect thousands of jobs in the province
Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said his administration will introduce a 25 per cent tariff on all goods coming into the United States from Canada.
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