Three MLAs who sit on the Houston government's backbench are in line for a raise now that the governing PCs have used their majority to have five deputy Speakers the most in Canada.
The Speaker of the Nova Scotia legislature says he signed a document on Wednesday at the request of Premier Tim Houston in which he pledges to resign by next April 1.
On the eve of the fall sitting at Province House, Premier Tim Houston, his cabinet ministers and backbench members of his caucus are refusing to talk about their colleague Keith Bain, his performance as Speaker or why he should be replaced.
A group that collects donations from across the province and gives them to Ukrainians arriving in Nova Scotia was evicted from the storage units they were using. Now, the group has a donated 3,000-square foot space where it will open a free store.