Nova Scotia’s PCs Win Provincial Election

Nova Scotia’s PCs Win Provincial Election
Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative leader Tim Houston speaks at a press conference in Halifax on July 22, 2021. The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan
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HALIFAX—Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservatives surged to an upset election win Tuesday over the governing Liberals after capitalizing on their main opponent’s early stumbles and promising a big−spending fix to the troubled health system.

As the victory celebrations unfolded at Houston’s headquarters at a sports facility near New Glasgow, N.S., party stalwarts spoke of a huge turnaround from the beginning of the race.