Nova Scotians Head to the Polls Today as Midsummer Election Campaign Draws to a Close

Nova Scotians Head to the Polls Today as Midsummer Election Campaign Draws to a Close
Premier Iain Rankin, left, and Progressive Conservative leader Tim Houston bump elbows at a Halifax Chamber of Commerce pre-election event in Halifax on Aug. 4, 2021. The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan
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HALIFAX—Nova Scotians are heading to the polls today following a midsummer election campaign that was waged as the province started to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The incumbent Liberals, led by 38-year-old Iain Rankin, tried to capitalize on post−pandemic optimism while preaching fiscal conservatism.