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The Liberal candidate has been confirmed as the winner in the last of three recounts. Hugh MacKay beat New Democrat Denise Peterson-Rafuse by 91 votes on election night in Chester St. margaret’s.
Two other recounts last week also confirmed the Liberal wins by Bill Horne in Waverley-Fall River-Beaverbank and Lloyd Hines in Guysborough-Eastern Shore-Tracadie.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada is retiring. Beverley McLachlin will step down in mid-December as the first female chief justice, and the longest serving.
Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says McLachlin should be celebrated for helping to frame Canada’s justice system. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says her judicial accomplishments are unparalleled.