Halifax Examiner
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May 20, 2026
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Federal government approves Premier Tim Houston’s request to change offshore exploration regulation
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Federal government approves Premier Tim Houston’s request to change offshore exploration regulation
BY JENNIFER HENDERSON
MAY 20, 2026
The Sable Offshore Energy Project was abandoned in 2018. Credit: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator
The federal government has announced a change in the way drilling for oil and gas offshore Nova Scotia will be regulated.
Last December, Premier Tim Houston asked federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin to authorize a “regional assessment” of a large area of the ocean that would consider the imp…
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