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  HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia didn’t have to look outside of the Maritimes to find the province’s new auditor general. On Thursday, N.S. Premier Iain Rankin announced the appointment of Kim Adair-MacPherson as the province’s new auditor general. She will become Nova Scotia's first first female auditor general. Adair-MacPherson will replace acting auditor general Terry Spicer, who is retiring March 31. Spicer has been in the position since July 2020, taking over from former auditor general Michael Pickup, who left to become the auditor general in British Columbia. In a statement, Adair...

Posted: Mar 11, 2021 3:58 PM AT | Last Updated: March 11 Nova Scotia's next auditor general is Kim Adair-MacPherson. (Michel Corriveau/Radio-Canada) Nova Scotia's gain is New Brunswick's loss. Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin announced Thursday that the province's next auditor general will be the woman who has been in the job in New Brunswick for the past decade. Kim Adair-MacPherson, who has a reputation for not pulling punches when it comes to scrutinizing government spending, is the first woman ever appointed to the post in Nova Scotia. She starts her 10-year-term on May 3. Before being ap...

Auditor general Michael Pickup says he has long-running concerns with the way the British Columbia government counts the money it receives from other levels of government.

Supreme Court justice chastises auditor general's office for trying to quash subponeas Justice Mona Lynch said she had “grave concerns” about the position taken by the auditor general and dismissed the office’s application to quash provincial court subpoenas for two members of its staff. Social Sharing Lawyers for former IWK executives will get to call additional witnesses from the auditor general's office Posted: Feb 18, 2021 7:46 PM AT | Last Updated: February 18 Thursday's ruling means lawyers for two former IWK executives will be able to subpoena two more people from the Office of t...

A report looking into the handling of 18,000 medical devices in B.C.'s Lower Mainland found controls lacking, putting patient safety at risk.