Former N.S. premier John Hamm dies at 88
Former Nova Scotia premier John Hamm, the Pictou County physician who prescribed belt-tightening for the province's books, has died at age 88. Straight-laced and soft spoken, he was first elected in 1993 and served as Nova Scotia's 25th premier from 1999 to 2006. He first lead a majority government before being held to a minority four years later. But away...