N.S. news: Mike Savage to be sworn in as lieutenant-governor [Video]

Former Halifax mayor Mike Savage will be sworn in as Nova Scotia’s next lieutenant-governor on Friday.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Savage’s appointment as the province’s 34th lieutenant-governor in October.

Savage was the mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality for 12 years; he announced back in February he wouldn’t run in the next municipal election. Former Liberal MP Andy Fillmore was elected in October.

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Savage replaces Arthur J. LeBlanc, who was appointed as Nova Scotia’s lieutenant-governor in 2017.

His swearing-in ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. in the Red Chamber at Province House.

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