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How Industry, Indigenous Nations and Provincial Leaders Forged Consensus in Labrador
As the Government of New Brunswick and the Wolastoqey Nation prepare for what could be a ten-year legal battle over Aboriginal title, an alternative approach continues to unfold on the eastern edge of Atlantic Canada. In Labrador this…
Atlantic Loop is key to New Brunswick’s coal phase-out
In a sign that Ottawa is moving forward with its Atlantic Loop plans, Environment and Climate Change Canada has confirmed that it is rejecting New Brunswick's request to operate its Belledune coal-fired power plant in the US. beyond 2030.…
From Collapse to Rise: Oil Workers of NL find a new career in the province’s tech sector |…
ST. JOHN'S, NL - Adam Lichter says he spent his final year in the Newfoundland and Labrador oil industry…
JOHN DEMONT: Meet the ordinary volunteers who keep the pandemic at bay
I am a clumsy card hitter. Other than a brief time on Farmer's milkshake mixing line, I have never been on an assembly line. Unlike my table mate Denis Ryan, I had never worked in an Irish bank, where I might have…
New Brunswick plans to expand eligibility for COVID-19 booster injections
HALIFAX -
As Ontario, Alberta and the United States lower the age of eligibility for COVID-19 booster shots, New Brunswick plans to do the same. The province says how much the age will drop depends on the supply.
“As…
General Shale Announces New Brand Strategy After Completing Industry Milestone Acquisition
The company is also assigning established and highly regarded General Shale brands to legacy Meridian Brick locations, which will enhance the company's portfolios in the Northeast, Mid Atlantic and South US markets. These brands include…
Recent storm reveals need to prepare Atlantic Canada’s roads for repeated downpours, experts…
Damage to Oregon Road after a bridge was washed away in Tarbotvale, Nova ScotiaNova Scotia Department of Public WorksAtlantic Canadians living along highways cut off by torrential rains this week say it's high time governments focused on…
Nova Scotia nears demographic milestone as province experiences record levels of immigration
Jatender Sachdev and his wife Poonam, their daughter Saachi and their son Ronith outside their home in Bedford, Nova Scotia on November 13.Carolina Andrade / The Globe and MailJatender Sachdev doesn't need to look at immigration statistics…
How Atlantic Canada misses the oil and gas boom
Alberta: separatism then and now was published in 2009. It is an essential story of the independence movement of Alberta written by author and historian Dr. Michael Wagner who was not, in 2009, a Western sovereignist, at…
Minister Reaffirms DFO Power to Regulate Mi’kmaq Fishery During Visit to Atlantic Canada
Joyce Murray reaffirmed that the federal government has the power to regulate moderate subsistence fishing in M'ikmaw as she made her first visit to Atlantic Canada this week as Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. The member for Vancouver…