6pm Hour – No buses in NB… still.

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Posted Jan 11, 2012 02:12:03 PM.

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The federal government will not step in to solve the Acadian Lines strike/lockout despite stepping in recently in the Air Canada labour dispute. Why are they different, asks Halifax scribe Stephen Kimber. We chat with him and union rep Glen Carr. Cecil our rowdy sports fan joins us. Blair Beed checks back on this day in history. Gerry Mailloux is with the Bed and Breakfast Association and joins us to chat about CNN’s must visit list.

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