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Government workers enjoy 6.3% wage premium over private sector in Atlantic Canada: Fraser Institute

Government sector workers earn 6.3 per cent more on average than their private sector counterparts in the Atlantic provinces, according to a new report from the Fraser Institute. The think tank analyzed...

18h ago

Snow, high winds, and freezing rain in the forecast for Atlantic Canada

Much of Atlantic Canada is under a weather warning with snow, freezing rain, and high winds in the forecast. Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for western Newfoundland with up to 40...

22h ago

Uber Canada urging drivers to protest proposed licencing changes in Halifax region

HALIFAX — Uber Canada is doubling down on its bid to stop the Halifax region from imposing new licencing requirements on ride-sharing services, saying the proposed rules will drive up fares and entangle...

January 11, 2026 1:31 am AST AST

N.S. lobster exports outside China are picking up as tariffs soften demand

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s lobster sector is feeling the pinch from Chinese tariffs this year, but officials say exporters are starting to crack other international markets. Geoff Irvine, executive director...

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N.S. lobster exports outside China are picking up as tariffs soften demand

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s lobster sector is feeling the pinch from Chinese tariffs this year, but officials say exporters are starting to crack other international markets. Geoff Irvine, executive director...

16h ago

N.S. researchers study drones for pesticide spraying, but Ottawa strict on regulation

HALIFAX — As a drone glided across farmland on a December day in Truro, N.S., its robotic voice called out, "enable spraying." Two nozzles on the bottom of the drone opened and released a vortex of liquid...

January 10, 2026 10:34 am AST AST

Three dead after car strikes transport truck in northern New Brunswick: police

BATHURST — RCMP say three people are dead after a car collided with a transport truck in Black Point, N.B. Police say the crash occurred Thursday evening on Route 11 about 50 kilometres east of Campbellton,...

January 9, 2026 5:01 pm AST AST

Steamy, hockey player romance has a Nova Scotia connection

Fans have flocked to social media and quickly consumed all episodes of a Canadian-2SLGBTQIA+ TV show that features a spicy hockey romance. And the huge show has a Nova Scotia connection. Since its...

January 9, 2026 4:49 pm AST AST

'Frantic' first days as Atlantic Canada sells off U.S. booze; wine, bourbon dominate

ST. JOHN'S — Liquor corporations in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador say they have sold roughly half their inventory of American booze since putting it back on shelves last month to sell off...

January 10, 2026 1:45 am AST AST

$365,750 fine, foreign worker ban overturned against N.B. lobster processor

HALIFAX — The Federal Court has overturned sanctions against a New Brunswick lobster processor that had been barred from using the temporary foreign worker program and fined hundreds of thousands of...

January 10, 2026 1:45 am AST AST