Bad News Mounts For Halifax CFL Hopes
The group trying to bring a team to the city insists the project is healthy despite a mounting number of setbacks standing in its way.
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N.B.’s Farmers Call For Reversal Of Foreign Worker Ban As Efforts To Hire Local Failed
Efforts to replace them with local employees have not been successful.
Port of Halifax Expects No Cruise Ship Visits This Year
It may be years before cruise ship traffic returns to pre-Covid-19 levels in the city says Captain Allan Gray, the port’s president and CEO.
Nova Scotia Power CEO Leaves Seven Months Into Job
Rick Janega will take over from Wayne O’Connor in the interim on June 1 while Emera begins its search for O’Connor’s permanent replacement.
National Women’s Investment Fund Will Support Atlantic Female Entrepreneurs
Canada51’s goal is to increase the participation of women as investors and company founders nationwide.
Five Atlantic Canadian Startups Nail $25,000 Volta Pitch Competition
Over its lifetime the program has doled out more than $625,000 to 26 different companies, including well-known success stories like Trip Ninja. But you only have three minutes to pitch your game-changing idea.
Atlantic Canadian Air Traffic Down 97 Percent Since Last April
More than 650,000 fewer passengers travelled in the region in April of this year compared to the same month last year, a 97 percent decline, says the Atlantic Canada Airports Association.
Fredericton Hockey Franchise Raising Money For Hospital’s Covid-19 Fund
The Hockey Helps Healers Campaign offers packages of window decals to show support for hospital workers, with all proceeds going to the Chalmers Foundation’s Giving Hearts Covid-19 Support Fund.
Halifax Regional Council Looks To Slash $85-Million From Budget
CAO Jacques Dubé says the cuts are necessary to keep the city afloat as the economic pain of Covid-19 wreaks havoc on the municipality’s finances.
Did Nova Scotia Ease Restrictions Too Soon? This Halifax Politician Says Yes
Halifax councilor Richard Zurawski says it’s too early to start mingling in public spaces, considering the risks.
