Feds Table $52.8 Billion Deficit Budget
The federal government will continue to spend more than it takes in, although this year it will only be half of last year’s $113.8-billion deficit.
New Brunswick
Quispamsis Pilots Four-Day Work Week
A 24-week pilot project is set to run from early May through mid-October.
Indigenous Entrepreneur Revives Hillsborough Grocery Store After Rural Move
Hillsborough is getting its grocery store back thanks to the efforts of an entrepreneur who relocated to the community from Moncton.
Renovations Begin At Saint John Shoppes Of City Hall Pedway
The renovations are part of a larger project by Fundy Harbour Group, which bought the Saint John City Hall building in 2018 for $3-million.
Saint John Dealership Will Supply 150 SUVs To Extra-Mural Program
Loch Lomond Mitsubishi will lease 150 SUVs to the province’s extra-mural program, helping ensure nurses and other professionals can safely make it to their clients’ homes.
Manufacturing Snags Will Lead To More Price Hikes, Industry Body Warns
An industry group is warning that bottlenecks facing Canada’s manufacturing sector could lead to more price hikes.
CyberNB Grant Recipients Will Get Their Money, But What Happened To Their Paperwork?
Employers that were left on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars of grants when CyberNB shut down will get their money through another non-profit tech organization, Lighthouse Labs. But they’ll have to jump through some hoops first.
ANBL Announces Pilot Liquor Store for Elsipogtog
ANBL and Elsipogtog First Nation are preparing to open a pilot liquor store in the community.
N.B. Unveils Five-Year Tourism Plan
The strategy includes a number of metrics like increasing overnight visits by 33 percent to 1.45 million.
New Registry Will Help Ukrainian Refugees Find Jobs
The federal government says about 60,000 Ukrainians have applied to enter Canada in an effort to escape their country as Russia continues its unprovoked invasion.
