What Ramadan Means to this Halifax Entrepreneur
If you happen to pass Halifax businesswoman Semira Abdu on the streets of Halifax this month, expect to be given a warm smile.
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Private Healthcare Through the Lens of Mental Health
Nova Scotia is struggling with whether, or how to, farm more of its healtcare out to private businesses. But what can we learn from people alrady operating in a for-profit section of the industry?
Small and Medium-Sized Business Struggle to Reach Net-Zero Targets
Awareness about how to achieve net-zero needs to be raised among small and medium-sized businesses in Atlantic Canada.
Students Can’t Find Affordable Housing in Halifax
Students are sturggling to find affordable housing in a city with a rock-bottom vacancy rate and rapidly rising rents.
Government ‘Overspending’ Sparks Concerns as N.S. Reveals Budget
Nova Scotia’s business community saw some things it liked in the province’s latest budget. But many are concerned with how much debt the government is taking on.
Pete’s Frootique Employees Unionize
HALIFAX – The employees of Pete’s Frootique & Fine Foods have unionized in what they describe as a landslide victory. The announcement was made earlier this month in a tweet from SEIU Local 2, the union representing Pete’s employees. SEIU Local 2 has more than 18,000 members from across Canada and represents workers from essential […]
UNB Faculty of Management Helps Students Tackle the Most Stubborn Real-Life Business Problems
Sponsored: UNB’s Faculty of Management program is the school’s business arm into the real world, training graduates who are regular Swiss Army Knives of business know-how in many settings.
Halifax Port Buys Eight New Electric Cranes
HALIFAX – PSA Halifax has bought eight new electric cranes as it looks to decrease the Port of Halifax’s carbon footprint. The cranes will replace a portion of the current diesel equipment as PSA Halifax looks to transition to an entirely electric operating environment. In a press statement, the group said that in addition to […]
Tenants Hail N.S. Rent Cap Extension, While Landlords Flail
Tenants in Nova Scotia will continue to be a protected by a rent cap for at least another two years.
Province Proposes Massive Increase to Nova Scotia Power Fines
The new rules would increase the amount the province can charge in so-called “administrative penalties” from $1 million to $25 million.
