Dalhousie Economics Professor Says Inflation Rates Should Drop
The inflation rate in January is 4.7 per cent, the highest rate seen in nearly two decades.
Nova Scotia
Volta Adopts Flexible Learning Model For Startup Accelerator Program
The Volta Academy is geared toward very early-stage entrepreneurs who want to learn the basic fundamentals of how to grow a startup. It aims to help fledgling founders move from an idea to a startup with a minimum viable product.
How Marshall Button’s Grade 8 Teacher Nurtured His Comic Instincts
A New Brunswick Teachers Federation campaign will feature 14 prominent entrepreneurs, athletes, artists and executives talking about how teachers impacted them and how they make a difference in the lives of the province’s students.
Opposition Wants N.S. Government To Expand Sector Impact Support Program
Liberal economic development critic Fred Tilley says the province’s new Sector Impact Support Program leaves out too many struggling Nova Scotians.
Atlantic Canada’s Best Paid CEO Makes More Than $13-Million A Year
The heads of a few other Atlantic Canadian companies joined Empire CEO Michael Medline on a list of the country’s 100 top-paid executives.
‘Micro-Credential’ Courses Give Employees Lifelong Opportunities
As technology and the job market evolves, the way people train for the workforce is changing.
Natural Gas Prices Going Up In Nova Scotia
Heritage Gas estimates that residential and small-commercial customers will see an increase of 10-30 per cent in their natural gas bill. Larger commercial customers may see a 15-35 per cent jump.
‘I Don’t Like My Job Anymore’: Server Says Customer Abuse Has Never Been Worse
A Nova Scotia restaurant server with more than four decades of experience is warning that restaurants everywhere may run out of staff if customers don’t act nicer.
Food Supply Chain Fragile Due To Omicron, Truck Driver Shortages
The ongoing truck driver shortage along with Friday’s nasty weather causing highway closures led to delivery delays for many grocery retailers.
Labour Group Wants More Paid Sick Days For N.S. Workers
The province recently brought back a program that covers up to four sick days for Nova Scotians. But NSFL President Danny Cavanagh says that doesn’t go far enough.
