Wolastoqey Title Claim Dominates Question Period
The Wolastoqey chiefs are seeking a declaration of Aboriginal title for 60 percent of the province’s land mass and compensation for allowing commercial operations on their traditional territory.
News
U.S. Imposes Covid Testing For Air Travel
U.S. President Joe Biden has changed the policy for all incoming flights into the United States starting Dec. 6, 2021. Anyone arriving in the U.S. by air must have had a Covid-19 test no later than 24 hours before departure.
Owner Of Duckish Wants To Give ‘Tired-Ass’ Women Some Joy
Boom Box is a subscription delivery box filled with Canadian-made products designed to give women some extra joy.
Moncton Chamber Of Commerce Criticizes N.B. Minimum Wage Hike
Chamber president John Wishart criticized the province for not consulting businesses before it made the decision to raise the minimum wage from $11.75 an hour to $13.75.
‘Too Much, Too Fast’: Restaurant Operators Worry About Rising Minimum Wage
Restaurants Canada VP Luc Erjavec says New Brunswick’s planned minimum wage hike ‘comes at most inopportune time.’
Minimum Wage In New Brunswick To Increase By $2 Next Year
Currently, the minimum wage in New Brunswick is set at $11.75, which is the lowest in the country. Next year, the government will raise it to $13.75.
Former N.B. Premier Releases Study On The Growing Social Conscience In The Business World
The Canadian Voices on the Role of Business in Society report, co-authored by Brian Gallant, surveyed business owners from across Canada, including six in the Atlantic provinces.
On The Coffee Grind In Saint John: Java Moose
Java Moose celebrated its silver anniversary in 2021, having evolved and adapted across 25 years as coffee grew into a big industry in North America.
N.B. Nurses Union Begins Strike Vote
Bargaining units for the union rejected tentative agreements brought forward in August and October.
N.S. Children Under 11 Banned From Out-Of-Province Sports And Culture Events
The province is putting restrictions on out-of-province travel for children 11 and younger for the purposes of participating in sports or arts and culture events.
