Report: 1 In 4 Children In Nova Scotia Live In Poverty
Nova Scotia has the third-highest child poverty rate in Canada. More than 41,000 kids live in families with incomes below the low-income measure poverty line in the province.
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U.S. Increases Duties On Canadian Softwood Lumber
The U.S. Commerce Department announced November 24 that tariffs for most producers would increase to 17.9 percent. That is nearly double the current rate of 8.99 percent.
Dealerships Struggle With New Vehicle Shortages
A shortage of microchips throughout most of 2021 has created disruptions in the automobile supply chain.
Saint John Studio Driving The Next Wave Of EV Design
CAM Institute of Design & Studio wants to be the go-to destination for modelling new electric vehicle designs, while training the next generation of brilliant designers and modellers.
East Coast Lifestyle Building New Bayer’s Lake Headquarters
The new headquarters, which founder Alex MacLean expects to finish by the fall of 2022, will also allow the company to hire more people. Right now, the clothing brand has 20 employees and MacLean wants to bring on 10 more.
Australian Travel Company Acquires Halifax’s Trip Ninja
Less than three months after announcing it was ceasing operations, the local startup travel company has been bought by Webjet.
Irvings Donate $2-Million Gift To Cancer Survivorship Program
A gift of $2-million, given Tuesday to the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation, will help the charitable organization further a holistic cancer survivorship program offered by the hospital and Horizon Health Network.
No ‘Major Impacts’ From Employee Vaccine Mandate, Say N.S. Premier
New data shows 97 percent of government employees are fully vaccinated, and two percent are partially vaccinated. The province’s mandatory vaccine mandate for provincial employees comes into effect November 30.
Xplornet Broadens Broadband Expansion To Rural Ontario
Xplornet Communications Inc. has announced its plans to bring fiber-to-the-home Internet to 200,000 homes and businesses in rural Ontario.
Workplace Fatality At AIM Recycling
Emergency crews were called to the industrial facility on the city’s west side around 9:15 a.m., November 24.
