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Loblaw profit increases as Canadians boycott the company

Mackenzie Rhode |Updated 2 hours ago |5 min read Premium content

Originally created as a space for people to vent about high grocery costs, a subreddit titled r/loblawsisoutofcontrol has started a nation-wide boycott of Loblaw-owned stores for the month of May. The online group’s goal is to highlight the “ ...

Wenda Pitre, who, along with her husband Glenn, has been running the Charlottetown Flea Market for a number of years.  Thinh Nguyen • The Guardian

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Islanders flock to Charlottetown Flea Market for affordable finds amid rising costs

Thinh Nguyen · Journalist |Updated a day ago |7 min read Premium content

The Charlottetown Flea Market has returned to the Simmons Sports Centre this year, and organizers note a noticeable increase in attendance compared to last year, with rising costs and inflation likely being contributing factors. Wenda Pitre, who, ...

Two Cape Breton non-profit organizations are receiving funding through the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation's community investment program, the Good of Our Community Fund.

N.L. socioeconomic tracking software firm gets government funding to aid in expansion

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated a day ago |2 min read Premium content

A Newfoundland and Labrador company that designed software to track and measure the socioeconomic impacts of projects is getting financial assistance from the province in a bid to expand. To go along with its own $80,325 investment, NetBenefit ...

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Cape Breton University medical school receives $13M injection

Chris Connors |Updated 11 hours ago |4 min read Premium content

Cape Breton University’s medical school has received an injection of more than $13 million. On Tuesday, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston was at CBU to announce $11.6 million over two years to cover operational costs at the Cape Breton Medical Campus, ...

Aaron Rodgers, general manager of O'Brien Farm in St. John's, said the agricultural incubation program is not just a farming opportunity but a business opportunity as well. - Cameron Kilfoy/The Telegram

'Getting more farms back in Newfoundland': O'Brien Farm program providing support and resources to help start small-scale farms

Cameron Kilfoy |Updated a day ago |6 min read Premium content

Since 1950, Newfoundland has lost 95 per cent of its farms. "Most of them were family farms and as families got smaller, people didn't want to take over the farm,” Aaron Rodgers, general manager of O'Brien Farm in St. John's, said. “There were also a ...

Crewmembers load crab pots onto a fishing boat at St. John's at the start of the 2022 fishing season. Joe Gibbons/Telegram File Photo

Taking the horse to the water: Buyer’s licence holder says it’s time for Newfoundland and Labrador’s harvesters to act on change

Gary Kean |Updated a day ago |6 min read Premium content

Change in the fishery won't be a smooth road, but Matthew O’Leary is ready and willing to tackle the challenge. O’Leary owns and operates Rough Water Traps, a company based in Fox Harbour on the Avalon Peninsula side of Placentia Bay that makes wire ...

Project Manager Charlie Ryan and colleagues attended the open house in Woodstock on April 14 to answer questions about the environmental impact of the Mactaquac Life Achievement Project.

Mactaquac Dam laying the groundwork for decade-long refurbishment

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Jim Dumville River Valley Sun |Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |4 min read

NB Power hopes to begin its long-awaited refurbishment of the Mactaquac Dam next year. The project to upgrade and extend the life of the utility’s most crucial hydro-generating plant is expected to take between 12 and 15 years.  To secure ...

After spending a lot in December, the bills start to roll in during January. Christine Ibbotson recommends sitting down and planning the best way to get rid of debt. - Unsplash

ASK THE MONEY LADY: Helping your partners with their spending

Christine Ibbotson · Contributed |Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Dear Money Lady Readers: I often get asked how to help people deal with money issues, and many Canadians want to know how to change their partners, especially if you’re a saver and your partner is a spender. Often, our financial decisions are deeply ...

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Husky fined $2.5 million for N.L.'s largest oil spill

Tara Bradbury · Reporter |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Husky Oil Operations Ltd. has been ordered to pay a total of $2.5 million in fines for a 2018 crude oil spill believed to be the largest in the province’s history. Provincial Court Judge Lois Skanes accepted a joint sentencing submission from Crown ...

Natasha Perry joins her husband, Derek, and their seven-year-old daughter, Madelyn, in front of their new business, Dreadnaught Eatery, in Morell. Thinh Nguyen • The Guardian

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How a new restaurant in Morell, P.E.I., helps a father stay close to home with family

Thinh Nguyen · Journalist |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

It was a busy Sunday morning on April 21 at Dreadnaught Eatery as Derek Perry and his wife, Natasha, worked together in the kitchen of their newly opened restaurant, getting everything ready for the opening at 11 a.m. Their seven-year-old daughter, ...

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