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Atlantic Canada could become one of the country's most prosperous regions if it leverages its abundant talent and resources as a "single economy," a group of business leaders say. The Atlantic Economic Panel -- made up of seven well-known executives and entrepreneurs -- released a report Friday that they say could serve as a guide for the economic transformation of...
RIVERVIEW, N.B. -- Atlantic Canada could become one of the country's most prosperous regions if it leverages its abundant talent and resources as a "single economy," a group of business leaders say.
FREDERICTON -- Pressure is mounting on New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt to scrap a proposal to retaliate against American tariffs by preventing U.S. citizens from obtaining provincial hunting and fishing licences.
FREDERICTON -- A New Brunswick member of Parliament is calling on the provincial government to reject a proposed artificial intelligence data centre in Saint John, warning that it could overwhelm the power grid.
FREDERICTON -- A small New Brunswick community has been left reeling after the owners of an aging pulp mill that has been the area's economic driver for more than half a century announced it would halt production.
FREDERICTON -- Politicians in New Brunswick say they are disappointed by the planned closure of the pulp mill in Nackawic that has operated in one form or another for more than half a century.
FREDERICTON -- One of New Brunswick's two Green provincial lawmakers has announced her bid to lead the opposition party.
FREDERICTON -- The New Brunswick government says Carleton AgriSolutions Inc. will take over the province's large animal veterinary services beginning next spring.
FREDERICTON -- Canadian author Paris Marx says there's been a renewed interest in his list of alternatives to U.S. technology since President Donald Trump signed an order renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America."
FREDERICTON -- The New Brunswick government on Friday granted conditional approval for a 500-megawatt natural gas plant that officials say is crucial to avoid rolling electricity blackouts within the next two years.
FREDERICTON -- A private Canadian firm is planning to build an explosives factory in New Brunswick it says could double the amount of TNT produced each year by NATO countries.
A private Canadian firm says it chose New Brunswick as the location of a planned explosives factory. Nalagx Corp.'s chief executive Patrick Gagnon says the company decided to move ahead with a site near Belledune, N.B., after considering other provinces and two U.S. states. The province's Natural Resources Minister John Herron says his department identified 1,500 acres of government land...
FREDERICTON -- A private Canadian firm says it chose New Brunswick as the location of a planned explosives factory.
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's Liberal government is considering whether it should drop its long-standing ban on extracting the province's large natural gas reserves as it looks for ways to boost its economy and secure Canada's energy independence.
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says her government is launching a review of the province's long-standing ban on hydraulic fracturing.
CHARLOTTETOWN -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says "everything's on the table" if Canada can't secure a deal to avoid a dramatic escalation in U.S. tariffs planned for next month.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says "everything's on the table" if Canada can't secure a deal to avoid a dramatic escalation in U.S. tariffs planned for next month. Carney was asked Thursday what measures his government is considering in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose 50 per cent tariffs on a variety of Canadian goods.
CHARLOTTETOWN -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said unity is Canada's greatest strength as he and the premiers huddled Thursday to prepare a response to fresh tariff threats from the United States.
CHARLOTTETOWN -- Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he and his counterparts are united ahead of a face-to-face meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and the premiers Thursday amid fresh tariff threats from the U.S.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with Canada's premiers in Prince Edward Island today amid new tariff threats from the United States.
CHARLOTTETOWN -- Advocates are urging the federal government to increase health care funding and impose more conditions on what the provinces can do with that money.
CHARLOTTETOWN -- Advocates are urging the federal government to increase health care funding and impose more conditions on what the provinces can do with that money.
CHARLOTTETOWN -- The premiers of nine provinces announced Tuesday that they're removing major barriers to interprovincial sales of alcohol.
CHARLOTTETOWN -- The premiers of nine provinces announced Tuesday that they're removing major barriers to interprovincial sales of alcohol.
The premiers of nine provinces announced Tuesday that they're removing major barriers to interprovincial sales of alcohol. The deal says provincial rules will be changed to allow brewers and distillers to sell alcohol directly to consumers, regardless of jurisdiction. It knocks down a number of trade barriers across the country. Direct-to-consumer sales of beer, wine and spirits manufactured in one...
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet virtually with the country's premiers Tuesday afternoon after the U.S. announced increased tariffs on Canadian goods. P.E.I. Premier Rob Lantz said Tuesday morning at the Council of the Federation meeting in Charlottetown that the virtual meeting with the prime minister had been added to the agenda. Carney was originally scheduled to meet with premiers...
CHARLOTTETOWN -- Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet virtually with the country's premiers Tuesday afternoon after the U.S. announced increased tariffs on Canadian goods.
Domestic trade and major projects will be on the agenda as Canada's premiers gather Tuesday in Prince Edward Island for a three-day meeting coloured by a renewed tariff threat from U.S. President Donald Trump. The annual summer gathering of provincial and territorial leaders will culminate with Prime Minister Mark Carney joining the discussion Thursday. The premiers will also meet with...
CHARLOTTETOWN -- Domestic trade and major projects will be on the agenda as Canada's premiers gather Tuesday in Prince Edward Island for a three-day meeting coloured by a renewed tariff threat from U.S. President Donald Trump.
FREDERICTON -- One of the Prince Edward Island paramedics who died in an ambulance crash earlier this week is being remembered as a loving daughter and trusted coworker.
FREDERICTON -- The New Brunswick government is dismissing concerns it treated a municipality unfairly when it chose a First Nation to operate the beach at a provincial park.
FREDERICTON -- The New Brunswick government must empower social workers to do what's best for vulnerable young people in care, youth advocates told lawmakers this week.
FREDERICTON -- Hearings into the systemic failures that led to the overdose death of a New Brunswick teenager are scheduled to continue Thursday afternoon as lawmakers look for ways to improve the province's youth social services.
FREDERICTON -- Hearings continue today at New Brunswick's legislature into the systemic failures of the Social Development Department.
FREDERICTON -- A New Brunswick official has promised changes to the way the province helps vulnerable youth as lawmakers started hearings Wednesday into an advocate's report detailing failures within the Social Development Department.
FREDERICTON -- Tammy Nash says a smoke detector likely saved her son's life when their family home caught fire in 2010 on the Sitansisk First Nation in central New Brunswick.
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt has called on the federal government to prohibit children under 16 from using social media.
MONCTON -- Food banks in New Brunswick are receiving a provincial cash boost for the next three years.
FREDERICTON -- One of the first Green Party politicians elected in Canada says he's resigning as leader of New Brunswick's Greens ahead of the next provincial election.
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's Opposition leader is calling on the Liberal government to put off the province's planned shift to a new virtual-health-care provider.
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick legislators have agreed to hold hearings on systemic failures within the province's child welfare system.
FREDERICTON -- A New Brunswick cabinet minister says early talks have started on an Indigenous-led public inquiry into systemic racism.
FREDERICTON -- The New Brunswick government says it plans to tell each municipality across the province how much it should raise property taxes every year.
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's government has tabled a bill to create the office of an advocate for residents and small businesses at the province's energy regulator.
FREDERICTON -- The New Brunswick government says it will make sweeping changes to its debt-saddled public power utility -- but would not commit to avoiding rate freezes that a recent review blamed for driving more than a billion dollars of debt.
FREDERICTON -- The New Brunswick government says it will create a consumer advocate role to represent residents and small businesses at its energy regulator.
FREDERICTON -- The New Brunswick government says it's unveiling an investment in new amphibious aircraft this morning.
An LGBTQ+ advocate says Canada is at critical juncture where it must decide whether it will be inclusive of everyone or not.
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's government has introduced a bill to make it easier to launch mining projects in the province.
FREDERICTON -- The New Brunswick government has proposed an overhaul of its lobbying rules that would require hundreds more people to register as lobbyists and would empower the provincial ethics chief to fine rule breakers.
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's government is proposing significant changes to its lobbying rules.
FREDERICTON -- Some New Brunswickers are waking up Tuesday morning to new mayors, while others re-elected familiar faces in Monday's municipal elections.
FREDERICTON -- Residents across New Brunswick are electing their local representatives today.
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's Indigenous Affairs minister says he isn't worried a recent series of raids by the RCMP in three different provinces will derail his negotiations with First Nations to improve controls over the sale of cannabis products.
FREDERICTON -- A popular potato chip maker in New Brunswick says it is continuing efforts to limit its facility's impact on nearby residents.
FREDERICTON -- A New Brunswick cabinet minister says he's not worried an RCMP raid on a First Nations cannabis warehouse will damage government-Indigenous relations.
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's government has tabled a pair of new bills it says will stimulate economic growth and improve patient safety.
FREDERICTON -- An environmental lawyer is calling for New Brunswick to enshrine into law the right to clean water.
