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• Canadians must fight U.S. protectionism in the...
  [OTTAWA, ON] — Canadians need to step up their efforts to maintain free and open energy markets for Canada's oil, gas and electricity in the ...
• NB: Legislation introduced to create New Brunswick...
  [FREDERICTON, NB] — Legislation was introduced today by Premier David Alward to create the New Brunswick Research and Innovation Council. The ...
• Canadians steadily paying off debt quicker,...
  [TORONTO, ON] — Fewer Canadians are letting their debt repayments lapse for more than three months compared with a year ago, according to a ...
• NB: Plazacorp poised to acquire KEYreit after...
  [TORONTO, ON] — Huntingdon Capital Corp. has bowed out of the contest to acquire KEYreit and says it wishes its New Brunswick-based rival well. ...
• NB: CCNB launches training in forest trucking
  [SAINT-QUENTIN, NB] – Training in forest trucking was launched this week at the Polyvalente Alexandre-J.-Savoie in Saint-Quentin. The program, ...
• Trio of small Canadian mobile phone carriers split...
  [TORONTO, ON] – Three of Canada's smaller mobile phone carriers have jointly announced they're withdrawing from the industry's main lobby group, ...
• NB: Efficiency NB offers presentations on the 2011...
  [FREDERICTON, NB] – Efficiency NB is offering several presentations reviewing the 2011 National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings (NECB) and ...
• Enbridge, Energy Partners outline plan for shipping...
  [CALGARY, AB] — Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB) and a partner are planning to convert some of their natural gas capacity to ship crude oil from a ...
• NS: Atlantic Canada cleaning up after nor'easter...
  [HALIFAX, NS] – It's a cleanup day in much of Atlantic Canada as snow dumped by the nor'easter is being plowed, shovelled and blown from the ...
• NB: New Brunswick unveils capital budget, includes...
  [FREDERICTON, NB] – The New Brunswick government says Perth-Andover will get a new community hospital as part of the province's $466-million ...
• Holiday Fun Or Ho Hum?
  [TORONTO, ON] – Many workers are saying "Bah, humbug!" to company holiday parties, a new OfficeTeam survey suggests. Although more than ...
• NB: Soricimed given provincial Innovation Award for...
  [SACKVILLE, NB] – Soricimed Biopharma was presented with a provincial Award for Innovation Excellence in Biosciences last week. “The leadership ...
• NB: Falling revenues affect government's deficit...
  [FREDERICTON, NB] – The provincial government released its second quarter report today which projects the deficit to be $173 million larger than ...
• NB: Maine's Gov. LePage goes to New Brunswick to...
  [SAINT JOHN, NB] – Gov. Paul LePage is travelling to Saint John, New Brunswick, to participate in an event to promote and increase the dialogue ...
• NB: New Brunswick consumers encouraged to support...
  [FREDERICTON,NB) – New Brunswick consumers can cash-in on great deals and support their local small businesses on Oct. 20 by participating in ...
• NB: Free, bilingual door signs being snapped up by...
  [MONCTON, NB] – The City of Moncton is finding that when it provides bilingual signs at zero cost, businesses are quick to put them up. About 50 ...
• September shows marked improvement in consumer...
  [OTTAWA, ON] – The Conference Board of Canada says consumer confidence showed improvement this month, following a weak showing in August. The ...
• NB: Ashfield says fleet separation, owner operator...
  [FREDERICTON, NB] – Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, has had enough of reports the Conservative government is making changes ...
• Number of EI recipients unchanged in July, down from...
  [OTTAWA, ON] – Statistics Canada says 508,000 people were getting regular employment insurance benefits in July, virtually unchanged from the ...
• NS: Google launches Google Business Photos in Maritimes
  [HALIFAX, NS] – Google Business Photos work much like Google Street View and enable businesses to provide the potential visitor with a visual, ...
• NS: Harper headed to Nova Scotia today
  [AULAC, NB] – Prime Minister Stephen Harper has scheduled a few brief stops in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia today. Harper is scheduled to make a ...
• NL: APEC says Newfoundland saw robust growth in...
  [ST. JOHN'S, NL] – Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island showed robust growth in the first half of 2012, according to the latest ...
• Carney to Canadian companies sitting on cash: 'give...
  [TORONTO, NS] – Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney has some blunt advice for Canadian companies sitting on piles of cash – give it back to ...
• NS: Independent operators of Rona stores say 'No,...
  [MONTREAL, QE] – Dozens of independent merchants who operate 164 Rona stores across Canada have written to the head of Lowe's Companies, saying ...
• NB: Canadian judge grants injunction to stop...
  [TORONTO, ON] – A New Brunswick judge has granted a 10-day injunction to prevent lobster fishermen from blockading fish processing plants in a ...
• NB: Canadian lobstermen take protest to fishery...
  [FREDERICTON, NB] – New Brunswick fishermen staged a protest outside the Canadian fisheries minister's office Wednesday in their ongoing dispute ...
• NB: Protests over Maine lobster escalate at Canadian...
  [PORTLAND, ME] – Maine Gov. Paul LePage says he's working with Canadian officials on a resolution as more of the neighbouring nation's lobster ...
• Air Canada posts larger second quarter loss, revenue...
  [MONTREAL, QE] – Air Canada Inc. says it was pushed into the red during the second quarter by the impact of labour disruptions, which affected ...
• NB: Industrialist Arthur Irving among 10 new Order...
  [SAINT-ANDRE, NB] – Industrialist Arthur Irving, author and playwright Calixte Duguay and former jockey Ron Turcotte are among 10 new recipients ...
• NB: N.B. fishermen say battle against importing of...
  [SHEDIAC, NB] — Fishermen in southeastern New Brunswick say their fight to stop cheap American lobster from being processed in the province is ...