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EI rule changes wouldn't force workers into bad position, says Finley
May 16, 2012 - 10 h 42
Human Resources Minister Diane Finley told the House of Commons there's no plan to force jobless workers receiving EI benefits to take any job available, as the finance minister seemed to suggest the day before.
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NB: NB companies could be given preference on government contracts
May 16, 2012 - 10 h 34
Proposed legislation would allow the government to award contracts to New Brunswick firms even if they aren't the lowest bidder.
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NB: Proposal of another innovation entity draws criticism
May 16, 2012 - 10 h 28
Public policy expert Donald Savoie contends such a government entity would simply be a 'duplication and a waste of money'.
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No such thing as a bad job, Flaherty tells unemployed workers
May 15, 2012 - 10 h 29
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is indicating that the government is preparing to get tough with unemployed Canadians who refuse jobs they consider below them or too far away.
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NB: Forestry industry receives $4.2M funding boost
May 14, 2012 - 10 h 06
Financial support from the federal and New Brunswick governments will go toward research into innovation and markets.
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NB: Former politician convicted of fraud hears fate
May 11, 2012 - 9 h 23
Frank Branch, former Liberal member for Nepisiguit, has been ordered to pay $15,000 in restitution to the North Shore Forest Products Marketing Board.
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Credit card system 'perverse', claims Competition Bureau
May 9, 2012 - 10 h 30
The bureau says Canadian merchants pay among the highest fees in the world for accepting credit cards and pass on the costs to consumers.
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NB: Province unveils economic development plan
May 9, 2012 - 10 h 15
The plan envisions economic development as a community-driven venture and redefines the government's role in stimulating a strong, sustainable economy.
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NB & PE: Union ratifies deal to end lockout at Acadian
May 7, 2012 - 10 h 00
Fifty nine workers in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island have been locked out since Dec. 2.
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Annual loss widens for troubled Homburg Invest
May 7, 2012 - 9 h 31
The company, formerly based in Halifax, is preparing for several meetings of its creditors this week in the Netherlands.
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- May 2, 2012 NB: Talks continue in Acadian bus dispute
- May 2, 2012 NS & NB: Ottawa to compensate Cooke Aquaculture for losses
- May 1, 2012 Canadian Sears stores struggling with decline in sales
- May 1, 2012 NB: Enbridge Gas files $650M-lawsuit against New Brunswick
- April 30, 2012 Media blitz touts proposed EU free trade deal
- April 27, 2012 CIBC faces tough shareholder questions about exec compensation
- April 27, 2012 NS & NB: More cases of virus discovered at Cooke salmon farm
- April 26, 2012 Canadians among most satisfied employees in the world
- April 26, 2012 NB: Doctors seek moratorium on shale gas fracking
- April 25, 2012 Retail council points finger at multi-national suppliers for price gap
- April 25, 2012 NB: Saint John Airport CEO elected to Canadian Airports Council
- April 24, 2012 NB: UNB researchers raise concerns over shale gas fracking
- April 23, 2012 Environmentalists slam eco certification of longline swordfish fishery
- April 20, 2012 NB: Nackawic manufacturer receives $250,000 in funding
- April 19, 2012 NB: Northcliff takes over Sisson mining project
- April 18, 2012 Earthquakes trigger investigation into possible fracking link
- April 18, 2012 Rogers bails on video store business
- April 18, 2012 NB: Province grants gas exploration lease to Calgary company
- April 17, 2012 NB: SC&W Solutions receives funding to expand export capabilities
- April 16, 2012 PE & NB: Anderson continues fight for New Brunswick shuttle service
- April 13, 2012 Some Air Canada pilots threaten to call in sick to air frustrations
- April 12, 2012 News of job cuts leads to fear of border slowdowns, undermines deal with U.S.
- April 12, 2012 NB: Civil service lost more than 600 jobs last year, says report
- April 12, 2012 NB: Shale gas exploration rules expected soon
- April 10, 2012 Titanic tragedy led to changes at sea, but legacy of human error remains
- April 9, 2012 Optimism grows, expectations for hiring positive
- April 9, 2012 Target's Canadian plans under review
- April 9, 2012 NB & PE: Request for NB-PEI shuttle service denied
- April 5, 2012 Loonie up as economy creates more jobs in March
- April 5, 2012 NS: Cuts loom over CBC in Maritimes
- April 4, 2012 Rise in small business confidence shows stable economy
- April 3, 2012 NB: Sister of New Brunswick farmer says feds failed
- April 2, 2012 Avoid getting scammed by fake BBB emails
- April 2, 2012 The secret to powering business transformation
- April 2, 2012 NB: Potato farmer's woes far from over as legal issues drag on
- March 30, 2012 Feds move to eliminate immigration backlog by returning applications
- March 30, 2012 Budget changes old age security eligibility to age 67
- March 30, 2012 NS & NB: More cases of salmon virus found at Cooke Aquaculture site
- March 30, 2012 Federal civil service cuts trigger concern
- March 29, 2012 Some maple syrup producers expect to take financial hit
- March 29, 2012 NB: Xstrata mine to close after almost 50 years
- March 29, 2012 Federal budget to push for filling job vacancies locally, not from abroad
- March 28, 2012 NB: With history of rising back up, Moncton's census growth not surprising, experts say
- March 27, 2012 NB: Government to cut 4,500 jobs over three years, reveals source
- March 23, 2012 Gas, food feeding inflation as CPI rises to 2.6 per cent in February
- March 22, 2012 NB: Saint John port lands major shipping firm
- March 22, 2012 Atlantic Canada deemed most cost-competitive region for business
- March 21, 2012 NS & NB: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick to invest up to $1M per year in Bay Ferries
- March 21, 2012 Job seekers asked to provide Facebook logins
- March 21, 2012 NB: Walmart pleads guilty to safety violations in fatality
- March 20, 2012 Canada's economy poised for another year of solid growth
- March 16, 2012 Bell to acquire Astral Media for $3.38 billion
- March 15, 2012 Major changes ahead for wireless world
- March 15, 2012 Tory Arctic ship plan should be sunk, insists senator
- March 14, 2012 Air Canada labour disputes closer to binding arbitration
- March 14, 2012 'Modernization' needed in Atlantic fishery, says Ashfield
- March 14, 2012 PE & NB: Shuttle service owner attacks critics
- March 13, 2012 Trade mission to Boston seafood show deemed 'a success'
- March 13, 2012 Transcontinental expects lift in revenues
- March 13, 2012 Tensions rise at Air Canada
- March 13, 2012 NB: Proposed legislation will be damaging, says Enbridge
- March 9, 2012 Job creation continues stall, but unemployment rate dips to 7.4 in February
- March 8, 2012 NB & PE: Union asked to return to table in Acadian bus lockout
- March 8, 2012 NS: Cooke Aquaculture deals with fallout from confirmed virus
- March 7, 2012 Small business optimism on an upswing, says CFIB
- March 7, 2012 Atlantic fishermen fear for independent fleet
- March 2, 2012 With agriculture at a crossroads, young farmers face obstacles
- March 1, 2012 NB: Union files lawsuit against directors of defunct Fraser Papers
- March 1, 2012 NB: NB Liquor 'should expand, be shielded from political interference'
- February 29, 2012 Is luxury a dirty word?
- February 29, 2012 Provinces must seek a public mandate on Canada-EU trade deal
