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Discarded plastic containers litter sone brush in north-end Dartmouth Wednesday April 24,2024.

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Dalhousie-led study reveals biggest branded waste producers

A Dalhousie-led study has unveiled a link between plastic production and pollution. The study, published Wednesday in Science Advances, was conducted by scientists from Dalhousie and 12 other post-secondary institutions in the U.S., Australia, the ...

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Prices at the Pumps: Some small relief, more for diesel

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Pallet shelter plan: A year late and 90 per cent short

Updated a day ago |3 min read

Pallet shelters are being set up outside Beacon House in Lower Sackville on Tuesday, February 6, 2024.

Construction boom hits Moncton in first quarter of 2024

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CBRM throws its support behind new proposed solar gardens projects

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Intel falls as weak PC chip demand hurts second-quarter forecast

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A Russian state flag flies over the Central Bank headquarters in Moscow, Russia, August 15, 2023. A sign reads: "Bank of Russia".

Russian central bank holds rates at 16%, raises inflation forecast

Alexander Marrow, Elena Fabrichnaya |Updated 4 minutes ago |2 min read

By Elena Fabrichnaya and Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's central bank held its key interest rate at 16% for the third meeting running on Friday, but raised its inflation forecast for 2024, acknowledging for the first time that it may ...

Aon first-quarter profit grows on gains from investments, funds

Reuters |Updated 5 minutes ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - Aon reported a rise in first-quarter profit on Friday, powered by increases in interest earned from investments as well as funds held in a fiduciary capacity. Interest income rose nearly six times to $28 million in the first quarter ...

China's Shein set to face tougher EU online rules

Reuters |Updated 6 minutes ago |1 min read

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union designated Chinese-founded fast-fashion company Shein as a very large online platform (VLOP) after it reported a huge number of users, the EU said in a statement on Friday. Companies with more than 45 ...

Beer can maker Ball Corp lags sales estimates on slowing demand

Reuters |Updated 11 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Beer can maker Ball Corp missed quarterly sales expectations on Friday, hit by lagging demand for its beverage cans as customers become more frugal in their spending. The world's largest supplier of beer cans is navigating a complex ...

The Exxon Mobil Corp building is pictured in Georgetown, Guyana February 18, 2022.

Exxon misses on Q1 profit despite big gains in Guyana

Sabrina Valle |Updated 16 minutes ago |3 min read

By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday missed analysts' estimates with a 28% year-on-year drop in first quarter profits as weaker refining margins and lower natural gas prices offset volume gains. The largest U.S. oil ...

A Chevron gas station sign is shown after Chevron Corp said it would buy Hess Corp in a $53 billion all-stock deal, in Encinitas, California, U.S., October 23, 2023.

Chevron reports Q1 profit beat

Reuters |Updated 5 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Oil giant Chevron Corp beat estimates for first-quarter profit on Friday as higher production volumes helped offset an impact from weak natural gas prices. The company, which is in the process of acquiring Hess Corp in a $53 billion ...

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 25, 2024.

Futures climb as Alphabet, Microsoft results lift megacaps

Reuters |Updated 45 minutes ago |3 min read

(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures advanced on Friday as megacap growth shares rebounded on the back of robust quarterly results from Alphabet and Microsoft, while investors awaited a key inflation print that could help shape U.S. monetary ...

A view of the building of Tesla's production plant in Gruenheide outside Berlin, Germany, March 5, 2024, after the site lost power following a suspected arson attack on a nearby pylon.

US probes Tesla recall of 2 million vehicles over Autopilot, citing concerns

Reuters |Updated just now |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators said Friday they have opened an investigation into whether Tesla's recall of more than 2 million vehicles announced in December to install new Autopilot safeguards is adequate. The National ...

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 |Updated 10 minutes ago |7 min read

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, ...

N.S. fuel update for April 26, 2024: Gas up, disel down

SaltWire Network |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

Gas prices are up and diesel prices are down after the latest Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board price adjustment. Gas prices are up by 2.4 cents to a minimum price of $1.893 per litre this week in Cape Breton, while diesel prices dropped by 4.9 ...