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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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Roll Up to Win confusion: Cape Bretoners disappointed after Tim Hortons email mistake

Updated 5 hours ago |6 min read

In this Saltwire file photo, a person rolls up the rim of their Tim Hortons cup to see if they are a winner or not, which was how the contest was run until 2021 when they decided to make it a digital-only game. SALTWIRE FILE

Poached elvers still getting exported despite DFO busts and closed season

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CBRM seeks land-use bylaw change for supportive housing units

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Time to double the quota? Owner of only N.L. fish plant to process exclusively northern cod thinks stocks are ready and is working to regain its position in global marketplace

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St. John's Pilates studio helping those with Parkinson's: Classes offered free to those with the disease to help keep people moving

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Union to launch boycott of Java Blend coffee shops in Halifax

Bill Spurr · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 15 minutes ago |3 min read

Workers laid off by Java Blend Coffee Roasters in Halifax while attempting to form a union will launch a boycott of the business on Sunday. Tina Oh, an organizer with the Service Employees International Union, which represents the workers, said ...

Battle for 'tech luxury' in China as EVs get smarter - and cheaper

Kevin Krolicki, Sarah Wu |Updated 28 minutes ago |4 min read

By Sarah Wu and Kevin Krolicki BEIJING (Reuters) - The battle for consumer attention in China's electric car market is being fought over touches of "tech luxury" that car buyers in other markets have never seen. China’s upstart electric brands, ...

Smoke rises from an airstrike in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from Israel, April 25, 2024.

Hamas insists Gaza war end for any hostage deal, says won't be swayed by U.S. pressure

Reuters |Updated 36 minutes ago |1 min read

CAIRO (Reuters) - Hamas reiterated on Thursday its demand Israel end the Gaza war as part of any deal to release hostages held there, with Sami Abu Zuhri, a senior official in the Palestinian militant group, telling Reuters that U.S. pressure on ...

S&P revises outlook on Boeing to 'negative'

Reuters |Updated 38 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Ratings agency S&P Global Ratings said on Thursday it has revised its outlook on planemaker Boeing to "negative" from "stable". (Reporting by Shivansh Tiwary in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)

Moncton issued 183 permits for construction worth $56.5 million in the first quarter of 2024. (Via facebook.com/cityofmoncton.villedemoncton)

Construction boom hits Moncton in first quarter of 2024

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated 43 minutes ago |2 min read

Moncton is experiencing a significant construction surge, with 183 permits worth $56.5 million issued in the first quarter of 2024, more than doubling the total permit value over the same period in 2023. Residential construction represents 37 per ...

US issues new Iran-related sanctions, Treasury Dept. website shows

Reuters |Updated 6 minutes ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday issued fresh Iran-related and Russia-related sanctions, according to the Treasury Department website.The sanctions designations issued on Thursday affect Pouya Air, eight individuals, five ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends a press conference in Beijing, China April 8, 2024.

Yellen says economy performing well, inflation will ebb

Reuters |Updated 46 minutes ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday that the U.S. economy "continues to perform very, very well" and that she still sees inflation falling back to more normal levels. "The U.S. economy continues to perform ...

A Honda car stands on the day Honda announces plans to build electric vehicles and their parts in Ontario with financial support from the Canadian and provincial governments, at their automotive assembly plant in Alliston, Ontario, Canada, April 25, 2024.

Honda to set up $11 billion EV production base in Canada

Maki Shiraki |Updated 54 minutes ago |2 min read

By Maki Shiraki TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor plans to build an EV production base in Ontario, it said on Thursday, a C$15 billion ($11 billion) investment that will mark the Japanese automaker's largest ever in Canada. The investment, due to be ...

Flags fly over the Federal Reserve building on a windy day in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2017.

Weak GDP, strong prices, highlight Fed dilemma

Howard Schneider |Updated 58 minutes ago |2 min read

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth in the first quarter fell below the Federal Reserve's estimates of the economy's long-run potential for the first time in nearly two years, but the signs of slowing were accompanied ...

Brokers execute trades on the CBOE (Chicago Board Options Exchange) Global Markets trading floor, at their headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., April 11, 2024.

Cboe to merge digital assets business with derivatives and clearing arm

Reuters |Updated 58 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Exchange operator Cboe Global Markets said on Thursday it will integrate its digital asset derivatives, currently offered by Cboe Digital, into its existing Global Derivatives and Clearing business as part of a strategic review. The ...