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Loblaw profit increases as Canadians boycott the company
Originally created as a space for people to vent about high grocery costs, a subreddit titled r/loblawsisoutofcontrol has started a nation-wide boycott of Loblaw-owned stores for the month of May. The online group’s goal is to highlight the “ ...
Home is Here: Summerside siblings, cousin open new downtown business
After years of aspiring to open a business together, a Summerside family has done just that. In November 2023, siblings Alice, Lokki and Jen Ma, alongside their cousin, Jessica, opened Home is Here: a home and lifestyle store on Water Street. Inside ...
Online campaign urges boycott of Loblaw-owned stores — including in Cape Breton
Grocery shoppers upset over surging food prices and profits from Loblaw Cos. Ltd.-owned stores are being urged to boycott the major chain for one month, beginning Wednesday. “Prices are simply too high and people are suffering,” said Mandy Ardelli, ...
Rapid Housing work continues in Sydney
Workers continue to make progress Monday on the rapid housing project in downtown Sydney. New Dawn Enterprises and Ally Centre of Cape Breton received $5 million in funding from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.’s rapid housing initiative stream in ...
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Islanders flock to Charlottetown Flea Market for affordable finds amid rising costs
The Charlottetown Flea Market has returned to the Simmons Sports Centre this year, and organizers note a noticeable increase in attendance compared to last year, with rising costs and inflation likely being contributing factors. Wenda Pitre, who, ...
N.L. socioeconomic tracking software firm gets government funding to aid in expansion
A Newfoundland and Labrador company that designed software to track and measure the socioeconomic impacts of projects is getting financial assistance from the province in a bid to expand. To go along with its own $80,325 investment, NetBenefit ...
Cape Breton University medical school receives $13M injection
Cape Breton University’s medical school has received an injection of more than $13 million. On Tuesday, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston was at CBU to announce $11.6 million over two years to cover operational costs at the Cape Breton Medical Campus, ...
'Getting more farms back in Newfoundland': O'Brien Farm program providing support and resources to help start small-scale farms
Since 1950, Newfoundland has lost 95 per cent of its farms. "Most of them were family farms and as families got smaller, people didn't want to take over the farm,” Aaron Rodgers, general manager of O'Brien Farm in St. John's, said. “There were also a ...
Taking the horse to the water: Buyer’s licence holder says it’s time for Newfoundland and Labrador’s harvesters to act on change
Change in the fishery won't be a smooth road, but Matthew O’Leary is ready and willing to tackle the challenge. O’Leary owns and operates Rough Water Traps, a company based in Fox Harbour on the Avalon Peninsula side of Placentia Bay that makes wire ...
Mactaquac Dam laying the groundwork for decade-long refurbishment
NB Power hopes to begin its long-awaited refurbishment of the Mactaquac Dam next year. The project to upgrade and extend the life of the utility’s most crucial hydro-generating plant is expected to take between 12 and 15 years. To secure ...
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