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Export Growth Predictions: See How Canada's Provinces Stack Up

Peter Hall | Posted 05.16.2013 | Canada Business
Read More: Oil and Gas, U.S. Economy, Quebec, Aerospace, Canadian Trade, U.S. Housing Market, Ontario, Alberta, Exports, New Brunswick, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Emerging Markets, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, International Trade, Forestry, Mining, Energy Sector, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Business News
Peter Hall

International trade will be a key growth driver for the Canadian economy this year and next. However, the distribution of export growth in Canada's provinces is anything but even. Some are leading the charge, while others are steady at the national pace. Others are lagging behind, some quite seriously. What are the key factors influencing the different growth patterns?

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Who Suffers When Minimum Wage Increases?

Yanick Labrie | Posted 05.14.2013 | Canada Business
Read More: Minimum Wage Increase, Quebec, Minimum Wage, Unemployment, Economics, Economy, Montreal Economic Institute, Alberta, Social Programs, Poor, Yanick Labrie, Nova Scotia, Canada, Canada Business News
Yanick Labrie

Empirical studies on the matter carried out here in Canada are unequivocal: Raising the minimum wage leads to increased unemployment, especially among the young, who have less experience and qualifications.

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How The Internet Still Hurts Amanda Todd

Jesse Miller | Posted 04.12.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Read More: Social Media, Rehtaeh Parsons, Mental Health, Cyberbullying, Vancouver, Amanda Todd, Nova Scotia, Facebook, Carol Todd, Bc, Canada British Columbia News
Jesse Miller

Parents please continue to learn about the story attached to Amanda Todd and today do not hesitate to talk to your children about the new story of Rehtaeh Parsons. Talk to your children about mental health, talking about social media is the first step in educating your kids about social media safety and outline your expectations about how your children will utilise this powerful tool for communication.

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Why the EI Program Should Become a True Insurance System

Yanick Labrie | Posted 03.06.2013 | Canada Business
Read More: Stephen Harper, Quebec, Workers, Conservatives, Diane Finley, Employment, Montreal Economic Institute, New Brunswick, Yanick Labrie, EI Reform, Nova Scotia, Mei, Canada, Canada Seasonal Workers, Canada Business News
Yanick Labrie

The recent changes to the employment insurance (EI) system implemented by the Conservative government continue to fuel discontent in the eastern provi...

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Stolen George Washington Letter Leads To Halifax Arrest

CBC | Posted 05.04.2013 | Canada
Read More: Video, George Washington, Cbc, Sackville, George Washington Letter, Nova Scotia, Halifax Stolen Artifacts, John Mark Tillman, Halifax, Canada News

A stolen letter written by former U.S. president George Washington led police to arrest a second man in a massive stolen artifacts case in the Halifax...

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IN MOURNING

CP | Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.26.2013 | Canada
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WOODS HARBOUR, N.S. - Hundreds of people gathered in churches in southwestern Nova Scotia on Sunday as friends and religious leaders urged their commu...

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HULL SPOTTED

CP | Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.25.2013 | Canada
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WOODS HARBOUR, N.S. - The father of one of five young Nova Scotia fishermen lost at sea says word that divers found no sign of their bodies beneath a ...

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Search For 5 Fishermen Underway After Boat Capsizes Off Nova Scotia

CP | Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.20.2013 | Canada
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HALIFAX - Two coast guard vessels and a rescue helicopter searched late Monday for the crew of a fishing boat that went missing off the southwest coas...

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Snow And Wind Whip Maritimes

CBC | Posted 04.20.2013 | Canada
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Heavy snow and driving wind forced closures and created dangerous driving conditions around the Maritimes Monday, with power outages reported in some ...

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DISMANTLED

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 03.14.2013 | Canada Impact
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HALIFAX - A blockade of a Canadian National rail line between Halifax and Truro in Nova Scotia forged as part of the Idle No More protests has been di...

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A Rock 'N Roll Tour of Nova Scotia

Adrian Brijbassi | Posted 03.07.2013 | Canada Travel
Read More: Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Matt Mays, Rock N Roll Road Trips, Travel, Halifax, Canada, Trailside Cafe, Take It on Faith, Matt Mays Dartmouth, Canada Travel News
Adrian Brijbassi

Matt Mays calls Dartmouth the New Jersey of Nova Scotia. If that's the case, you could say he is the Bruce Springsteen of the Maritimes. Songs about life in Mays' unheralded hometown located on the other side of the big city are reminiscent of how Springsteen so often wrote about the characters on the Jersey Shore during his early career.

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20 Best Places To Travel In Canada In 2013

Vacay.ca | Posted 03.05.2013 | Canada Travel
Read More: Trinity/Bonavista Peninsula, Managing Editor Adrian Brijbassi, Toronto, Louisbourg, Best Places to Travel in Canada, Vacay Canada, Lake Waskesiu, Drumheller, Nova Scotia, vacay.ca, Newfoundland & Labrador, Travel in Canada, Best Places to Travel, Best Places in Canada, Canada Travel News
Vacay.ca

Go east. That's the advice from Vacay.ca writers, editors and photographers who selected the 20 Best Places to Travel in Canada in 2013. Six entries, including four in the top 10, are east of Quebec. Ontario led all provinces with four destinations on the list, while British Columbia, Alberta, and Newfoundland and Labrador notched three spots each.

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The Best Place to Travel in 2013 Is...

Adrian Brijbassi | Posted 03.03.2013 | Canada Travel
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Adrian Brijbassi

Today, Louisbourg still exhibits the spirit and mindset of its founders. Set in 1744, toward the end of French rule of the territory on Cape Breton, the recreated historic village replicates life as it was for the blacksmiths, tavern owners, military personnel, government officials and citizens in the 18th century.

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Maritimes Hammered By Winter Storm

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 03.01.2013 | Canada
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HALIFAX - The Maritime provinces were grappling with heavy snowfall, blowing snow and rain that knocked out power for thousands and grounded flights o...

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Look Out, Maritimes

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 02.28.2013 | Canada
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HALIFAX - A "powerful" winter storm was headed to the Maritimes Saturday, with as much as 40 centimetres of snow expected to hammer parts of Nova Scot...

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The 10 Most Romantic Places in Canada

Vacay.ca | Posted 02.12.2013 | Canada Travel
Read More: Lake Louise, Cape Breton, Canada, Nova Scotia, Romance, Alberta, Romantic Destinations, Romantic Trips, Romantic Getaway Canada, Canada Travel News
Vacay.ca

Canada with its abundance of natural beauty, charming small towns and scenic cities is filled with destinations that will make you swoon. Our team of travel writers and experts at Vacay.ca gathered to decide on the top 10 most romantic places to visit in the nation.

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A Renewable Version of the Oil Sands -- in Nova Scotia

David Dodge | Posted 02.11.2013 | Canada
Read More: Bay of Fundy, Green Technology, Green, Renewable Energy, Tidal Power, Nova Scotia, Green Energy, Atlantic Ocean, Halifax, Slidepollajax, Tidal Power Renewable Energy, Tidal Power Nova Scotia, Tidal Power Canada, Canada News
David Dodge

On an average day, about 160-billion tonnes of seawater flows into the Bay of Fundy. This is where an ocean research centre decided to put their tidal energy test site. According to recent models, there is roughly 7,000 megawatts of potentially extractable tidal energy in the Minas Basin. Of that number, researchers say about 2,500 megawatts can be tapped safely. That's more than enough electricity for all of Nova Scotia.

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Sex, Religion, Politics On Plates A No-Go

CBC | Posted 02.08.2013 | Canada
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You may be a self-professed geek or an atheist, but don't try to proclaim it on a personalized licence plate if you live in Nova Scotia — you'll be ...

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Is This the Greenest Campus in Canada?

David Dodge | Posted 02.03.2013 | Canada Business
Read More: Wind Power, University, Biomass Energy, Biomass, Green Jobs, Green, Green News, Wind Energy, Green Living, Nova Scotia, Green Energy, Solar Thermal, Slidepollajax, Canada Business News
David Dodge

Church Point, a little-known dot on the map in rural southern Nova Scotia, isn't exactly a tourist hotspot. But for sustainability nerds it's an unexpected haven. It's home to St. Anne University, or Université Sante Anne as it's called in French and it may be the greenest little university in Canada.

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Nova Scotia's Breezy Idea Puts Communities First

David Dodge | Posted 01.20.2013 | Canada Business
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David Dodge

Tour the rolling countryside of Nova Scotia in the fall and it's like driving right into a post card. Head west of Truro and not only do you get this scenic drive but you'll find Nuttby Mountain wind farm -- the turbines popping up into view quite unexpectedly. All things being equal would you be more inclined to have a coal-fired power plant in your backyard or a wind turbine that you helped raise the money for?

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Nova Scotia Dad Seeking Funds For Daughter's Wheelchair

CBC | Posted 12.31.2012 | Canada Impact
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A Nova Scotian father whose wife died suddenly is asking for the public's help to buy a wheelchair for his disabled daughter. In so many ...

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LOOK: RCMP Officer Rescues Bald Eagle

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Impact
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What happens when a mountie meets an eagle? Something incredible. In Baddeck, N.S., a driver accidentally hit an eagle that flew into the road, Buz...

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'Internet Black Widow' Charged

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.02.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Video, Cp, Internet Black Widow, Black Widow Arrested, Melissa Friedrich, Melissa Ann Weeks Charged, Melissa Ann Weeks, Black Widow Canada, Nova Scotia, Black Widow Nova Scotia, Canada Politics News

SYDNEY, N.S. - A 77-year-old woman who killed her previous spouse two decades ago and gained notoriety as the "Black Widow" was charged Tuesday with a...

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2 Men Charged In N.S. Confinement Of Teen

CBC | Posted 11.26.2012 | Canada
Read More: Teen Chains Confined, Video, NS Unlawful Confinement, David James Leblanc, Wayne Alan Cunningham, Nova Scotia, Teen Confined Chains, Lunenburg, Canada News

A manhunt is underway in rural Nova Scotia for two men charged by RCMP with unlawful confinement involving a 16-year-old boy. David James Leblanc, ...

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Dikes Burst As Rain Swamps Nova Scotia Rivers

CP | Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.10.2012 | Canada
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TRURO, N.S. - Swollen by a day of heavy rain, two Nova Scotia rivers spilled their banks Monday as several dikes gave way, leading to flooding that ca...

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