Category Archives: federal government

Canada needs stronger trade strategy and more investment in Atlantic Canada, scholar says

Posted on October 8, 2026 by brucewark

Canada’s response to Donald Trump’s trade pressure has become too deferential and needs a broader economic strategy that gives Atlantic Canada a larger role, a Canadian trade scholar told an audience at Mount Allison University Tuesday night. Noah Fry, a … Continue reading →

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Lukewarm, if not cold, reaction in rural community to ‘nation-building’ Sisson mine

Posted on November 18, 2025 by brucewark

By: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: The Daily Gleaner November 14, 2025 Prime Minister Carney called the proposed Sisson mine in New Brunswick a nation-building project on Thursday, but the elected officials of the rural community nearby won’t … Continue reading →

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Striking CUPW workers picket on Main St. as rural post offices face uncertain future

Posted on October 3, 2025 by brucewark

Alyssa Greene says she’s worried about the future of the post offices in Sackville and Dorchester. Greene, who is a member of the striking Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), made the comment today as she walked the picket line … Continue reading →

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