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Dexter knew about refinery sale for two weeks
Premier Darrell Dexter says he learned about the potential sale of the Imperial Oil refinery in Dartmouth two weeks ago.
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Fisheries department jobs on the line
More than 1,000 Fisheries and Oceans Canada employees across the country learned Thursday that their jobs may be in jeopardy.
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Gas-tax refund tactic wins smiles at pumps
Halifax’s Mary Goodwin was apprehensive at first when approached by a man with a bag of money at some gas pumps on Farnham Gate Road on Thursday.
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Report: Halifax shares its clout
Halifax’s economic clout reverberates as much in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island as in Nova Scotia, a new report concludes.
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Refinery closure likely to lead to higher gas prices
Nova Scotians must be wondering what’s happening to the provincial economy.
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Morgan: Harbour site purchase good for CBRM
SYDNEY — Cape Breton regional council’s purchase Thursday of the greenfield site on Sydney Harbour means the region has seized control of its own destiny, says Mayor John Morgan.
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House wraps with NSP dispute
Another legislature session is in the books, with the NDP saying it built on its promise to make life better for families and the opposition countering that the government left a glaring hole in its agenda.
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Halifax biotech company ramps up fight against superbugs
A tiny Halifax biotech outfit aims to more than double its staff in its hunt for a way to defeat antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
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Berwick poultry plant gets $1 million from province
The federal and provincial governments are betting that doing things differently down on the farm will help the bottom line.
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Acadian Seaplants expansion on target
The first phase of the expansion of the Acadian Seaplants Ltd. plant in Cornwallis Park is nearing completion.
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Greenhouse grows relationship with Atlantic Superstore
Talk about a blooming relationship. About 27 years ago, Judy and Lee Thompson started a modest greenhouse operation just outside Brookfield with a couple of hoop huts and began growing some plants seasonally for the former SaveEasy grocery store in Truro.
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Oilers part ways with head coach Renney
EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers are parting ways with head coach Tom Renney.
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Halifax man wins baggage complaint against United Airlines
A mathematician who studied at Dalhousie University has had a baggage policy complaint against United Air Lines Inc. upheld by the Canadian Transportation Agency.
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PG’s pops up, Caribbean Twist encores
PG’s Cafe & Grill
After being edged out of their home of more than 30 years, the griddle is on again at local favourite PG’s Cafe & Grill.
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TitanFile comes second in national competition for most innovative company
TitanFile Inc. of Dartmouth earned some hardware for its mantle this week.
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Maine developer urges more tidal power co-operation in Bay of Fundy
The tidal power industry in Maine and Nova Scotia should be working closely together to answer environmental questions, an energy forum heard Thursday in Halifax.
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N.S. sending 13-member group to Scottish energy event
Nova Scotia’s energy industry is sending a 13-member delegation to the United Kingdom’s largest renewable energy conference and trade show next week in Aberdeen, Scotland.
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Port of Halifax officials off to Belgium to drum up more business
Halifax port officials will be in Antwerp, Belgium, next week to showcase the port’s heavy-lifting and cargo-handling capabilities at Breakbulk Europe 2012, one of the industry’s largest conferences.
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SMU prof to Flaherty: Actually, there are bad jobs
Is there such a thing as a bad job?
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Ad-Dispatch brings Calgary Stampede stamps to life
Twenty-first century technology has taken over one the oldest forms of communication — letter writing.
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