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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 ...

Updated 21 hours ago |4 min read

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

Updated 6 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

Updated 1 hour ago |5 min read

CBRM seeks land-use bylaw change for supportive housing units

Updated a day ago |5 min read

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

Updated a day ago |7 min read

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

Updated a day ago |6 min read

A sign reads “FDIC Insured” on the door of a branch of First Republic Bank in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., March 13, 2023.

US bank regulator tables plans to scrutinize asset manager stakes in banks

Reuters |Updated 20 minutes ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top US bank regulator opted not to consider new rules that would have imposed stricter oversight on asset managers with sizeable investments in banks, even as agency officials agreed the matter merited more attention. The ...

A view shows the office of TikTok in Culver City, California, March 13, 2024.

ByteDance denies media report of plan to sell TikTok

Reuters |Updated 20 minutes ago |1 min read

BEIJING (Reuters) - ByteDance has no plan to sell TikTok, the company's official account said in a statement posted on Toutiao, a media platform owned by the China-based firm. The Information earlier reported that ByteDance is exploring scenarios ...

Sri Lankan shares end higher as financials, industrials gain

Reuters |Updated 29 minutes ago |1 min read

BENGALURU (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Thursday, driven by gains in financial and industrial stocks. * The CSE All Share index settled 1.4% higher at 12,075.98, gaining for three straight sessions. * LOLC Holdings and John ...

Union to launch boycott of Java Blend coffee shops in Halifax

Bill Spurr · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 46 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 1 hour 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 1 hour 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 ...

Boeing's credit rating under pressure as S&P revises outlook to 'negative'

Reuters |Updated just now |1 min read

(Reuters) -Boeing's credit rating was under pressure for the second time this week as S&P revised its rating outlook on Thursday after a mid-air blowout of a cabin panel in January prompted the planemaker to slow production of its best-selling ...

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 1 hour 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 7 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 1 hour 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 ...