Andrew Robinson
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St. John's, NL, Canada
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Major buzz: Argentia Gold rolling out 500,000 joints per week from old Newfoundland military base
The cannabis company handles production and packaging at former U.S. Navy facility and hopes to expand product line to include candies, edibles and medical ... → Read More
Newfoundland gets first taste of 5G mobile service with Bell Aliant expansion to St. John's metro, Halifax
Charlottetown, P.E.I. will be added to company's network later this year → Read More
Atlantic Canada cottage country prices set to go up in 2021
Royal LePage forecasts 17 per cent jump in the aggregate price → Read More
WestJet to temporarily suspend St. John's operations, putting service to Halifax on hold
Company implementing three-month pause beginning March 19 → Read More
Newfoundland tech company Verafin purchased in $2.75 billion cash deal
St. John's-based firm specializes in anti-financial crime management products → Read More
East Coast homeowners pour money into concrete projects in 2020
It’s been a busy 2020 for Ryan Novelli. The owner of Patriots Contracting Services in Halifax says he’s 10 times as busy this year as he was in 2019, with a lot of customers calling looking for decorative exterior concrete work for → Read More
WestJet to cut more than 100 East Coast flights beginning next month
WestJet announced drastic cuts to its flight service in Atlantic Canada Wednesday. Effective Nov. 2, more than 100 weekly flights — representing almost 80 per cent of its seating capacity for the region — will be eliminated. All → Read More
WestJet eliminates 100 Atlantic flights: 'demand is being obliterated by the Atlantic bubble'
What WestJet cut • Halifax seating capacity reduced 70 per cent year-over-year • All operations in Fredericton, Moncton, Sydney and Charlottetown suspended • St. John's loses direct flight to Toronto • 80 per cent → Read More
It's getting more expensive to fly out of St. John's and Halifax and, yes, it's because of COVID-19
Airport authorities increasing 2021 improvement fees to cope with pandemic challenges → Read More
East Coast businesses want to see wage subsidy program extended
Coalition says hardest hit sectors like tourism, hospitality will still need help in coming months → Read More
Survey reports improved hiring forecast for Atlantic Canada employers
Regional outlook subdued compared to other parts of Canada → Read More
Beach bar offers sandy downtown dining in St. John's
Typically, you'd be on the receiving end of strange looks if you suggested hitting a sandy beach in downtown St. John's for a bite to eat. But for the past month, diners in Newfoundland and Labrador's capital city have been able to do → Read More
Economic uncertainty abounds if second wave hits Atlantic Canada
COVID-19 fatigue, uncertainty of government support among reasons N.L. economist believes impact could be harsher → Read More
Gary Murray appointed next Newfoundland Power CEO, president
Newfoundland Power has announced the appointment of a new president and CEO. On Tuesday, the electric utility company announced in a news release its board of directors appointed Gary Murray to take the reins from Peter Alteen, who is set to → Read More
Nova Scotia resort not accepting guests from outside Atlantic bubble
General manager says decision all about health and safety → Read More
Restaurants short on diners hope Atlantic bubble helps
Operate with reduced capacity, strive to fill seats in uncertain times → Read More
Marine Atlantic reservations spike due to Atlantic bubble
Marine Atlantic is witnessing firsthand the level of public interest in the Atlantic bubble. With the newly-announced bubble permitting free movement throughout Atlantic Canada starting next Friday, bookings for ferry trips between Port Aux → Read More
Canadians cautious about return to dine-in restaurants
Remain popular for take out meals during COVID-19 pandemic → Read More
Bonita Hussey is your online guide to delicious Newfoundland dishes
SPANIARD’S BAY, N.L. — Thousands of people have watched Bonita Hussey cook up grub in the kitchen of her home in Spaniard’s Bay. Don’t be alarmed by this, as it’s not an invasion of privacy. Hussey, who is originally → Read More