Brett Bundale
The Chronicle Herald
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Atlantic Canada braces for cruise ship season amid Covid-19 concerns
It’s an occasion usually met with enthusiasm in port cities across Atlantic Canada: The first cruise ship of the season. Yet amid the ongoing spread of the coronavirus, concerns are being raised about the thousands of cruise ship passengers → Read More
START IT UP: Three companies shaping Atlantic Canada's medtech startup scene
In a five-part series, SaltWire Network delves into some of the hottest startups in Atlantic Canada. Each story focuses on three startups shaping an area of the entrepreneurial economy. Part five focuses on medtech startups. PART 1: Three → Read More
Interest costs a growing burden for Atlantic provinces: study
Debt servicing costs are a growing burden for the four Atlantic provinces, according to new research that shows Newfoundland and Labrador pays the biggest chunk of its budget towards interest in the country. In a study released Wednesday, the → Read More
Delivered meal kits most popular in Atlantic Canada's kitchens: survey
Households in Atlantic Canada are increasingly turning to meal kits to get supper on the table, with a new survey finding the region has the highest uptake of the food delivery service in the country. An Angus Reid and Dalhousie University poll → Read More
Blockades hurting retailers, forest industry in Atlantic Canada
CN Rail said on Thursday it has been forced to initiate "a disciplined and progressive shutdown" of its operations in Eastern Canada as a result of a continued blockade of the rail line that could have a dramatic affect on customers → Read More
Exclusive: N.S. exports to China hit nearly $1 billion, but 2020 trade hampered by coronavirus
Nova Scotia’s exports to China ballooned to nearly a billion dollars last year, roughly 18 times more than a decade ago amid surging seafood demand in the Asian country, new trade figures show. Yet amid a worsening outbreak of the → Read More
Cleanup continues days after record Newfoundland storm
A limited state of emergency will continue across much of eastern Newfoundland on Tuesday, five days after a blockbuster blizzard brought the province to a standstill with a record-smashing snowfall and hurricane-force winds. The storm → Read More
Atlantic Canada's 'new reality': Think tank says labour shortages here to stay
Three decades ago, there were 20 workers entering the region’s labour market for every ten retiring. Now there are only seven. → Read More
Despite 'umbrella of uncertainty' in U.S., Atlantic Canada's exporters plan to increase spending
Entrepreneurs in Atlantic Canada are cautiously increasing spending plans for the year ahead, according to a new report that found exporters had the most optimistic outlook and highest investment ambitions for 2020. The Business Development → Read More
Innovation not optional for Atlantic Canada's forestry sector in 2020
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the fourth story in a five-part series. In Part 4, we examine the future of the forestry sector in Atlantic Canada. Mike Legere, Forest NB executive director. One of the oldest industries → Read More
Economic trends in Atlantic Canada you need to be prepared for
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a five-part series. In Part 2, we examine the economic outlook for Canada and the Atlantic provinces in 2020 and beyond. Canada is set to join a growing club of “super-aged societies,” → Read More
Toppled Halifax crane sparks new focus on safety
Atlantic provinces monitoring fallout from Dorian damage to Halifax tower crane → Read More
Back-to-the-landers lured to Nova Scotia countryside
It started as a homesteading journey. Cathy Munro and her husband quit their jobs out west, and bought nearly 10 hectares of rippling Nova Scotia countryside with a century-and-a-half-old farmhouse. Like the hippie generation, many of the new → Read More
Developer not sure why crane collapsed during hurricane Dorian
Machine was supposed to be ‘storm-ready,’ developer says → Read More