• NL: Fortis to acquire New York state utility for $1.5B

  February 21, 2012 - 10 h 22

  The utility, CH Energy, owns Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp., a utility with 300,000 electric and 75,000 natural gas customers in eight counties of upper New York State.

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• NS & NB: Report of suspected virus prompts outcry over fish farms

  February 21, 2012 - 10 h 06

  The Ecology Action Centre is urging the provincial government to reconsider the industry's use of open-net pens after an incident at a Cooke Aquaculture fish farm in Nova Scotia.

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• NS: Industrialist John Jodrey remembered as key innovator

  February 21, 2012 - 9 h 51

  Premier Darrell Dexter is calling Jodrey, who recently passed away at the age of 98, a 'remarkable businessman and community leader'.

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• NS: Inactive Walton mine targeted for mineral search

  February 21, 2012 - 9 h 42

  The mine, once an active production site for barite, is one of three areas in Nova Scotia that Vancouver-based Selwyn Resources Ltd. intends to survey in February.

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• NS: Fish byproducts big business for Yarmouth company

  February 21, 2012 - 9 h 37

  Helgi Már Stefánsson, president of JHS Fish Products Canada Ltd., says the company expects to reach its production goal this year.

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• PE: Island fishers brace for another challenging year

  February 20, 2012 - 10 h 24

  PEIFA president Mike McGeoghegan says rising operating costs continue to erode any price gains obtained over 2011.

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• NL: Hydro's projected budget concerns PUB and industry

  February 20, 2012 - 10 h 17

  Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro recently revised its total from $87.9 million to $93 million.

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• NS & NB: Suspected virus outbreak at Cooke Aquaculture site

  February 20, 2012 - 10 h 04

  The New Brunswick-based company says it has killed some of its salmon after a suspected outbreak of infectious salmon anemia virus at one of its farms in Nova Scotia.

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• NS: Labour strife rocks HRM

  February 20, 2012 - 9 h 56

  Most recently, Oland Brewery faced off with about 130 unionized employees.

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• NS: Titanic events should draw global audience to Halifax

  February 20, 2012 - 9 h 45

  CNN, Lonely Planet and Fox have all named Halifax a must-see destination this spring.

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Other news

• February 17, 2012 NB: Caldwell and Ross wins $13.9M contract
• February 17, 2012 PE: Montana's plans to be cooking in Charlottetown by December
• February 17, 2012 NL: Ex politician denies conflict of interest with OCI job
• February 17, 2012 NS: Yarmouth 'sick and tired' of province ignoring its plight
• February 17, 2012 NS: Atlantic Wind Power president defends venture
• February 17, 2012 NS: Give Maritime Steel a chance, says chamber
• February 16, 2012 NS: Capital Health employees to take strike vote
• February 16, 2012 NS: Canadian Tire launches new customer rewards program
• February 16, 2012 NL: Province invests in ocean technology sector
• February 16, 2012 PE: Developer taking another crack at waterfront project
• February 16, 2012 NS & NB: Border crossing toll 'another barrier to business, travel'
• February 16, 2012 NS: Dartmouth Convergys workers brace for layoffs
• February 16, 2012 NS: Ottawa signs umbrella agreement with Irving shipyard
• February 16, 2012 NS: Talk of a new conciliator in transit strike creates backlash
• February 15, 2012 NS: Work by Nova Scotia paving crew more expensive than private sector