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IOC, union talking again

The Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) and its unionized workers in Labrador City are heading back to the bargaining table.

Senator asks MacKay to spare Atlantic Canada from federal job cuts

A senator from Atlantic Canada is asking the top cabinet minister from the region to persuade the government to spare the region from more civil service job cuts.

Atelka closing in Saint John

It is estimated that 142 employees will lose their jobs when the call centre closes.

Immigration bolsters Eastern Canada's population ranks
After decades of losing its young people to the lure of high-paying work in Ontario and Western Canada, the Atlantic region is showing signs of having turned things around.
Up to $100M Hebron work could leave Newfoundland
Millions of dollars worth of work for the offshore oil industry's Hebron project could leave this province, according to Newfoundland and Labrador's Natural Resources minister.
Muskrat Falls is cheapest energy option for Newfoundland, but it has risk
The proposed Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in Labrador is the cheapest option to meet the province's future energy needs — but it warns of changing conditions that could throw off key calculations.

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Atlantic businesses least optimistic, says CFIB

Small business confidence is up nationally, but continues to lag across Atlantic Canada, according to the latest national survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.