End of cod moratorium touted after 32 years as Ottawa approves small increase in commercial catch

The federal government has announced a return to the commercial northern cod fishery this year. DFO has managed a limited fishery under strict conditions in recent years. (Brett Favaro, Marine Institute) Thirty-two years after the federal government announced a moratorium that shut down Newfoundland and Labrador’s cod industry, Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier said Wednesday that it is reopening.  But…

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Ottawa still mulling province’s bailout request over growing Nova Scotia Power debt

Nearly five months after Nova Scotia asked Ottawa to help cover hundreds of millions of dollars in debt accrued by the electric utility, the federal government is still mulling the request. A spokesperson for Jonathan Wilkinson, federal minister of energy and natural resources, told CBC News that the request requires further due diligence to better…

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Proposed legislation would ensure flight attendants are paid for pre- and post-flight duties

Conservative MP Lianne Rood has put forward a private member’s bill that would ensure flight attendants are paid for their pre- and post-flight duties. Flight attendants have been advocating for changes to the labour code because they don’t start getting paid until their plane is in motion — and their compensation ends when the plane…

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