NB Investment in Sears to Bring 540 Jobs to Province

For the second time this week the New Brunswick government has announced a major investment in Sears Canada. On Wednesday, the province announced it will spend 3.5-million dollars to help Sears open a business centre in Edmundston, and on Friday it announced 5.2-million in funding for a business centre in Saint John. The two business centres are expected to provide 540 new jobs.

Women Across Maritimes March Against Trump

Hundreds of Maritimers took to public squares and social media to show their solidarity with their U-S neighbours a day after Donald Trump’s inauguration. Offshoots of the Women’s March on Washington were held in Halifax, Fredericton and Charlottetown on Saturday. Protesters in Newfoundland’s capital held a “virtual” rally after being snowed out by a blizzard in St. John’s. Organizers say 30 events were planned across Canada.