Less than 20 per cent of working Nova Scotians contribute to an RRSP
People facing financial hardship gain greater flexibility to withdraw from locked-in pensions
Reporting regime for derivatives introduced
Move would save the average student $800 over the loan’s lifetime
Several key initiatives will lead to solid growth for Nova Scotia in 2014, placing it in the middle of the pack among the provinces
IT’S THE KIND OF RESULT THAT SAYS it all. The Canada-Nova Scotia Petroleum Board’s most recent call for bids on six new offshore parcels off the coast of Nova Scotia elicited exactly this many bids: none. But the new Liberal government isn’t worried about the lack of interest. Energy Minister Andrew Younger contends the apathy […]
Tourism will get a boost from the restoration of the Yarmouth ferry. But both its shipboard gamblers and Nova Scotia are likely to lose money
Irving Shipbuilding Inc. is gearing up for the full rollout of the $25-billion federal shipbuilding contract the firm won in 2011 by laying off workers at its facilities in Halifax this year. Despite extensive media coverage of the workforce reductions, Irving assures workers, funders and suppliers alike that this is business as usual. Irving is […]
Outlook stable
Nova Scotia's projected surplus appears to fulfil a promise by the premier to balance the budget. But some pundits smell a rat