Joan Baxter

2 weeks ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Joan Baxter

Skip to content Home » Economy » Natural Resources » Agriculture and Farming » ‘I just dread the call:’ controlling avian flu in Nova Scotia Keeping avian flu at bay is not easy for any poultry owner. But it is especially difficult for people with backyard flocks of chickens and turkeys.

2 weeks ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Joan Baxter

For anyone worried that climate change and environment seem to be missing in the action leading up to the April 28, 2025 federal election, they can at least rest assured that they are not alone. “Climate issues are not getting the attention they deserve, either from candidates or the media,” says Thomas Arnason McNeil, senior energy coordinator at the Ecology Action Centre.

3 weeks ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Joan Baxter

Skip to content Home » Economy » Natural Resources » Agriculture and Farming » Avian flu in the U.S. causing shortage of chicks for backyard flocks in the Maritimes “This has a big impact on farming in Atlantic Canada.

3 weeks ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Joan Baxter

Private equity firms are suddenly in the news. As the Halifax Examiner reported here, Canada’s oldest retailer, the iconic Hudson’s Bay Company, recently declared bankruptcy and is now liquidating all but six of its 80 stores across the country. Like so many other retail outlets before it, The Bay succumbed to the private equity buyout-and-bankrupt scourge.

4 weeks ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Joan Baxter |Jennifer Henderson

Skip to content Home » Transportation » N.S. government abruptly ends rebates for regular EVs and e-bikes, while rebates for big, heavy electric pickups remain Nova Scotia residents looking for a provincial rebate on an electric vehicle (EV), plug-in hydrid, or electric bicycle (e-bike) will soon be out of luck.