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In loving memory of Mary Ellen Craig, who passed away in 2024 at the age of 78.

BELATED: It’s a late birthday wish, or two, or three, cooking up for Charlene Nicely Adkins. This well-liked long-time cook from Hite-Saunders Elementary School celebrated her 72nd birthday April 7.

The office is downsized for post-pandemic work habits, and focused on applied learning for an industry obsessed with AI.

OTTAWA — Budget season is a chatty time in the capital, with ministers and MPs entertaining proposals for shiny new projects and programs, while firms and…

Wednesdays census from Statistics Canada revealed a lot of people are choosing to live in the Maritimes’ urban centres and Halifax is leading the way.

Seventy-eight local individuals, businesses and organizations were recognized as "Covid Heroes" at yesterday's County Board meeting. More than six dozen locals

Volta, Scale AI launch program to help supply chain startups scale Five Atlantic Canadian companies will gain access to funding and consulting resources to develop artificial intelligence (AI) supply-chain technology through a new program, Volta AI, funded by Canadian supercluster Scale AI. Delivered by Halifax innovation hub Volta, the year-long program will offer participating companies up to $14,000 to help them develop AI products. Participants will also attend workshops and...

Applications open for Volta pitch competition Applications for Volta’s eighth pitch competition are open for early-stage Atlantic Canada-based tech startups until March 29. The Halifax-based innovation hub’s semi-annual pitch competition acts as an intake for its one-year cohort program, Volta Cohort, which aims to foster entrepreneurial talent and support innovative startups in Atlantic Canada with the potential to scale. On May 19, 15 finalists will compete for a $25,000 i...

Volta, Black Business Initiative, Ulnooweg team up to support Black and Indigenous entrepreneurs in Atlantic Canada Innovation hub Volta, the Black Business Initiative (BBI), and Indigenous business lender Ulnooweg have joined forces to provide workshops and skills development training to underrepresented entrepreneurs in Atlantic Canada. Applications for the new program are due February 21. The 16-week-long Boost program, which is backed by the federally funded Atlantic Canada ...