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Nova Scotia minister headed to Washington amid growing concern over NAFTA talks
November 01, 2017 - 12:36 PM

HALIFAX - One of Nova Scotia's biggest employers, tire-maker Michelin North America, is under threat if Donald Trump's proposed changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement are adopted, the province's trade minister warned Wednesday as he headed to Washington, D.C., for two days of talks with key trade partners in four U.S. states.
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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
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Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
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Tranquille developer blames province after multiple ALC denials
The province's Agricultural Land Commission has heard multiple pleas from the owner of a historic Kamloops property who wants to build an agricultural suburb on the massive site. Each time Ignition Developments goes to the commission, i

Nova Scotia minister headed to Washington amid growing concern over NAFTA talks