Residential buildings rise up over Wyse Road in Dartmouth on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Photo by Tim Krochak /THE CHRONICLE HERALDArticle contentHalifax economy is hoppingTHIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY.Subscribe now to access this story and more:Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsSUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES.Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience.Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsRegister to unlock more articles.Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience.Access additional stories every monthShare your thoughts and join the conversation in our commenting communityGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorArticle contentOur annual economic checkup, the Halifax Index report, shows that the pop we got from population growth (and the rent spike that came with it) was tempered in 2024. That’s not bad news, but job growth has mostly been in the public sector and self-employment actually fell.Article contentArticle contentWhy Carney is cozying up to EuropeArticle contentPrime Minister Mark Carney is set to join Europe’s effort to rearm and to get off Russian gas. Aaron Beswick explains what’s in it for Atlantic Canada and the rest of the country.Article contentArticle contentArticle contentFox Harb’r set to double doubleArticle contentThe resort Tim Hortons built is in the midst of adding 18 holes and spa. Owner Steven Joyce also has architect Brian MacKay-Lyons working on a dozen and a half luxury residences for the better-heeled golf set.Article contentMiners are shovel-readyArticle contentBig companies like uranium miner NexGen Energy are confident Mark Carney will make good on a promise to fast-track approvals. Meanwhile, Nova Scotia has just taken steps to streamline the approval process here.Article contentArticle contentMembertou facing cannabis challengeArticle contentMembertou has a lot of firsts as a Nova Scotia First Nation: from building a prosperous commercial and industrial base to sending a senator to Ottawa. Now that senator, Dan Christmas, is helping the band come up with a law to control cannabis, that’s already being sold at half a dozen locations in the small community.Article contentUpstreet Brewing going down?Article contentOne of P.E.I.’s premier craft breweries is seeking creditor protection. It’ll be business as usual while owners look to restructure or find new investors.Article contentArticle contentArticle contentCanada-U.S. spat hits the CATArticle contentOperators of the Yarmouth-to-Maine CAT ferry say the decision by Canadians to stay home is hitting their bottom line. Tina Comeau asked Bay Ferries just how hard.Article contentArticle contentPERSPECTIVESArticle contentFRANCIS: Canada-US ‘energy superpower’ could be world-changerArticle contentThe National Post’s Diane Francis says an integrated North American energy market could guarantee stability, prosperity and fair prices for consumers.Article contentMEDLINE: Grocery prices aren’t out of lineArticle contentEmpire’s boss says prices at Sobeys and Safeway are rising well below the rate of inflation. Meanwhile, shareholders got a 10-per-cent dividend hike.Article contentArticle contentThat’s The Wrap.Article contentSo long spring. Will see you in summer.Article content
THE WRAP: Halifax soars, Fox Harbr on course and Carney off to Brussels
