The layoffs will affect operational staff, including employees working at Autoport in Eastern Passage, Moncton, Charny and Montreal.

"The desire for local targeted advertising has diminished."

More than 420 positions were slashed when Glencore Canada Corp. announced last month that they'd be permanently closing their facility in Belledune, N.B., by the end of the year.

Frustrations and disappointment from Calgary families feeling caught in the middle of a conflict between the province government and the Calgary Board of Education.

The National Gypsum Company relies on CN Rail to ship as much as two trainloads of mined rock a day to their customers across Canada and the United States. 

Members of the committee have not been revealed with the province saying they will be finalized in the coming days. 

The Lowe's purchase of Rona in 2016 was contentious, with many criticizing the provincial Liberal government in power at the time for the loss of a made-in-Quebec retailer.

Glencore officials say the smelter has been losing money since the closure of the Brunswick Mine in 2013.

Husky officials confirmed on Tuesday the energy company let go an undetermined amount of workers.

Nutrien says production downtime is in response to a short-term slowdown in global potash markets.