Newfoundland and Labrador appeals to Ottawa as strike threatens ferry to Nova Scotia

Newfoundland and Labrador appeals to Ottawa as strike threatens ferry to Nova Scotia

ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham is appealing for help from the federal government as a strike looms for workers on Marine Atlantic ferries.

Newfoundland's snow crab exporters rattled by possibility of ferry strike

'About 95% of what we produce goes across on that ferry. That's everything from snow crab and lobster, to shrimp, halibut, cod and capelin' -- Lorelei Roberts, Association of Seafood Producers