After a one-day delay, Finance Minister Siobhan Coady delivered the provincial budget in the House of Assembly today. It includes record high revenue and record high spending. The Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corp. will also be merged into core government, as was done with the former English School District. Here are the key points: Fiscal […]
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The Nunatsiavut Government (NG) has launched a public awareness campaign to educate the public, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Government of Canada, about false Indigenous claims from the NunatuKavut Community Council (NCC). Representatives from the NG are in Ottawa this week to support the Innu Nation in its challenge to a Memorandum of […]
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Dwayne Eugene Ginn — who killed his housemate almost two years ago — was given a six-year sentence this morning in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in St. John’s. With 1.5 times credit given for the time, Ginn has already spent in custody, it leaves just over three years left on his term. The 41-year-old […]
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services is pleased to announce that the new Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook will be opening to patients and clients on June 2, 2024. The new, modern 164-bed, seven story acute care hospital will provide quality patient care with individual inpatient rooms, state-of-the-art treatment rooms, and enhanced diagnostics systems. The […]
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Statement by Minister Khera: On the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, The Federal Government reminds the nation of the importance of promoting equal rights and opportunities for every human being, regardless of skin colour or ethnicity. As a country that finds its strength in diversity, Canada recognizes the essential role of inclusion […]
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It remains a clear message from the FFAW on Budget Day. Hundreds of fishing harvesters closed in around the Public Gallery entrance at the Confederation Building, with even more joining throughout the morning. Meanwhile, the Budget is quickly approaching and government officials will be soon trying to enter the building. However, NTV News will not […]
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Today is World Down Syndrome Day. The Canadian Down Syndrome Society, in partnership with CoorDown, is launching an international awareness campaign called “Assume That I Can“. The campaign is a global call to action to put an end to prejudice and support the potential of each person with Down syndrome, by flipping the script on […]
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The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador will be proceeding with delivering its 2024-25 budget today. The decision is being made while a massive police presence remains at Confederation Building, as fisheries protesters have returned for a second day. There are officers on the scene in tactical gear and armed officers behind the line of officers […]
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The Mount Pearl Paradise Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its 2024 Best in Business Awards with host Keith Power. The awards will take place at the Reid Centre in Mount Pearl today at 7:00 p.m. There will be over 200 people in attendance. There are 48 nominees with nine awards to be presented.
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Roads are bare across the Island with some isolated icy sections. Roads from Wiltondale to St. Pauls and on the Baie Verte Peninsula are partly snow-covered. In Labrador roads are snow-covered from Churchills Falls to the Quebec border, bare from Churchills Falls to Cartwright Junction, and partly snow-covered in southeastern areas. Marine Atlantic has cancelled […]
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