Someone in Newfoundland and Labrador is $5 million dollars richer today. Check your Lotto 6/49 lottery tickets. A ticket sold in N.L. for the March 9, 2024 draw of Lotto 6/49 is a Classic Draw jackpot winner worth $5,000,000. Details on the prize winner(s) will be released as soon as the winner(s) comes forward.
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The Bank of Canada held its target for the overnight rate at 5 per cent, with the Bank Rate at 5¼ percent and the deposit rate at 5 per cent. Global economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter while the economy grew by more than expected. Inflation eased to 2.9 per cent in January. The […]
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The Newfoundland and Labrador provincial budget will be unveiled March 20. Finance Minister Siobhan Coady made the announcement in a video posted to social media on Thursday. The province will release its annual fiscal blueprint earlier than in past years, almost a full month before the federal budget on April 16. The government has already […]
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Team Gushue will aim for a three-peat after advancing to the Brier final in Regina. The Gushue rink, playing as Team Canada, defeated Alberta’s Team Bottcher 7-3 Saturday night in the 1-2 Page Playoff Game. Gushue will now await the winner of tomorrow’s semifinal between Bottcher and Team McEwan of Saskatchewan. The Brier final is […]
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Credit for the image above goes to Edgar Slade in Western Bay, NL A late-season storm brought heavy snowfall to eastern and northeastern Newfoundland from late Thursday through early Saturday morning. Significant amounts of ice were also observed over southern Avalon and Burin Peninsulas on Thursday night and Friday morning. Here is a preliminary list […]
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Residents in eastern Newfoundland are still clearing snow from their walkways and driveways this afternoon, after a two-day winter storm. NTV’s Chief Meteorologist Eddie Sheerr was live on Saturday morning, talking about some of the official, and unofficial snowfalls totals for parts of the Avalon. St. John’s, Conception Bay South and Paradise all recorded more […]
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Police are reminding motorists of the dangers associated with cell phone use while driving. As one of the biggest forms of distraction, using a cell phone while driving places the driver, occupants within the vehicle and all others who share the roadway, including pedestrians, at increased risk. Safe driving requires a driver’s complete awareness of […]
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The 72nd Annual Newfoundland and Labrador Drama Festival will return to Gander from March 31 to April 6. Seven troupes from across the province will gather for seven nights of theatre, hosted by local troupe Avion Players. Tickets for the festival are are $25 each, $20 students/seniors, and $15 for festival participants. There is also […]
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St. John’s lawyer, Bob Buckingham, one of the lead counsel, along with Mr. Eli Baker, representing individuals whose personal, private healthcare information was breached by Central Regional Health Authority employee recently announced that the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court has certified the class action against the Central Regional Health Authority. On February 28, 2024 the […]
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NL Health Services has announced March 18th as the date for the return of obstetric services at James Paton Memorial Regional Hospital in Gander. Services resume at 8 o’clock that morning. Three of four obstetricians are now in place at the hospital.Midwifery and a nursing team have also been established to support patients. Staffing shortages […]
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