Province provides update on Kenmount Terrace school
With construction well underway, the provincial government anticipates the new school in Kenmount Terrace to be completed by summer 2027. In June of 2025, the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure awarded a $41.9 million contract to Olympic Construction Limited for the construction of a new school for the Kenmount Terrace neighborhood of St. John’s. The […]
Read moreGrocery benefit coming June 5
A new one-time grocery benefit payment from the federal government is coming June 5. It’s part of Ottawa’s new Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit which will replace the existing GST/HST credit. The amounts range from $267 dollars for a single Canadian with no children to $717 for those with four or more children. The benefit […]
Read moreFederal gas tax removal coming Monday
Many people are holding out at the gas pumps for one more day until a decrease, as Ottawa will be temporarily suspending the federal gas tax starting tomorrow. NTV’s Bailey Howard tells us more.
Read moreAmid surging fuel prices, Air Canada suspending flights to New York’s JFK
As jet fuel prices have doubled since the start of the Iran conflict and some lower profitability routes and flights are no longer economic, Air Canada is making schedule adjustments. The airline’s Toronto and Montreal services to JFK will be suspended temporarily from June 1, with plans to resume Oct. 25. Any affected customers will […]
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