6 months ago
Canada’s inflation rate rises
Canada’s inflation rate jumped in March due to a record surge in fuel costs. The war in Iran sent gas prices soaring last month, and the country’s annual inflation rate tose to 2.4 per cent from 1.8 per cent in February, according to Statistics Canada. According to CTV News, the agency said March saw the […]
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6 months ago
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 […]
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6 months ago
Grocery 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 […]
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6 months ago
Federal 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.
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