The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on Premier Tony Wakeham to scrap the provincial sales tax on home heating after New Democrat member of the house of assembly Sheilagh O’Leary recently called for the change. “The fastest way for the government to make life more affordable is to make things cost less,” said Devin Drover, […]
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Premier John Hogan, Minister John Haggie, Minister Lisa Dempster, and departmental officials will provide an update on the wildfires in the province this morning. The briefing takes place at 10:00 a.m. and will be livestreamed on the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s YouTube channel.
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The Kingston fire has once again grown significantly overnight. Today, the province confirmed there were significant losses to homes in the Ochre Pit Cove and Western Bay areas. This devastation continues as the province works to allocate resources to cover three out-of-control wildfires. NTV’s Bailey Howard reports from Paradise as people evacuate from Three Island […]
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A new wildfire is burning in Spaniard’s Bay, significant losses have been reported in other parts of CBN. And now, nearly 20,000 people are on evacuation alert tonight, as the province continues to fight out-of-control wildfires on the Avalon. Joining us from Galway is NTV’s Ben Cleary.
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Premier John Hogan promised compensation Tuesday for volunteer firefighters battling the wildfires.
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