The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has voted to accept a new collective agreement with Canada Post. The union, which represents 55,000 Canada Post employees, shared Monday that four in five voted in favour of the five-year deal, which includes wage increases of 6.5 per cent and three per cent in the first two years. […]
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St. John’s East MP Joanne Thompson remains the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s post-election cabinet. Carney unveiled his cabinet in a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa Tuesday. Other notable appointments included Dominic Leblanc as minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade relations, intergovernmental affairs and “one Canadian economy”; Melanie Joly moving […]
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A 32-year-old man was ticketed by Clarenville RCMP for not wearing a helmet while operating a side-by-side all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on May 10. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, police stopped the ATV which was traveling on the shoulder of the Trans-Canada Highway near Clarenville. In addition to not wearing a helmet, the driver was unable […]
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St. John’s International Airport Authority will hold its annual public meeting today beginning at 10:30 a.m. It is open to any interested participant. The meeting will be held in person at the Holiday Inn Express and Suites, with a live stream available for viewing. There will be an update from leadership on the 2024 business […]
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The RNC responded to a disturbance at a residence in the east end of St. John’s on Monday afternoon. Responding officers observed that a home had sustained serious damage, mainly to the windows and doors. A 43-year-old male in the home for property damage and breaching his release order. He was held to appear in […]
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