The Honourable Lin Paddock, minister of Jobs, Growth and Rural Development, will attend a meeting of the Forum of Ministers Responsible for Immigration in Ottawa on June 22 and 23. The meeting will be Paddock’s first since Newfoundland and Labrador assumed the role of provincial-territorial co-chair of the forum. The forum brings together federal, provincial […]
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Most roads across Newfoundland are bare with good visibility. The Buchan’s Resource Road to Burgeo is partly snow covered. There is a washout on Highway 460 near Rouzes Lane. All lanes are closed. The road will remain closed until repairs are complete. Across Labrador, roads are bare and wet with icy patches and good visibility. […]
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Premier Andrew Furey has penned another letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ask for a meeting to discuss alternatives to the carbon tax. Furey is also asking for a pause to today’s increase. In the letter, Furey said, “The reality remains – goods to our province must still be shipped, then trucked to and […]
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It will cost a bit more to fuel up today as the Carbon Tax increase comes into effect. As of today, gasoline prices have increased by 3.8 cents per litre. 17.61 cents per litre of gas prices is now carbon tax. Diesel increased by 4.7 cents, and 21.39 cents of the cost is carbon tax. […]
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A home on Blackhead Road in Shea Heights has sustained extensive damage following an overnight fire. Firefighters first received a report of the blaze at about 2:30 a.m. on Monday morning. Derek Hunt, Platoon Chief with the St. John’s Regional Fire Department stated when crews arrived on the scene they found heavy fire coming from […]
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