The Bank of Canada has raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 2.5 per cent, marking its first increase since July 2023. The central bank says rising energy prices and uncertainty surrounding Canada’s trade relationship with the United States are the biggest risks to the cost of living. In […]
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Two impaired drivers were arrested in separate incidents in St. John’s overnight. At 10:05 p.m. RNC officers stopped a vehicle attempting to make a U-turn in an intersection in the east end. The driver was charged with impaired driving and operating a vehicle over 80 mg. The 46-year-old male was released to appear in court […]
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Across most of Newfoundland roads are bare and dry with good visibility. There are some icy patches on the Botwood Highway and in the Corner Brook area this morning. In the Bay of Islands area, there are partly snow-covered roads, roads are also partly snow-covered on the Burgeo Highway. Roads are partly snow-covered with icy […]
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A Request for Expressions of Interest has been issued by the provincial government to invite proposals from industry and not-for-profit stakeholders for the development of land for rental housing. On Monday the provincial government released an inventory of vacant provincial land in the St. John’s metro region that can be utilized for purpose-built affordable rental […]
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Premier Andrew Furey and British Columbia Premier David Eby are meeting today in St. John’s. Both premiers will be in Quidi Vidi Village at 3:30 p.m. where the premiers will take questions from the media. The availability will be livestreamed on YouTube by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Government of British Columbia.
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