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3 months ago

NDP to introduce resolution calling to cap executive salaries at NL Power

Provincial NDP Leader Jim Dinn will introduce a private member’s resolution in the House of Assembly next week calling on government to cap executive salaries at Newfoundland Power – ensuring that “exorbitant pay is not being funded by ratepayers.” Since 2021, the price of electricity for residential consumers on the island has risen nearly 25%. […]

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3 months ago

Police seizes illicit drugs during traffic stop

A Sheshatshiu woman was arrested by the RCMP Labrador District General Investigation Section (GIS) on Thursday after a traffic stop on Route 520 resulted in the seizure of drugs, cash and drug paraphernalia. On April 16, Labrador District GIS stopped a vehicle on Route 520 near Sheshatshiu as part of an ongoing investigation. Officers located […]

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3 months ago

Amid surging fuel prices, Air Canada suspending flights to JFK, including daily route from Montreal

As jet fuel prices have doubled since the start of the Iran conflict and some lower profitability routes and flights are no longer economic, Air Canada is making schedule adjustments. The airline’s Toronto and Montreal services to JFK will be suspended temporarily from June 1, with plans to resume Oct. 25. Any affected customers will […]

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3 months ago

Clarenville RCMP tickets three speeders in under an hour

Clarenville RCMP ticketed three drivers who were caught speeding on the Trans-Canada Highway Thursday evening. Between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. on April 16, officers on patrol near Clarenville stopped three separate vehicles after radar confirmed speeds over the posted speed limit of 100 km/hr. A St. John’s woman was stopped for travelling at 129 km/hr, […]

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