In the latest update from the Public Utilities Board, the price of gas is up 6.6 cents a litre. Diesel rises by 13 cents on the island, and a fraction more in Labrador. Both furnace and stove oils are up by over 11 cents each, and another update is expected tomorrow.
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St. John’s and vicinity: Today: Flurries. 2 cm. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 13. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. Tonight: Clearing this evening. Low minus 11. Wind chill minus 17. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light near midnight. Tomorrow: Sunny early in the morning then a mix of sun […]
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The provincial government says it is advancing work on a new 10-year Poverty Reduction and Prevention Strategy, focused on practical, forward-looking solutions to help reduce poverty rates to the lowest in Canada by 2036. A ministerial committee has been created that includes the Minister of Social Supports and Well-Being and Minister of Housing, as Chair; […]
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The provincial government and the Newfoundland and Labrador Dental Association have reached a tentative agreement for the continued delivery of the province’s dental programs: the Children’s Dental Program, the Adult Dental Program, and the Surgical Dental Program. In the coming days, new memorandums of agreement will be signed for the period April 1, 2026, to […]
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Check your Lotto 6/49 lottery tickets! A ticket sold in Stephenville for the Saturday, March. 28, draw is a Gold Ball guaranteed prize winner worth $1,000,000. Details on the prize winner, or winners, will be released as soon as the winner(s) comes forward.
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