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2 months ago

Federal government announces cuts to crab quotas

Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries, announced that the 2026 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for the Newfoundland and Labrador Snow crab fishery will be 61,004 tonnes, representing a 3 per cent decrease from 2025. Snow crab is one of Canada’s most lucrative fisheries, representing over $700 million to the Newfoundland and Labrador economy in 2025. Two […]

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2 months ago

Province begins development of new Poverty Reduction and Prevention Strategy 

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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2 months ago

NDP MHA wades into St. John’s development battle in the Battery

A group of St. John’s residents is pushing back against a new development in the Battery. Now, the MHA for the area is calling on City Council to be transparent. NTV’s Bailey Howard reports.

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2 months ago

N.L. continues rollout of nurse practitioner plan

After the previous government launched a pilot project for nurse practitioners to work independently, the new PC government has rolled out the plan even further. As NTV’s Becky Daley tells us, nurse practitioners who signed on to this project will soon no longer be charging their patients for their services. 

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