On June 22 Parks Canada will open the Northwest River in Terra Nova National Park to anglers for a salmon quota of 100 fish. Parks Canada will continue to monitor the number of salmon returning to the Northwest River. In 2001, salmon numbers observed in the Northwest River were alarmingly low with just 153 salmon […]
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Today the Public Utilities Board will provide details regarding the Petroleum Products Pricing Review. Executive Director and Board Secretary Jo-Anne Galarneau will speak on behalf of the Board about the aspects of the review. This briefing will support a better understanding of the process of petroleum price setting and share the preliminary findings completed by […]
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Marine Atlantic will provide an update today on the Ala’suinu. Last week Marine Atlantic announced that there were mechanical problems on the Ala’suinu. At 11:00 a.m. today Captain Anderson Noel, Director of Fleet Operations, and Colin Tibbo, Vice President of Customer Experience will provide an update on the mechanical and schedule impacts in St. John’s.
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At 2:00 a.m. this morning the RNC was called to a complaint in the center city of St. John’s where a man was breaking into a residence by forcing the door open with his shoulder. Officers spoke with the homeowner who was not at home and said police could search as nobody should be in […]
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Roads are wet across most of Newfoundland today. There continues to be fog on the Avalon and parts of central. In Labrador, roads are bare and dry. The Beaumont Hamel continues to be reassigned to the Fogo Island/Change Island service. Air service is in place today between Charlottetown and Norman Bay. There are several flight […]
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Most fuel prices are down today, the only exception being propane heating fuel which increased by 0.8 cents. Gas dropped by 3.6 cents per litre. Diesel motor fuel on the Island decreased by up to 3.0 cents and in western Labrador diesel decreased by 4.9 cents per litre. Furnace and stove oil decreased by 2.54 […]
Read moreOn Wednesday the Bank of Canada reduced its target for the overnight rate to 4¾ per cent, with the Bank Rate at 5 per cent and the deposit rate at 4¾ per cent. The global economy grew by about 3 per cent in the first quarter of 2024 and economic growth in Canada resumed in […]
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Today, federal labour minister Seamus O’Regan shared his thoughts on the latest battle between this province and Ottawa over equalization.
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Rain, drizzle, and fog will continue across much of the Island tonight and Thursday at one time or another. There may be some sunny breaks over northern areas of the Avalon on Thursday afternoon as the wind in that area attempts to turn more southerly. If I’m getting excited about sunny breaks, we know it’s […]
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A Ukrainian teenager won a provincial arm wrestling title and will now wear represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the nationals. Maria Kavatsiuk has more.
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