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3 weeks ago
News, Politics

Taxpayers Federation calls for St. John’s property tax freeze

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on St. John’s City Council to freeze residential property assessments, arguing homeowners are paying significantly more in property taxes as assessments rise. The federation analyzed City of St. John’s assessment rolls from 2023 through 2027, tracking over 40,000 residential properties that appeared on all five rolls. The group says […]

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3 weeks ago
Justice, News

Port Saunders RCMP responds to suspected impaired driver, man charged with failing to comply with demand

Port Saunders RCMP arrested a Hawke’s Bay man on Friday night after responding to a report of a possible impaired driver. The man was located and stopped by police and charged with failure or refusal to comply with a demand. On October 2, shortly before 10:00 p.m., police received a call from a resident concerned […]

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3 weeks ago
News

New Portugal Cove Road roundabout to close overnight

To facilitate surface asphalt paving, the new roundabout at the intersection of Portugal Cove Road, Airport Heights Drive and Major’s Path will be closed overnight. The closure runs from 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6 to 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 7. Traffic to and from the Airport Heights Drive area and the St. John’s […]

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3 weeks ago
Weather

Sun, wind, rain and snow. Full range of weather across Newfoundland and Labrador Tuesday

Ryan Harding, NTV Weather Centre Strong wind continues into Tuesday for Newfoundland as rain comes and goes There is left over rain on the eastern side of the island into Tuesday morning, taking until the afternoon to tapper off. Once it does, it is replaced with sunny skies. However, the wind continues to blow shifting […]

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3 weeks ago
News, Politics

Sovereigntist Parti Québécois wins Quebec election; Wakeham looks forward to working with new premier on finalizing Churchill Falls deal

The sovereigntist Parti Québécois has won the Quebec provincial election, the CTV Decision Desk declared Monday evening. PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon will become the province’s next premier, succeeding Christine Fréchette, whose Coalition Avenir Québec has likely been wiped off the electoral map after governing for eight years. But the PQ fell short of a […]

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3 weeks ago
Business, News

Suncor sells many N.L. oil industry assets to U.K.-based Ithaca in billion-dollar deal

There’s a major change in ownership happening in the province’s offshore oil industry. Suncor is selling its stakes in three major projects to a U.K. company for over $1 billion. NTV’s Bailey Howard has the story.

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3 weeks ago
Health, News

Province announces free RSV vaccinations for infants and seniors over 75

Peak viral season for colds, Covid, and RSV is fast approaching. Now, as NTV’s Beth Penney tells us, the province is expanding free RSV vaccinations for infants, and seniors over 75 years of age.

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3 weeks ago
News

Student union demands halt to cuts at Memorial University

The Memorial University Students’ Union is fighting back against job and program cuts at MUN. The union is calling on university administration to halt those cuts immediately. NTV’s Marykate O’Neill reports.

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3 weeks ago
News

Housing continues to be a challenge for many communities throughout the province

Housing continues to be a priority for all levels of government. Tonight, NTV’s Colleen Lewis takes a look at one community where meeting that demand has been a challenge despite millions of dollars in incentives.

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