Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan is promising that the federal budget will bring cost-of-living help to Newfoundland and Labrador.
He also weighed in on questions about what’s happening with the Atlantic loop.
NTV’s Ben Cleary has more.
From access to health care, to the rising cost of living, the Seniors’ Advocate for Newfoundland and Labrador released a report today, outlining concerns and needs of seniors living in this province. Here’s NTV’s Beth Penney.
The cost of living has been a big topic for people across the province, but was it addressed enough in Budget 2023? NTV’s Bailey Howard reports.
If you’re still waiting to get your cost-of-living cheque, the province says 96% of cost of living cheques have now been sent in the mail.
But the opposition parties are still concerned that the one-time cheques won’t address the larger issue of the cost of living. NTV’s Bailey Howard has more.
The province has sent out more than a quarter of the $500 dollar cost of living cheques, but some of them are going to people who have died.
The government offered explanations today about what to do with those cheques, but Independent MHA Paul Lane says the process has been anything but fluid. NTV’s Ben Cleary reports.
