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Province Reminds Residents to File 2021 Income Tax to Receive $500 Benefit
The $500 dollar provincial government cost-of-living benefit cheques are soon going in the mail, but the province is reminding residents that they must have their 2021 income tax returns completed in ...
Nov 12, 2022
Province Reminds Residents to Be Prepared Ahead of Weekend Weather System
The provincial government is reminding residents and municipalities to be prepared ahead of a weather system forecasted for most of the island. Tropical Storm Nicole is expected to make landfall on Sa...
Nov 11, 2022 (Photo via Canadian Red Cross Twitter.)
Equinor Delaying Development in Offshore Norwegian Arctic Oilfield
Equinor, the company behind the Bay du Nord offshore development, will be delaying the development of an offshore Norwegian Arctic oilfield citing rising costs and continued constraints in the supply ...
Nov 11, 2022 (Photo via Equinor.)
Minor Hockey Week Returning After Two Years
Hockey NL's Minor Hockey Week is set to return for the first time in two years. The annual celebration will be taking place in Labrador City November 12 to November 19. Gonzo Bennett, the Chair of Min...
Nov 11, 2022
Turkish Ambassador to Canada Attends HoA to Recognize Trail of the Caribou Monument in Gallipoli
The Turkish Ambassador to Canada attended the House of Assembly this week as a follow-up to an historic ceremony that took place at Gallipoli in September. The final monument in the Trail of the Carib...
Nov 11, 2022
Canadian Elite Basketball League Suspending Operations in St. John's
The Canadian Elite Basketball League announced it will be suspending operations of its franchise in St. John's. The League says they would love to play in the province, but they need a major spectator...
Nov 11, 2022 (File photo, Mike Morreale CEBL.)
Hundreds Gather for Remembrance Day Ceremony in St. John's
The annual Remembrance Day ceremony in downtown St. John's returned to its full program this year after two years of COVID-19 restrictions. A cold and damp morning in the capital city did not stop hun...
Nov 11, 2022
Glovertown Man Arrested as Police Investigate Theft of Stolen Trailer in Gander
A 44-year-old Glovertown Man was arrested as part of an investigation into a stolen enclosed utility trailer in Gander. On Monday, November 7, RCMP received a report of an overnight theft of the trail...
Nov 11, 2022
Remembrance Day Concert at Basilica This Afternoon
A special musical event is being held today at the Basilica to honour the memory of Newfoundland soldiers that are buried far from home. The event, called The 18, celebrates the children of London's B...
Nov 11, 2022
AAHP Calling for Focus on Recruiting NLers Who Leave Province for Health Care Training
One of the biggest challenges facing the health care system in terms of retaining workers is trying to lure back to the province those who had to move away for training. The President of the Associati...
Nov 11, 2022
