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Federal Excise Tax on Alcohol Up Two Per Cent
Tipping the bottle or glass will cost more today. The federal excise tax on beer, wine and spirits was supposed to go up by nearly five per cent but Ottawa has capped the annual increase to two per ce...
Apr 01, 2024
Ottawa Rolling Out First Phase of Universal Pharmacare Plan in Budget 2024
The federal government is going to be rolling out the first phase of national universal pharmacare in Budget 2024. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the new plan will remove barriers to access m...
Apr 01, 2024 Chrystia Freeland during a visit to the VOCM Studios in 2023 (VOCM News)
Masking No Longer Required in Health Care Facilities
Masking is no longer required in health care facilities in the province. As of today, masking is no longer necessary in clinical areas in health care facilities for visitors, support people, clients a...
Apr 01, 2024
Furey Calling for Emergency Meeting to Discuss Alternatives to Carbon Tax
Premier Andrew Furey is calling for an emergency meeting of all leaders across the country to talk climate change and the carbon tax. Furey is one of seven premiers who disagree with Ottawa's approach...
Apr 01, 2024 (Photo via Premier Andrew Furey Twitter.)
Fuel Prices Up to Reflect Carbon Tax Increase
Gas prices are up this morning. The price of gas is up by 3.8 cents per litre while diesel is up by 4.7 cents. The Public Utilities Board says the price adjustment reflects the scheduled increases to ...
Apr 01, 2024
Minimum Wage Increases by 60 Cents
Among the changes that come into effect today, is the provincial minimum wage. Minimum wage workers in Newfoundland and Labrador now make $15.60 an hour, a 60 cent increase. Local advocates say that i...
Apr 01, 2024
Man Arrested for Assaulting His Mother in Mount Pearl
A man has been charged with assaulting his mother at a home in Mount Pearl. The incident happened at about 7:30 Sunday night. The RNC say the 26-year-old man was uncooperative as they arrested him for...
Apr 01, 2024
Stefan Pike Representing NL in Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Visionaries of the Year Campaign
The General Manager of Steele Honda in St. John's has accepted the nod for the fifth annual Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada's Visionaries of the Year campaign. The ten week fundraising initiat...
Mar 31, 2024
Rum Ragged Releases Song to Mark 75th Anniversary of NL Joining Confederation
Today marks 75 years since Newfoundland joined Confederation, and a popular traditional Newfoundland and Labrador band has just released a new song to mark the anniversary. On Saturday night, Opera on...
Mar 31, 2024
Mary Brown's Hitting Sales Out of the Park With Blue Jays Partnership
Mary Brown's partnership with the Toronto Blue Jays has been a smashing success for the Newfoundland-based company. Chief marketing officer Jeff Barlow says their two locations inside the Rogers Centr...
Mar 31, 2024
