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Sports Minister Unveils Measures to Address Safe-Sport Issues
Safe-sport issues in Canada will soon be addressed by a national commission. Sports Minister Carla Qualtrough has unveiled a suite of measures, including a Future of Sport in Canada Commission that wi...
Dec 12, 2023 (Image via CPAC)
Property Taxes Set to Increase as City of St. John's Releases 2024 Budget
Property taxes are on the rise in St. John's latest budget, a reflection, officials say, of the same financial pressures facing residents and other cities across the country. Last year, council went o...
Dec 12, 2023
Immigration Focus of Council of Atlantic Premiers Virtual Meeting
The leaders of the four Atlantic provinces hashed out issues of mutual importance during a virtual Council of Atlantic Premiers meeting yesterday. Topping the agenda were the hot-button topics of heal...
Dec 12, 2023
RNC Search for Missing St. John's Man
The RNC is concerned for the safety of a man reported missing from the capital city. 46-year-old Michael Parsons was last seen yesterday in the Bowring Park area around 7:15 p.m. He's described as fiv...
Dec 12, 2023
Front Counter Service, Local Phone Calls Interrupted at Burin Peninsula RCMP Detachment
RCMP on the Burin Peninsula are advising the public of an interruption in some services at their old detachment while they move into a new one. The changes are in effect from Wednesday to Friday of th...
Dec 12, 2023
NAPE Postpones Air Service Bargaining After Air Ambulance Privatization Announcement
NAPE's Air Service bargaining group is postponing negotiations with government. This comes following a government announcement of a RFP for the integration of ambulance services, which includes privat...
Dec 12, 2023
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Calculates Living Wages Across NL
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has released a report entitled "Newfoundland and Labrador's 2023 Living Wages: Seeking a Better Deal for Low-Wage Workers." The report includes the first pr...
Dec 12, 2023
Trudeau Presents Two NL Teachers with Certificates of Excellence
Two educators from this province have been recognized by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Margaret Reha-Taylor and Jill Rose were presented with the PM's Certificate of Teaching Excellence at a ceremony...
Dec 12, 2023
Charitable Donations Down Across Canada
The amount that Canadians donate to charity, as a percentage of their income claimed on their taxes, has been decreasing the past few years. That from a new study published by the Fraser Institute tha...
Dec 12, 2023 PiggyBank / Unsplash
Backhoe Bandits Strike St. John's Liquor Store
The backhoe bandits strike again. This time a backhoe was stolen from a St. John's business, and used to break into the Liquor Store attached to Dominion on Blackmarsh Road. The owners of Urban Market...
Dec 12, 2023 Photo of damage caused by a backhoe at a metro grocery store in December, 2023. (VOCM News)
