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Bank of Canada Holds Key Interest Rate
The Bank of Canada is holding its key interest rate at 5.0 per cent amid growing calls from provincial politicians urging a different approach to rising inflation. Premier Andrew Furey yesterday echoe...
Sep 06, 2023 (Bank of Canada via Google Maps.)
NLESD Responds to Concerns Surrounding Southlands Bus Route
The English School District is responding to concerns raised by the MHA for Mount Pearl-Southlands about changes to the bus route for some students attending Newtown Elementary. Paul Lane raised the m...
Sep 06, 2023
Two Charged in Connection with Bonavista Drug Bust
Two people were arrested and charged in connection with a drug bust in Bonavista on the weekend. Forty-three-year-old Chad Ploughman of Bonavista and 36-year-old Jonathan Peters of Stock Cove were arr...
Sep 06, 2023
Provincial Student Aid Office Extends Hours as Post-Secondary Students Return to Campus
The provincial Student Aid Office at Memorial University's St. John's campus is extending its hours this week as post-secondary students return to campus. The office will be open until 7:00 p.m. today...
Sep 06, 2023
NAPE President Applauds New Initiatives to Retain Correctional Officers
The union representing the province's correctional officers is calling measures taken to help with retention some good first steps. Government, in collaboration with NAPE, has announced a number of ne...
Sep 06, 2023
Expanded Joint Replacement Program Will Help Cut Down Current Wait List: Head of Orthopaedics
The Divisional Head of Orthopaedics with NL Health Services believes the new program at Carbonear General will have a "significant impact" for those waiting to get joint replacements. Government is ex...
Sep 06, 2023 (Divisional Head of Orthopaedics with NL Health Services, Dr. Will Moores, Premier Andrew Furey, and area MHA Steve Crocker.)
Premier Pens Letter to Bank of Canada Asking for No Further Interest Rate Increases
Premier Andrew Furey has written the Bank of Canada ahead of its next decision on interest rate hikes. The new rate comes down late this morning. In a letter to Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of C...
Sep 06, 2023
CBS Mayor, Metro Police Stressing Road Safety as Students Head Back to School
The Town of Conception Bay South and the RNC are warning drivers and students to be careful as school bells ring today for the first time since June. The municipality held a news conference yesterday ...
Sep 06, 2023
St. John's Man Faces Weapons Charges After George Street Incident
The RNC have arrested and charged a 21-year-old man in connection with an incident involving a firearm on George Street early this morning. Police were called to the downtown around 1:20 a.m. after an...
Sep 05, 2023
Minister Assures Education Merger Will Not Impact School Life
The minister responsible says a significant transformation to the education system is underway in the province. The Department of Education is currently in the process of absorbing the Newfoundland an...
Sep 05, 2023
