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WorkplaceNL Holds Average Employer Assessment Rate
WorkplaceNL is holding the average assessment rate paid by employers for the fifth consecutive year. The rate will be held at $1.69 per $100 of payroll, which includes a temporary $0.21 average discou...
Nov 30, 2022
Insolvency Trustee Warns of Rise in Unregulated Debt Advisors
An insolvency trustee is seeing the number of people showing up at his door in financial difficulty on the rise. Some who find themselves in hardship are looking for quick solutions, not always a good...
Nov 30, 2022 (Ian Penney, file photo.)
Canada Posts Asks Churchill Falls Residents to Pick Up Parcels Quickly, Extends Hours at Post Office
Canada Post is asking residents of Churchill Falls to pick up their parcels at the local post office as quickly as possible. Canada Post says parcels are accumulating at the Churchill Falls post offic...
Nov 30, 2022
RCMP Continue Six-Year Missing Person Investigation for Jennifer Hillier-Penney
Today is the sixth anniversary of a missing person's case that has haunted the Northern Peninsula. The RCMP say they are continuing their investigation into the unexplained and suspicious disappearanc...
Nov 30, 2022
Mental Health Advocate Disappointed in Criteria for Medical Assistance in Dying
A woman who has struggled with mental illness for most of her life is disappointed to learn that mental illness will be part of the eligibility criteria for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) come Mar...
Nov 30, 2022
Better Business Bureau Warning of Increase in Social Media Scams
It is the most wonderful time of year... and it's also the time of year when scammers are licking their chops. The Better Business Bureau is warning Facebook users that sharing a certain kind of atten...
Nov 30, 2022
Vital Signs Highlights Lack of Reduction in NL's Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions in the province have been steady belt for the past decade despite increased awareness of climate change and global demand to address it. That's just one of the many Vital Sign...
Nov 30, 2022
Our Divas Do Christmas Makes Donation to MUN Campus Food Bank
After Black Friday and Cyber Monday came Giving Tuesday. The global event encourages people to give an act of kindness, whether that be a smile, a helping hand or a donation to charity. "Our Divas Do ...
Nov 30, 2022
Stephenville Mayor Defends Flying Home from Conference on John Risley's Private Jet
The mayor of Stephenville does not believe he was in a conflict of interest after he and a number of town councillors and staff flew home from a conference in Europe in the fall on board a private jet...
Nov 30, 2022 Stephenville Mayor Tom Rose
St. John's to Install More EV Charging Stations at City Facilities
Most owners of electric vehicles will be doing the charging at home but the City of St. John's is expanding the options at its facilities as they aim for net zero emissions by 2050. Charging stations ...
Nov 30, 2022
