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Gas Prices Expected to Rise Dramatically Overnight
The PUB is exercising its ability to intervene and adjust gas prices due to extraordinary increases in the price of oil. As of midnight tonight, gas prices are expected to increase dramatically, perha...
Mar 03, 2022
Mayor of Harbour Grace Welcomes New Tools to Prevent Opioid Overdoses
Towns and cities from St. John's to Harbour Grace are welcoming more tools to prevent a fatal overdose due to opioids. Several mayors and councillors were at St. John Ambulance in Mount Pearl yesterda...
Mar 03, 2022
CTF Federal Director: "Canadians Need Relief" Amid Soaring Gas Prices
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the federal and provincial government to provide immediate tax relief as gas prices continue to soar. Federal Director of the CTF, Franco Terrazzano say...
Mar 03, 2022
Canada Post Dealing With Staffing Issues in Labrador City Area
Canada Post is advising of staffing issues affecting delivery in the Labrador City area. Canada Post says while all parcels and some small packets are still being delivered to all Labrador City addres...
Mar 03, 2022
Candidate for Federal Conservative Party Leadership Questions Bay du Nord Delay
A contender for the leadership of the federal Conservative Party of Canada is asking why a decision on the Bay du Nord project is taking so long. Equinor's proposal for the massive, deep ocean oil pro...
Mar 03, 2022 (Pierre Poilievre. Photo via House of Commons webpage.)
CMOH: Fewer Hospitalizations Tied to Omicron Variant
The Omicron variant has been less severe in its impacts than previous strains, and that is translating well into the province's hospitalizations. That's according to Chief Medical Officer of Health, D...
Mar 03, 2022
MHA Raising Concerns About Lack of Medevac Services on Labrador Coast
The MHA for Torngat Mountains is raising more questions about the delivery of health care services on the coast of Labrador after a 90 year old man in Postville fell and waited an extended period for ...
Mar 03, 2022 (Photo: Lela Evans - MHA District of Torngat Mountains)
St. John's Status of Women Council Marking National Day for Sex Worker Rights
Today is the National Day for Sex Worker Rights. The day raises awareness for the dangers sex workers face and advocates for the decriminalization of sex work. Lisa Faye, the executive director of the...
Mar 03, 2022
Capital City Releases 2021 Economic Review
The City of St. John's is reporting signs of recovery for the local economy in 2021. The city released its economic review on Wednesday, which shows an increase in retail sales, as well as consumer sp...
Mar 03, 2022
Cabin Owners Against Trash Tax Write Minister Outlining Regionalization Concerns
A group of cabin owners opposed to the forced implementation of garbage services in unincorporated areas is cautioning the provincial minister about the approach taken to regionalization. COATT or Cab...
Mar 03, 2022 (Municipal Affairs Minister Krista Lynn Howell)
