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Local Company Makes List of Best Smart Thermostats
More good news for a local company. Joshua and Zachary Green of St. John's are behind Mysa Smart Thermostats, a product that's been embraced in the global market. The smart thermostat works with a sma...
Apr 02, 2020
Water Street Construction Project to Forge On, Starting Monday
The Water Street construction project between Ayre's Cove and Clift's Baird's Cove will go ahead as scheduled starting Monday. The City of St. John's says occupational health and safety measures will ...
Apr 02, 2020
Dairy Farmers Dump 170,000 Litres of Milk Due to Purchase Limits: Agriculture Minister
In a time when it's not unusual to see retailers impose limits on certain items, the dairy industry is being forced to dump milk. The agriculture minister has been at odds with chain retailers and big...
Apr 02, 2020
Less Fiscal Capacity Exposes Province to Greater Risks, says Moody's
Moody's has affirmed Newfoundland and Labrador's credit rating at A1 but has changed the province's outlook to negative. Moody's cites the sharp drop in oil prices and the province's reduced budgetary...
Apr 02, 2020
No Shopping Cart Licking Directive Spurs Memes and Embroidery
It will go down as one of the more memorable directives of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Minister John Haggie advised parents not to take their children with them to the grocery store and "please don...
Apr 02, 2020
Global Challenges Place Province in Precarious Position: Finance Minister
Without the drastic drop in oil prices and the COVID-19 crisis, the province would not have written to the federal government requesting urgent assistance. That was the assertion of Finance Minister T...
Apr 02, 2020
Lobster Fishery in Limbo as Government Works to Create a Plan
The lobster fishery is set to open on April 18 but Premier Dwight Ball says if it opens at all, it will have to be in a safe and careful way. Ball says they are working with public health to figure ou...
Apr 02, 2020
Tailor Shop Turns to Face Mask Fashion During Pandemic
Although there is nothing that replaces careful handwashing, using hand sanitizer, not touching your face and physical distancing, some also feel safer wearing a face mask. A local tailor has been cre...
Apr 02, 2020
Retail Council of Canada Supports Grocers' Choice to Limit Purchases
Retailers are firing back at the minister responsible for agriculture for telling them not to limit quantities of chicken, milk or eggs. Gerry Byrne says we are exporters of those products, so there i...
Apr 02, 2020
Premier's Tone During Latest Update Much Different Than That of Letter
Premier Dwight Ball says he is "not worried at all" about making payroll and continuing to provide services to the province. On March 20th, Premier Ball wrote a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Apr 02, 2020
