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CRA Extends Tax Filing Deadlines
Tax filing deadlines have been extended due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Instead of the normal April 30 deadline for the 2020 tax season, Canadians now have until June 1, 2020 to submit their income tax ...
Mar 18, 2020
Motor Registration Discontinues Counter Service Across Province
Regular counter service has been discontinued at the provincial Motor Registration office in Mount Pearl and all government services centres across the province. Residents can avail of Motor Registrat...
Mar 18, 2020 The Motor Registration Division building in Mount Pearl.
NLC Suspending In-Store Service at Some Locations as Part of COVID-19 Response
Liquor stores are changing the way they operate, and some are not going to be providing in-store service. The NLC is limiting the number of customers that can be in the store at one time-it depends on...
Mar 18, 2020
Serious Crash Halts Traffic on TCH Near Goobies
First responders are on the scene of a collision on the Trans-Canada Highway between Goobies and North West Brook. Clarenville RCMP are on the scene and the highway is currently impassible. Delays are...
Mar 18, 2020 (Submitted photo.)
Municipalities NL Develops Website to Help Communities Deal with Outbreak
Municipalities NL is doing what it can to support towns and cities in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. President Sheilagh Fitzgerald says they've developed a website that contains all the information m...
Mar 18, 2020
NL Declares Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19
The province of Newfoundland and Labrador has declared a Public Health Emergency in Newfoundland and Labrador. That means anyone not in compliance could be subject to a $500 to $2,500 fine or even pri...
Mar 18, 2020
Bay du Nord Project Deferred in Light of Low Oil Prices
The Newfoundland and Labrador economy has been dealt a major blow as result of COVID-19 and the impact on oil prices. Now, the economic slowdown is hitting the oil patch off Newfoundland. Equinor and ...
Mar 18, 2020 (Bay du Nord FPSO concept art, courtesy Equinor.)
Canada and United States Close Borders to Nonessential Travel
The U.S. and Canada have agreed to temporarily close their shared border to nonessential travel, President Donald Trump made that announcement Wednesday on Twitter as the two nations work to stem the ...
Mar 18, 2020
Federal Government Announces $82-Billion in COVID-19 Support
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced $82-billion in new measures to help address the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. This follows the temporary closure of the Canada-US border to all...
Mar 18, 2020 Photo via CPAC.
Gas Price Plunge Predicted to Continue this Week
Gas prices in the province may be continuing their steep decline this week. According to George Murphy of the Consumer Group for Fair Gas Prices, a drop of 6 cents per litre is being predicted for thi...
Mar 18, 2020
