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Poilievre Open to Cutting Marine Atlantic Fees if Elected
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he plans to have another look at the Marine Atlantic fee structure if elected to government. Poilievre was in St. John's yesterday, announcing support for the...
Apr 02, 2025 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in St. John's on Tuesday, April 1. (CPAC)
Trump Unveiling Reciprocal Tariffs Later Today
President Donald Trump is set to unveil his plans for reciprocal tariffs on what he is calling "Liberation Day" in the United States. It's Trump's latest round of tariffs that have been driving a wedg...
Apr 02, 2025 (@WhiteHouse/X)
No Update on Possible Resumption of Operations at Come by Chance Refinery
There is no official word on if, or when, operations at the Braya Renewable Fuels refinery at Come By Chance will resume. In December, the company announced that it would temporarily shut down operati...
Apr 02, 2025 (The newly converted Braya Renewable Fuels refinery in Come By Chance, NL, overlooking Placentia Bay. )
Westbound Lane Reduction on Pitts Memorial at Cloverleaf
There will be some slowdowns on a section Pitts Memorial Drive beginning today as work resumes on a bridge rehabilitation project. The work relates to the cloverleaf overpass where Pitts meets the TCH...
Apr 02, 2025 (Google Maps)
RCMP Nab Impaired Driver in Lineup at Marine Atlantic Terminal
A 41-year-old Nova Scotia man did not make his ferry crossing back to that province after police nabbed him for impaired while waiting in the Marine Atlantic lineup. RCMP received a report of a suspec...
Apr 02, 2025
NL Boat Restoration Company Could Sink from U.S. Tariffs, Says Owner
A business owner in Paradise is sounding the alarm after he says reciprocal tariffs by Ottawa on the United States could put him out of business. Chris Power owns Marine Dreams, a company that buys us...
Apr 01, 2025 Photo via Marine Dreams
Energy NL Releases Asks of Federal Candidates
Energy NL has written a letter to each of the federal party leaders for their stance on the energy industry. The letter outlines several questions to which they want answers from the leaders, includin...
Apr 01, 2025
Carney Defends Carbon Tax Removal, Promises Further Affordability Measures
At a campaign stop in Winnipeg today, Liberal Leader Mark Carney defended his decision to remove the consumer carbon tax, and indicated that that's "only the start" in addressing affordability for Can...
Apr 01, 2025 Photo via CPAC
Low Turnout at St. John's Protest Against High Power Bills Disappoints Organizer
A handful of people turned out over the lunch hour outside Newfoundland Power's offices in St. John's to protest higher-than-expected power bills in February. Lisa Reardigan organized the protest on F...
Apr 01, 2025
Police Investigate Firearms Incident in Belleoram
RCMP in Harbour Breton have arrested and charged a man for discharging a firearm with intent to harm as the result of a disturbance in Belleoram on Sunday. Police were called shortly after 3:30 in the...
Apr 01, 2025
