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Retailers Left With Little Time to Prepare for Temporary Tax Break
The Retail Council of Canada says retailers welcome the temporary tax relief, but wish they had more lead time to make the necessary changes. Atlantic Director Jim Cormier says there's a lot of work t...
Nov 22, 2024 (Stock image.)
All Hands on Deck Needed to End Homelessness in St. John's: Organization
The group formed to end homelessness in St. John's insists the city can be the next community in Canada to achieve that goal. But executive director Doug Pawson says that requires leadership at all le...
Nov 22, 2024
Canine Called in to Arrest Man Hiding in Woods
A man who tried his best to avoid the authorities ended up spending the night in the lockup. RNC were tipped off about reports of a suspicious person in Maddox Cove around 11:30 last night. While the ...
Nov 22, 2024
Province Not Planning to Match Ottawa's Cost of Living Benefit
Many are applauding the two-month tax holiday announced by both the federal and provincial governments yesterday, but plenty of questions remain. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the GST will be rem...
Nov 22, 2024 Photo via CPAC
Twin Rinks Renamed Capital Mitsubishi Centre
Anyone who pulled into the parking lot of Twin Rinks in St. John's last evening will have noticed a big change. The facility has a new name-the Capital Mitsubishi Centre. Twin Rinks has been operated ...
Nov 22, 2024
Capital City to Distribute Limited Number of Free Radon Tests
Another municipality in the province is taking action on radon gas in the home. The gas, which is odourless, tasteless and colourless, forms from uranium in rock. The City of St. John's has just launc...
Nov 22, 2024 Photo via Canadian Cancer Society.
Spending on Mental Health Inadequate Right Across Canada: CMHA
A new in-depth report from the Canadian Mental Health Association shows that no jurisdiction in the country is spending enough on mental health. And residents receive drastically different care depend...
Nov 21, 2024 (Chandra Kavanagh)
RCMP Searching for Wanted Man Who May Have Left the Province
RCMP are looking for a 25-year-old man wanted on an arrest warrant on a number of serious charges. Police say Colby Michael Ford is actively evading them and may have left the province, possibly on hi...
Nov 21, 2024
Hundreds of Feral Cats Spayed and Neutered
More than 200 cats in the metro region have been spayed and neutered in one day. Avalon Animal Hospital operated on 222 feral cats this week, rounded up in the metro region by rescue groups including ...
Nov 21, 2024 (Photo by Mike Parsons.)
Vehicle Theft a Crime of Opportunity says RNC
There has been a rash of vehicle thefts in the metro region in recent weeks and the RNC is warning the public that many of the incidents could have been prevented. Constable James Cadigan was respondi...
Nov 21, 2024
