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Consumer Price Index Takes Smallest Hike in Nearly Four Years
The Consumer Price Index is up, but the increase is the smallest yearly one in almost four years. Inflation rose by 1.6 per cent in September from one year earlier, down from a 2.0 per cent gain in Au...
Oct 15, 2024
Migrating Flocks to Blame for Increased Bird Strikes at YYT
An increase in reported bird strikes at St. John's International correlates with an increase in migratory birds in the vicinity of the airport in recent weeks. The St. John's International Airport Aut...
Oct 15, 2024
Admin Shortage Preventing Physicians from Running Clinics After Hours: NLMA
Physicians are having difficulty maintaining after hours clinics due to an inability to get the office staff needed. President of the NLMA, Dr. Stephen Major, says many family doctors who try to exten...
Oct 15, 2024
Legionnaire Out for Several Weeks After Striking Bell Island Wharf
It looks like the Legionnaire will be out of service on the Tickle for several weeks after colliding with the wharf on the Bell Island side on a windy Sunday afternoon. The provincial government is as...
Oct 15, 2024
Lab City Man Who Crashed ATV in June Faces Charge of Impaired
Police have laid a charge of impaired in relation to a crash involving an ATV in Labrador City a few months ago. The single-vehicle collision happened late at night on June 5 on Bartlett Drive. The 30...
Oct 15, 2024
Survey Suggests Many Canadians Holding Off on Having Children Due to Cost
A new Angus Reid poll shows that half of Canadians who want children waited longer than they'd like to start their families due largely to cost. Statistics show that in 2023, Canada's fertility rate w...
Oct 15, 2024 (Stock photo.)
Province Remembering Renowned Sports Journalist Brendan McCarthy
Tributes have been pouring in from across the sports and journalism communities on the passing of veteran sports writer and broadcaster, Brendan McCarthy, who passed away Saturday at the age of 66. Mc...
Oct 15, 2024 Photo via Facebook
Torngat Mountains MHA Supports Review of Federal Grocery Subsidy
The MHA for Torngat Mountains welcomes word of an independent review of the Nutrition North program. The federal minister responsible announced the review last week at the 5th annual Arctic and Northe...
Oct 15, 2024
Man Up to No Good Leads Metro Police on Brief Foot Chase
A man was arrested in the east end of St. John's last night after a brief foot chase. Police were told that a man had passed through the area at about 8:00, and that he threatened another man in the p...
Oct 15, 2024
Federal Carbon Rebate Out Today
Ottawa's quarterly carbon tax rebate will be hitting bank accounts today. People in this province will receive $149, with additional funds for those with common-law partners and children. For a family...
Oct 15, 2024
