jeudi 30 avril 2015

Budget 2015: 7 reactions to the Tories' fiscal plan

Churence Rogers, MNL

Groups are reacting to Newfoundland and Labrador's current fiscal situation and the budget that's suppose to bring it back to surplus in five years.



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Brandy Vittrekwa's parents thank public for support, tips to police

Brandy Vittrekwa

Brandy Vittrekwa's parents are thanking the people who came forward to assist the police investigation into her death, following the arrest of a youth in connection with the teen's murder.



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#ThrowbackThursday: 1981 Corner Brook Rotary Music Festival

1981 Rotary Music Festival in Corner Brook

It's the season for music festivals. In our latest archival video, we take you back to 1981 and the CBC Television program, Festival for Spring.



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Yukon College students learn mineral exploration tools of the trade

Students from Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining

Yukon College students are in the bush near Whitehorse this week, learning some tools of the trade for jobs in mineral exploration. 'Kind of hoping it will open some doors for me,' says one student.



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Evidence reveals last time Loretta Saunders was seen alive

Loretta Saunders

The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has released the video evidence that was prepared for the murder trial of Blake Leggette and Victoria Henneberry.



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Missing man Delmer Bonnetrouge may be in Hay River, say RCMP

Delmer Bonnetrouge

Police say they are following up on tips and have received information that Delmer Bonnetrouge, 35, who was reported missing in Fort Providence, may be in Hay River.



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WAM Picks: May Day crafts, Nepal earthquake relief and Ouroboros

WAM Host and Producer Angela Antle

Every weekend, WAM Host and Producer Angela Antle helps to line up your events.



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Hamilton introduces its torchbearers for Pan Am games

Alex Parent - Pan Am 2015

Hamilton introduced its seven selected torchbearers to carry the Pan Am torch on June 21 and June 22.



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Stolen handgun seized after Yellowknife Fraser Arms shooting

Travis Campbell and Brendan Paul

A handgun seized after Sunday's shooting near the Fraser Arms apartment buildings in Yellowknife was stolen from a Range Lake home last month, say RCMP.



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Canadian Blood Services to close 3 clinics

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Canadian Blood Services says it is closing closing three permanent clinics, discontinuing mobile blood donor clinics in 16 communities and ending the bloodmobile program.



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Senior dead after 'medical distress' causes crash

Queenston Bulk Barn Crash

A woman in her 80s is dead after losing control of her car because of a medical issue and plowing into a Bulk Barn in the city's east end Thursday.



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N.W.T. minister Ramsay apologizes for confusion on fracking rules

Dave Ramsay 2014

Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment David Ramsay has apologized for what he says is confusion over public consultation of the N.W.T.'s draft fracking regulations, explaining that previous quotes of his were taken out of context.



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Dwight Ball says he will repeal HST increase, borrow more

Dwight Ball

Liberal Leader Dwight Ball disagrees with the Tory government's decision to increase the harmonized sales tax, and says he would repeal the increase it if he becomes premier.



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1 tonne of raw soybeans on fire in Hamilton's north end

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Hamilton firefighters are trying to put out a fire burning one tonne of raw soybeans at the Bunge plant in the city's north end.



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Cost-conscious consultant to be brought in to scrutinize public services

Ross Wiseman delivering 2015 budget

The Newfoundland and Labrador government, grappling with a billion-dollar deficit even after hiking takes and cutting spending, will bring in an external expert to take a cold, hard look at its books.



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Hamilton's homeless priority list to target 109 people

Interview for 20K homes

The city is putting 109 people identified as the most vulnerable of Hamilton's homeless population at the top of the list for new housing and support.



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Man wanted on 'serious domestic violence' charges

Kenneth Crawford

Hamilton police are searching for Kenneth Crawford, a man who is wanted on “serious domestic violence charges,” from an incident last year.



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Budget 2015: Moose licences and 5 other things that hit your wallet

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Newfoundland and Labrador aims to raise an extra $18 million through new and raised fees. Find out about some that will affect you.



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Wanda Goodyear gets 9 months' house arrest for C.B.S. skating club theft

Wanda Goodyear

A Conception Bay South woman was sentenced in a St. John's courtroom on Thursday morning for stealing $32,675 from a local skating club.



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Budget 2015: $1.1-billion deficit, tax hikes, spending cuts

Ross Wiseman-budget

Residents of Newfoundland and Labrador will pay higher taxes and fees and the government will spend less and borrow more as the province struggles with an oil-induced economic crisis.



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Search and rescue underway for Dutch skiers near Resolute, Nunavut

Breaking news

A search and rescue operation is underway near Resolute, Nunavut, for a pair of missing Dutch skiers.



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Consultation begins on new Yukon hydroelectric dam

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The Yukon Development Corporation was in Mayo and Dawson City this week, consulting with residents about a proposed new hydroelectric dam in the territory.



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Hamilton has lost 7,000 ash trees so far - and it's already painful

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The city is only partway into its plan to fell nearly every public ash tree because of the emerald ash borer, and already, it’s changed Hamilton’s neighbourhoods.



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'Orphan Black:' The Hamilton-born woman who plays the clone's clone

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Hamilton-born Kathryn Alexandre likes to tune in to "Orphan Black" with her family members every week to see if they can spot her, or at-least, part of her.



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New Corner Brook long-term care facility will open by 2018: Steve Kent

Steve Kent

The minister of health says western Newfoundland stands to have a new long-term care facility sooner — if the government turns it over to the private sector.



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Tim Bosma pre-trial in court Thursday

Bosma with baby

Dellen Millard, 29, and Mark Smich, 27, accused of killing Tim Bosma after showing up at his house in 2013 to test drive a vehicle he was selling online, will be in court Thursday morning.



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21-year-old man charged after string of five armed robberies

police jacket

Hamilton Police's break-and-enter team arrested a 21-year-old man Tuesday on charges connected to five robberies in February, March and April.



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Iqaluit Happy Valley standoff ends on third day, no injuries

Iqaluit Happy Valley neighbourhood

Iqaluit RCMP have confirmed a standoff in Iqaluit's Happy Valley neighbourhood, which began Tuesday morning, has ended peacefully.



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Two men arrested for stealing vacuum cleaners in Guelph

Guelph Police Service

Guelph police were called to a Walmart and where they found that two men had forced open a lock securing expensive Dyson vacuum cleaners worth over $5,000 and had stolen six of them and left the store.



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Drunk-driving simulator revealed at NLC's "Responsible Choices'

Drunk driving simulator responsible choices zach goudie

If you think you can drive after three or four drinks, there is a way to safely learn how wrong you are.



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2 suspects sought in Lawton's Drugs theft in Clarke's Beach

Suspects of Lawton's Drugs robbery

Trinity-Conception RCMP continue to search for two suspects who are believed to be responsible for an armed robbery that took place at a pharmacy in Clarke's Beach on Tuesday evening.



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Iqaluit councillor will move to end prayer at city council meetings

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Kenny Bell says he'll make a motion to drop prayer from council meetings, following a Quebec Supreme Court decision that has had an impact across the country. Deputy Mayor Romeyn Stevenson will second the motion.



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Flood waters receding, safety concerns remain at Springdale electrical station

Springdale hydro terminal

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising that the situation is slowly improving at its Springdale Terminal Station after flooding caused the utility to announce a safety risk at the site due to large amounts of water.



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Joamie school remains closed as Iqaluit Happy Valley lockdown enters day 3

Iqaluit RCMP Happy Valley

A local school is closed this morning for a second straight day as Iqaluit RCMP continue to negotiate with an armed man who barricaded himself in his house Tuesday afternoon.



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Length of Con Mine water treatment concerns environmentalist

Kevin O'Reilly

Yellowknife environmentalist Kevin O'Reilly says he's worried taxpayers may be left with the bill for cleaning arsenic-laden water from the Con gold mine 50 years from now.



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Why dead bodies from Germany are going on display in St. John's

Bodyworlds St. John's 9

Get a sneak peek at a remarkable collection of human specimens, which Memorial University will soon showcase for the public.



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Will the Pan Am Games turn more Hamiltonians into transit lovers?

Hamilton - transit

It will bring more visitors to Hamilton. It will draw the eyes of sports fans across North America. But local organizers are hoping the 2015 Pan Am Games have an added benefit — turning more people on to transit.



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'The capital of dumping of garbage': Daystarter Thursday

Linc sunrise

Here's your Hamilton news, weather, and traffic for Thursday, April 30.



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N.W.T. gov't suggests funding communities by need, not population

Inuvik's Igloo church

The N.W.T. deputy minister of Municipal and Community Affairs says it was time to take a 'hard look' at how communities are funded in the territory.



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90 missing traffic cones returned to owner

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Dozens of traffic cones that disappeared from a stretch of the Tans-Canada Highway on Wednesday have been located, according to Holyrood RCMP.



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Bruised businesses feeling the sting of Lab West downturn

Jenine Janes

Spending has practically come to a standstill in Labrador City and Wabush, and some enterprises are teetering on the brink.



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Mapping waste: This is how many waste facilities Hamilton already has

Hamilton waste facilities

One of the arguments against a proposed waste to energy "gasification plant" on the Hamilton waterfront is how many waste sites Hamilton already houses — 47, to be exact.



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Muskrat Falls subcontractor issued stop-work order by OHS

Muskrat Falls

Astaldi Canada has confirmed that Muskrat Falls electrical subcontractor Iskueteu has been issued a stop-work order by Occupational Health and Safety.



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Gas up 2.4 cents a litre, other fuels also increase

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Gasoline prices across Newfoundland and Labrador have gone up once again, this time by more then two cents per litre.



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Budget to hike HST by 2 percentage points

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The cash-strapped Newfoundland and Labrador government will increase the harmonized sales tax in Thursday's budget, as one measure to offset a severe drop in oil revenues.



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Get out of oil and gas, profs tell Memorial University

Robin Whitaker, MUN

Professors at Memorial University want the administration to sell off its investments in oil, an industry that has forged strong research and spending links on campus.



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mercredi 29 avril 2015

City rehires 15 fired roads workers, but most are on probation

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A labour arbitrator has ruled the city has to hire back 15 of 21 public works employees it fired in 2013 on allegations of time theft and breach of trust.



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9 species protected under province's Endangered Species Act

Newfoundland flag Confederation Building CP

The Newfoundland and Labrador government has announced nine species under the Endangered Species Act have been designated as either endangered, threatened or vulnerable.



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Attempted robbery, shooting on St. John's walking trail

Virginia Park Trail shooting

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary's major crimes unit is asking for the public's assistance in a shooting investigation involving a person who attempted to rob a couple in the Virginia River and Logy Bay Road area of St. John's on Wednesday afternoon.



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Flooding stranded Baie Verte students, residents

Springdale hydro terminal

Flooding on the Baie Verte Peninsula on Wednesday cut off several communities and stranded some schoolchildren, says Little Bay Mayor Phyllis Simms.



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