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LETTER: Gas price regulation is nothing by window dressing
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (186+ words) Premier Tony Wakeham, at a time when your government is engaged in an ill-advised plan to cut taxes to supposedly improve affordability for the people of this province, it is appalling that the province's Public Utilities Board (PUB) has dramatically…...
LETTER: Don't let Goose Bay be a fibre-optic cable pass-through
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (716+ words) A new Norway-to-Goose Bay transatlantic sub-sea fibre-optic cable is now in its planning phase. This fiber-optic cable project is not just any infrastructure project. It is a strategic opportunity that could anchor Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) as Canada's " strategic position…...
Are speeding, confusion over lane use at the root of Outer Ring Road rollovers?
8+ hour, 27+ min ago (1356+ words) Engineer points to speeding and lane confusion as RNC statistics show more than 100 collisions in the past year An incident that occurred on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) back in January makes St. John's resident William Maddigan emotional. Between October…...
Province to seek study on potential public-private partnership for new Cape Breton jail build
8+ hour, 46+ min ago (586+ words) Plans still in the works to replace 51-year-old centre with a new 87-bed facility A new Cape Breton Correctional Facility is still in the works, but the provincial government first wants to find out whether it can reduce the number…...
Health problems in P.E.I. going untreated, costs rising and trust disappearing, town hall attendees say
9+ hour, 27+ min ago (627+ words) A former Health P.E.I. board member says Prince Edward Island's health budget has nearly doubled, while administration costs and staffing have surged, with little to show for it. "The budget has ballooned from $680 million in 2018 to $1.24 billion in 2025, nearly double," Randy…...
Opinion: Halifax Forum project a waste of money
9+ hour, 51+ min ago (239+ words) Re: The big spenders at Halifax City Hall, March 12 The commentary is on the nail with respect to HRM spending but missed the worst example: the Halifax Forum fiasco. What compels HRM to commit something close to $150 million to concoct…...
Halifax school librarians facing budget uncertainty, union reacts with action plan
9+ hour, 48+ min ago (543+ words) Although there's uncertainty around her future as a school librarian, Kristin Welbourn is certain of one fact: she loves her job. "It's one of the most rewarding jobs," she told The Chronicle Herald. "There's'so much more to it than just…...
CBRM puts freeze on non-essential spending for remainder of 2025-26 fiscal year
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (561+ words) Before the new fiscal year comes into effect, non-essential spending in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality has been put on hold. "There was a directive to all departments to cease any discretional spending until the end of this fiscal year,…...
GWYNNE DYER: Author of US's 'Project 2025' shutting down climate studies
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (869+ words) Russell Vought is dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which will have a huge impact on climate studies globally In 1953, American writer Ray Bradbury published a book entitled simply "Fahrenheit 451. It was a novel about an American fireman in…...
BOB WAKEHAM: NL won't be rich enough to ignore rising gas prices thanks to Bay du Nord promise
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (1000+ words) Plenty of NL premiers have promised prosperity with oil announcements, and premier's Bay du Nord is just the latest, says Bob Wakeham Over the years, I've paid little, if any, attention to the price of gasoline, even as I've spent…...