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The province is paying $22 million for electricity from Kruger — and it has been for 6 weeks
A $22-million deal between the provincial government and paper giant Kruger has been in effect since Feb. 1, though the first scant details of it were not released until last Friday afternoon as the provincial government headed into the St. Patrick's Day long weekend.The province — through Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro — had been paying for electricity from Kruger's hydroelectric dam at Deer Lake for six weeks by the time Kruger sent a news release saying a deal had been reached between the tw
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VideoBlinken underscores Washington’s “ironclad commitment” to its alliance with the Philippines
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscores Washington’s “ironclad commitment” to its alliance with the Philippines, as clashes between Chinese and Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea turn more hostile.
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Earliest vernal equinox in 128 years kicks off Spring 2024
Regardless of what your favourite prognosticator said on February 2nd, spring is definitely arriving early this year.
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Property owners, researcher critical of N.S. approach to coastal protection
Susan Morrison has watched dynamic changes to the coastline near her property in Cherry Hill, N.S., during the almost 30 years she's lived in the south shore community.She recalls grass-filled sand dunes all the way down the beach when she first moved to the area, and a tree about 100 feet back into the dunes. That grass is long gone and the tree is now dead on the beach, Morrison said in a recent interview."And it's not because it got washed away; the sand kept disappearing, disappearing, and y
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Allergies acting up already? Mild winter to blame for early pollen release in southern Ontario
If you feel your allergies acting up early, it's not just in your head.An exceptionally warm winter in southern Ontario has trees releasing pollen earlier this year, and one researcher says climate change could be extending allergy season.The early start to the allergy season is bad news for Stephen Spong, a university librarian in London, Ont., who says in recent weeks he's already started sniffling while working in his garden."I've been noticing that we've been getting blooms," he said, noting
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Saint John corner to be named in memory of 2SLGBTQ+ advocate
A Saint John sidewalk space will be named in memory of Parker Cogswell, the 2SLGBTQ+ advocate who died in 2020, city council decided Monday. After a motion by Coun. David Hickey, a corner at Carmarthen and Mecklenburg streets in the south end will be named Parker's Corner. "It sends a recognition for who Parker was as a neighbour and as a community member and who he was as a partner to André Gallant, who still lives there," Hickey said. "But also a recognition to the LGBT community of a place of
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Young Canadian workers feel isolated and lonely, TELUS Health finds
TELUS Health has released its Mental Health Index today, with reports that examine the mental health of employed people in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia. The report reveals that young Canadian workers under 40 are increasingly feeling isolated and lonely compared to their older colleagues. Forty-five per cent of workers say they do not have relationships with people they trust on the job, while younger workers say they're more likely
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