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Holyrood Mayor Gary Goobie says increasing the mill rate for businesses in the town will increase tax fairness, while business owners will “grin and bear it.” The budget was announced at Tuesday evening’s council meeting, ...

The provincial government still has plenty to figure out about regional government before implementing some kind of system in 2019. A “What We Heard” document, released on Wednesday, shows some of the ideas the government is ...

Three “status quo” budgets hit council tables in Mount Pearl, Conception Bay South and Paradise Tuesday evening as municipalities await a potentially difficult year in 2019. None of the three major municipalities increased the mill ...

Former premier and Galway developer Danny Williams was back in court on Tuesday as lawyers made their cases in his lawsuit against the City of St. John’s. Jerome Kennedy, a lawyer with Roebothan McKay Marshall and a former Progressive ...

Hasan Hai is known for his great beard, his appearance as a “merb’y,” and now as the Dark Elf on the Shelf, an effort to raise funds and awareness for the Community Food Sharing Association. Hai, founder of Project Kindness, made ...

Firefighter Terry Edwards was honoured at Monday’s St. John’s city council meeting for his work during the massive wildfire that destroyed a large swathe of Fort McMurray, Alta., in the spring of 2016 wildfires. Edwards, 33, was among ...

A rash of pedestrian-vehicle collisions in St. John’s in recent weeks is raising concerns with police and city officials In the last two weeks, there have been six reported pedestrian-vehicle accidents near the downtown. Injuries have ranged ...

Registered Nurses Union president Debbie Forward says ongoing collective bargaining negotiations could have been upended by comments by deputy minister of Health and Community Services John Abbott. Abbott spoke to the CBC on Thursday, making ...

Developer and former premier Danny Williams is firing back amid his lawsuit against the City of St. John’s, alleging the city has acted in a “discriminatory manner” against his Galway development. Williams, through his numbered ...

A 6,780-square-foot home just above the Battery will be up for final approval by St. John’s city council on Monday, with concerns from council, residents and heritage experts all being considered. The home was proposed by Craig and Lisa ...