Minister of National Defence David McGuinty and the Philippine Secretary of National Defence Gilbert Teodoro signed a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement last week between Canada and the Philippines. This agreement will enable greater engagement, cooperation, and collaboration between both nations. It will allow the Canadian Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of the Philippines to work more closely together through participation in joint and multinational operations and exerci

The House of Assembly will reopen today to swear in new members. Those who are eligible to take their oaths will do so at 9:30 a.m. in the House of Assembly Chamber. Nominations closed last week for the Speaker, and nominations were received from one member, the MHA for Mount Pearl - Southlands, Paul Lane.

The upcoming federal budget will focus on resources for Canadian workers. The federal budget will expand the Union Training and Innovation Program. This will boost union-based apprenticeship training in the Red Seal trades, and ensure there are Canadian workers to build major infrastructure and millions more homes across the country. Budget 2025 will introduce a temporary five-year Personal Support Workers Tax Credit. Eligible workers will be able to claim a refundable tax cr

The City of St. John’s is reminding residents that the city is still experiencing low water levels. Residents are reminded on the importance of water conservation whenever possible. The City of St. John’s has a water conservation order that is in place year-round and is meant to promote wise water use by residents. Here are some tips to help you save water: Turn off the faucet while brushing your teeth or running only full loads of laundry Turn off the tap when brushing teeth

Los Angeles Dodgers/X For the second year in a row, the Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series winners. In Game 7 of the MLB playoffs, the Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 5 to 4 in 11 innings at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Dodgers was named World Series MVP. The Blue Jays out-hit the Dodgers in the series overall and had the lead late in Game 7, but came up short. The last time Toronto won the World Series was in 1993.