Newfoundland and Labrador households are set to receive a 15 per cent rebate on a portion of their monthly electricity bills under the province’s new Churchill Falls agreement, with the average ratepayer expected to save about $351 a year. Premier Tony Wakeham announced the new Churchill River Electricity Rebate Monday as the provincial government unveiled its new agreement with Quebec and the federal government covering Churchill Falls, Gull Island and related energy project

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Mundy Pond Road and Columbus Drive at 4:20 p.m. on Monday for reports of a collision. Firefighters arrived to one vehicle on its side and another car that had travelled down a slope and then collided into a nearby home. The driver of one car was treated on scene and assisted up a slope where they were placed on a stretcher and taken to hospital aboard an ambulance a short time later with injuries believed to be non-life-th

Three people were taken to hospital following a three-vehicle collision in St John’s on Monday Afternoon. Emergency personnel were called to the intersection of Topsail Road and Cowan Avenue at approximately 1:26 p.m. on Monday afternoon. Firefighters from nearby Brookfield fire station arrived and quickly assessed the injured people involved in the collision. In total, three people were taken to hospital as a result of the collision. Two people were taken to hospital with wh

Premier Tony Wakeham and Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette met in St. John's today, where a new Churchill Falls deal was announced. Prime Minister Mark Carney was also in attendance. Fréchette was joined by Quebec Economy, Innovation and Energy Minister Bernard Drainville and Hydro-Québec President and CEO Claudine Bouchard. Details of the new deal: There will be no referendum. Deal worth $49 billion. The generation station in Churchill Falls will be upgraded. Ottawa is prom

Two people are dead and two others were injured following a two-vehicle collision on the Trans-Canada Highway near Clarenville. Clarenville and Whitbourne RCMP responded to the crash around 11:45 a.m. Friday, August 14, near Jack’s Pond, just east of the Southern Harbour exit. RCMP Traffic Services East, the Southern Harbour Volunteer Fire Department and paramedics also responded. Police say a 75-year-old man and his 78-year-old female passenger, who were travelling in a spor