The next payment will come out in April.
Check your bank account. The first GST/HST payment of the year is out today for eligible Canadians. The next payment will come out in April. Meanwhile, in less than two weeks, Canadians will also get the federal Carbon Rebate. People in this province can expect to get $149 on January 15th, while a family of four will get a payment of $298. Those amounts are higher for those who qualify for the rural top-up.
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NL Hydro issues power warning for Saturday morning
Newfoundland & Labrador Hydro has issued a power warning for the island, effective Saturday morning, January 24, due to ongoing conditions at the Bay d’Espoir hydroelectric plant and higher-than-normal electricity demand.
Woman dies from injuries in an ATV incident that happened Tuesday near Fairhaven
One ATV operator was uninjured, while the second operator – whose helmet came off during the accident - suffered serious injuries and was transported to hospital by emergency services personnel with NL Health Services.
Contractor ready to repair bridge in front of Deer Lake Power, Mayor says replacement will start this year
Last weekend, traffic in that area was slowed to 30 km/hr after significant rainfall created large potholes.
More money to help long-term care and support clients with vision care
Changes came into effect January 1st and include $100 for eye examinations, $290 for single vision eyeglasses and $350 for bifocals.
Website launched so NL residents can have a say about Churchill Falls and the MOU with Hydro-Quebec
The purpose is to evaluate whether the agreement is in the province’s best long-term interests.
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Settling Down
Miranda Lambert
Cross Your Mind
Danielle Ryan
Tulsa Time (Ft. Julian Taylor)
Jim Cuddy
Trash Talk Thursday, January 22, 2026
Lynn Howse from Western Regional Waste Management on Bay FM
The Plain Truth, January 14, 2026
Host Paula Sheppard's guest this week is Destiny Hopkins from the Corner Brook Status of Woman Council. Destiny is Project Lead for a project that is looking at technology facilitated gender based violence and that includes on-line violence.
