The federal government is extending tax relief to people, businesses and charities affected by post-tropical storm Fiona in Atlantic Canada. National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier says she asked the Canada Revenue Agency to explore relief options as soon as she learned about the storm’s devastating impact. The CRA is extending the due date for corporate tax returns, trust income tax returns and GST and HST returns by a month…
Newfoundland and Labrador Earmarks $30 Million for Fiona Relief Fund
Justin Trudeau met Wednesday with some of the distraught residents of Port aux Basques, N.L., while getting a close look at yet another coastal town shattered on the weekend by post-tropical storm Fiona. Against a backdrop of collapsed houses and heaps of smashed plywood and other soaked debris, the prime minister listened as some residents…
Fiona Fallout: Nova Scotia Premier Blasts Cellphone Companies for Poor Service
The premier of Nova Scotia has issued a stinging rebuke to the telecommunications companies that serve the province, saying too many residents are still without cellphone service four days after post-tropical storm Fiona roared across Atlantic Canada. Tim Houston issued a statement Wednesday saying it’s unacceptable that there are Nova Scotians who still can’t call…
Newfoundland Fishers Face Livelihood Questions After Fiona Storm Damage
Colourful fishing stages bobbed in the water by Rose Blanche-Harbour Le Cou Tuesday as Cliff Bateman watched from his property. Days earlier, the picturesque buildings that are used to land and process fish were upright before post-tropical storm Fiona swept them into the ocean by the southwestern Newfoundland town. Bateman watched the storm toss them…
Trudeau Scheduled to Visit Communities Hit by Fiona in Nova Scotia and PEI
Justin Trudeau is scheduled to travel today to P.E.I. and Nova Scotia, where he will meet with residents and inspect the extensive damage caused by post-tropical storm Fiona. The prime minister is expected to make stops in Stanley Bridge, P.E.I., and two communities in Cape Breton: Glace Bay and Sydney. While in Sydney, the largest…
Displaced Port Aux Basques Residents Face Uncertain Future After Fiona
Denise Anderson shouted a list of items into her phone over the sound of pouring rain, along with instructions on how to find them: clean socks, a new pack of underwear, prized pieces of jewelry and important documents. Her husband was inside their house that faces the waterfront of Portaux Basques, N.L., days after post-tropical…
RCMP Say Missing NS Man Believed Swept to Sea by Fiona
Police in Nova Scotia say a man missing since Friday is believed to have been swept out to sea during post-tropical storm Fiona. Halifax district RCMP said today 81-year-old Larry Smith of Lower Prospect, N.S., was last seen Friday evening. A search led by the RCMP began in the coastal community southwest of Halifax after…
Fiona Fallout: Losses Being Tallied as Hundreds of Soldiers Arrive for Cleanup Duty
Phyllis Carr’s voice broke with emotion as she surveyed damage to the historic town of Stanley Bridge, a small community on the north shore of Prince Edward Island. “It’s very sad for those of us who lived here all of our lives and our parents lived here,” she said, taking in a scene that has…
Judge Sides with Trump in Protective Order; Is Venezuela Sending Criminals to US?
House Republicans say Venezuela is sending its criminals to the U.S. border. The lawmakers want to know what Homeland Security is doing to prevent criminals from entering the U.S. Russia’s top diplomat defends the war in Ukraine and responds to a question regarding Russia’s use of nuclear weapons. It could be one of the costliest natural…
Tropical Storm Fiona Batters Canada’s East Coast; NYPD Vaccine Mandate Ruled Invalid | NTD Good Morning
It could be one of the costliest natural disasters in Canada’s history. Tropical storm Fiona hit the country’s east coast over the weekend — leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. And Residents in Florida are buckling down for a possible hurricane that could make landfall later this week. Police officers in New York battling the…
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