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Nalcor Withheld Payment Until Reports Changes Were Made, Says Muskrat Subcontractor
A sub-contractor at the Muskrat Falls hydro project says Nalcor would withhold partial payment until their monthly reports were amended to say what they wanted them to say. Grid Solutions Canada, a pa...
May 06, 2019
Rant And Roar – May 1, 2019
May 01, 2019
Decision To Leave NL Alliance Out Of Debate ‘Disappointing’ Says Leader
The Leader of the NL Alliance says he is disappointed to be left out of a leaders debate on CBC this evening. The live debate at 7:00 p.m. will feature Premier Dwight Ball, PC Leader Ches Crosbie and ...
May 01, 2019
Nursing Positions Difficult To Fill Due To Expertise, Demand Says Haggie
Health Minister John Haggie says nursing positions in areas like the Janeway's Intensive Care Unit are highly specialized and difficult to fill when demand is high. The minister was responding to conc...
May 01, 2019
Consumer Group For Fair Gas Prices Predicts Continued Rise This Week
The Consumer Group for Fair Gas Prices is predicting yet another week of increases at the pumps. The group is forecasting fuel prices to increase, if only slightly, across the board tomorrow. Gasoline...
May 01, 2019
CBS Man Back In Court, Charged With Dangerous Driving That Paralysed Woman
The dangerous driving trial of 23-year-old Joshua Steele-Young of CBS resumes today in St. John's Supreme Court. He's accused in a March 2017 car accident that left 21-year-old Morgan Pardy paralyzed ...
May 01, 2019
Tobacco Company Slams Plain Packaging Regulations
Imperial Tobacco is denouncing a federal government decision to implement plain packaging for tobacco products in Canada. The tobacco company says it is shocked, calling the decision to move forward w...
May 01, 2019
Leaders Trade Shots And Policies At Federation Of Labour Debate
The first leadership debate of the provincial election campaign saw plenty of shots fired back and forth between the Liberal and PC Leaders and some opportunities for the two other party leaders to ou...
May 01, 2019
Parties Respond To Ticket Purchase Allegations In Figure Skating ‘Faux Pas’
The leaders of both the NDP and PCs are responding following reports that the Liberal government used grant money to get tickets for a figure skating show starring Kaetlyn Osmond in Marystown, last Ap...
May 01, 2019
Police Seize Dogs From Breeder In Clarke’s Beach
Charges are pending as RCMP investigate a case of alleged maltreatment of dogs by a breeder in Clarke's Beach. Bay Roberts RCMP with the help of the Harbour Grace RCMP General Investigation Division a...
May 01, 2019
