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Province Waits Anxiously, Hoping for Best, After Fishing Vessel Reported Overdue
Once again, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are watching, waiting and hoping for the best as an extensive search is carried out off the northeast coast for the overdue fishing vessel Elite Navigator....
Jul 19, 2024 (Photo Courtesy Mark Blundon/Marine Traffic)
Muskrat Falls Camp Reopened to Shelter Forest Fire Evacuees
The province has reopened the Muskrat Falls camp, to provide additional shelter for evacuees from the forest fires burning near Lab City. The shelter will be administered by the Canadian Red Cross, an...
Jul 19, 2024
St. John's Man Appears in Court Over Weapon Charges
A 24-year-old man appears before a judge today after he was found to be carrying a "large knife" in the east end of St. John's last night. The RNC first responded to a disturbance in the area just aft...
Jul 19, 2024
Government Calls Surprise Cabinet Swearing-In Ceremony
The provincial government has scheduled a surprise swearing-in ceremony this afternoon. The province has been taking a lot of flack in recent weeks following the appointment of Justice Minister John H...
Jul 19, 2024
FFAW Seeks Injunction to Halt Commercial Cod Fishery Plan
The FFAW is taking action to address what they see as the mismanagement of the northern cod stocks with the reopening of the commercial cod fishery. The union is filing a formal federal court challeng...
Jul 19, 2024
Sunken Secrets: New Book Showcases Bell Island Wrecks and More Through Underwater Photography
Newfoundland and Labrador's rugged coast is peppered with ship wrecks - many still hold their secrets, while others are well known and documented. Regardless of the wreck, each one holds a special fas...
Jul 19, 2024
Province's Digital Platforms Affected by Global Microsoft Outage
Government and public service operations in this province are being affected by a world-wide Microsoft cloud outage. Microsoft Azure - which is used by close to 70 percent of organizations worldwide, ...
Jul 19, 2024
Local Legends Leading Way at New Pro Wrestling School in St. John's
It's being described as a first of its kind for Newfoundland and Labrador - a professional wrestling school has opened in St. John's. Inside an old warehouse behind the Great Canadian Dollar Store on ...
Jul 19, 2024
Patients Involved in Western Health Privacy Breach Entitled to Compensation
Patients affected by a privacy breach at Western Health are entitled to $700 each as a class action, launched in 2012, draws to a close. The breach occurred when an employee accessed the private medic...
Jul 19, 2024
Federal Cabinet Shuffle Expected Following O'Regan's Resignation
Primer Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce a cabinet shuffle today to fill the gap left by the resignation of Labour Minister, Seamus O'Regan. The MP for St. John's South-Mount Pearl annou...
Jul 19, 2024 (MP Seamus O'Regan)
