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Miawpukek First Nation Elects New Chief, Council
The provincial government is offering its congratulations to the newly elected Chief and council of the Miawpukek First Nation in Conne River. Brad Benoit is leading a new council consisting of Frank ...
Jun 09, 2024 Miawpukek First Nation
RNC Inviting Public Input on Corporate Plan
The RNC is inviting public input as it puts together a corporate plan to take it through the next couple of years. The Constabulary develops and publishes a Corporate Plan every three years outlining ...
Jun 09, 2024
Oceana Canada Concerned About Status of Capelin Stock Off NL
A marine watchdog organization is concerned about the status of the capelin stock off Newfoundland and Labrador, and what it sees as the lack of a long-term management plan. This year's total allowabl...
Jun 09, 2024 Jack Daly
MNL Receives $462,900 From Ottawa to Address Housing Shortages
Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador has received $462,900 from the federal government to help build housing capacity. MP Gudie Hutchings made the announcement in Torbay on Friday. MNL has hired t...
Jun 09, 2024 Photo via Gudie Hutchings on X.
Wanted Man Arrested Following Traffic Stop in St. John's
A 29-year-old wanted man was taken into custody in St. John's yesterday morning following a traffic stop. Around 11:30 a.m., RNC officers pulled over a vehicle in the Ropewalk Lane area after noticing...
Jun 09, 2024
CBS Hairstylist Awarded RBC Best Region Award at 2024 Skills Canada National Competition
A hairstylist from Conception Bay South has been awarded with the RBC Best Region Award at the 2024 Skills Canada National Competition. Amy Pike, a Keyin College graduate, won $1,500 to go toward her ...
Jun 09, 2024
Spruce Budworm Early Intervention Control Program Underway on West Coast
The province's summer spraying program to help control the spread of the destructive spruce budworm is getting underway across western Newfoundland and the Great Northern Peninsula. Aircraft will spra...
Jun 09, 2024
$271,000 Allocated for Indigenous Violence Prevention Grants by Provincial Government
The provincial government is putting $271,000 towards its Indigenous Violence Prevention Grants program. This fund aims to prevent violence toward Indigenous women, children, and people in the LGBTQ (...
Jun 08, 2024
New Executive Director Named for Rotary Arts Centre in Corner Brook
The Rotary Arts Centre in Corner Brook will have a new executive director later this month. Nicole Fougere will be taking over following the retirement of club founder Dr. David Smallwood, who has bee...
Jun 08, 2024
CFIB Calls for Elimination of Retail Sales Tax on Insurance in Newfoundland and Labrador
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is urging the provincial government to eliminate the retail sales tax on insurance to help ease the cost of doing business in Newfoundland and Labrador....
Jun 08, 2024
