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Province Needs to Address Retention of Nurses or Risk Losing More: RNU President
The President of the Registered Nurses Union wants to see a number of serious and outstanding issues addressed as government launches another effort to recruit health care professionals to the provinc...
Jan 13, 2023 (RNU President Yvette Coffey)
Mews Pool Closure Affects Weekend Events, Swimming Lessons
The Mews Centre pool is closed due to a plumping malfunction at the recreation facility. That means events scheduled at the pool this weekend will be affected and the start of swimming lessons will be...
Jan 13, 2023
Metrobus Adding 18 Para-Transit Vehicles to GoBus Fleet
Eighteen new para-transit vehicles are being added to the Metrobus fleet thanks to $2.5 million in joint funding through the public Transit Infrastructure Fund. The existing buses used in the GoBus fl...
Jan 13, 2023 GoBus
Hydro Says Plenty of Reserve Power During Recent Cold Snap
This week's frigid temperatures meant more people were turning up their thermostats, driving demand on the island's power grid, but NL Hydro says there was plenty of reserve. Hydro says reserves over ...
Jan 13, 2023
Messy, Disruptive Weather Bearing Down On Newfoundland
Several weather alerts are in effect as a major, messy weather system moves over the island portion of the province. Snow starts on the west coast early this afternoon, spreading across most of the is...
Jan 13, 2023
Police Have Suspect in Bomb Threat at Brother Rice Junior High
A bomb threat forced the evacuation of Brother Rice Junior High School today. RNC searched the building but found no concerns. They say they have identified a suspect responsible for the false alarm a...
Jan 13, 2023
Man Who Died in Campbellton Fire Responsible for Crimes During Incident: RCMP
The RCMP has released an update on its investigation into a bizarre sequence of events in Campbellton, Notre Dame Bay last weekend. Police and firefighters were called to a series of unusual events st...
Jan 13, 2023
Student and Teacher Had Sex in Back Seat of Parents' Car, Trial Told
The alleged victim of sexual exploitation at the hands of a St. John's teacher has testified they did have sex in the back seat of the student's family car. The young man, who is now 21 but was 16 at ...
Jan 13, 2023 (Krysta Grimes speaking with lawyer Rosellen Sullivan.)
Long-Time St. John's Businessman Passes Away
A prominent local businessman is being fondly remembered as a stalwart supporter of the province's sealing industry and an all around good person. Bernie Halloran, the long-time owner of Always in Vog...
Jan 13, 2023
One Man in Custody Following Incident at Association for New Canadians
One man is in custody following an incident at the Association for New Canadians in St. John's this morning. Police were called by staff reporting a violent person at the office. The man is believed t...
Jan 13, 2023
