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Minister Abbott to Make Road Safety Announcement
Transportation Minister John Abbott is set to announce what's being billed a road safety announcement this morning at the MUN Botanical Garden conference room alongside representatives of the Save Our...
Jun 10, 2024 (Transportation and Infrastructure Minister John Abbott)
Students Across Province to Participate in Harvest Celebrations for Little Green Thumbs Program
Students across the province are getting the "thumbs up" for their participation in the annual Little Green Thumbs and Litter Green Sprouts programs. Agriculture in the Classroom, a program aimed at f...
Jun 09, 2024 Dan Gold / Unsplash
Redfish Allocation Threatening Coastal Communities: Opposition
Opposition Leader Tony Wakeham is asking the provincial government to press on its federal counterparts the importance of addressing the inequity in DFO's redfish allocations in the Gulf of St. Lawren...
Jun 09, 2024
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
