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Hydro Eyes Billion-Dollar Investment To Meet Growing Energy Demand
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro wants to put more than $1 billion into three projects as they work to address increasing energy needs. CEO Jennifer Williams made the announcement during the Energy NL ...
Jun 07, 2024
Still 'No Guarantee' Bay du Nord Project Will Proceed: Equinor
Equinor has provided an update on its plans for the Bay du Nord offshore oil project. But there's still a lot of uncertainty over the future of the venture. It was one year ago that Equinor broke the ...
Jun 07, 2024 Tore Løseth, Equinor's manager of Canadian operations. (VOCM News)
PUB Calling For Widespread Input to Inform Fuel Price-Setting
Everyone with a stake in how fuel prices are set will have a say in changes that go before the government for approval later this year. On Thursday, the Public Utilities Board released its early findi...
Jun 07, 2024 Public Utilities Board executive director Jo-Anne Galarneau. (VOCM News)
Temporary Morgue Being Set Up in Health Sciences Basement
NL Health Services is preparing space in the basement of the Health Sciences Centre to store unclaimed human remains while plans for the construction of a new expanded morgue facility are underway. Ca...
Jun 07, 2024 Renovations to parking garage for new morgue from June 2024. (VOCM News/file)
Pit Stop for Maintenance in Sri Lanka Unrelated to Current Issues on Ala'suinu: Marine Atlantic
Marine Atlantic says minor issues with a new vessel is to be expected, but the issues plaguing the brand new Ala'suinu are more severe. Captain Anderson Noel, director of fleet operations, says the ve...
Jun 07, 2024 Director of Fleet Operations, Captain Anderson Noel and Vice President of Customer Experience, Colin Tibbo (VOCM News)
Wheels in Motion for Pattern's Wind Energy Project in Argentia
Pattern Energy's renewable energy project in Argentia is "absolutely full steam ahead" according to the company. Pattern announced a deal with the Port of Argentia last year to construct a 300-megawat...
Jun 07, 2024 Frank Davis (VOCM News)
Government to Announce Funding for Persons With Disabilities
A funding announcement is being made this morning that will help to improve benefits and provide a basic income for persons with disabilities. The minster responsible, Paul Pike, will be joined by Pat...
Jun 07, 2024 Paul Pike
Parents, PCs Not Impressed With Lack of Progress at Site of New Kenmount Terrace School
The official opposition is joining with concerned parents to express their frustration on what they say is a lack of progress on the new school that is going to be built in Kenmount Terrace. Education...
Jun 06, 2024 (MHA Paul Dinn and concerned parents, June 2024 file photo)
Search Continues for Missing Hunter in Northern Labrador
Search efforts continue for a 41-year-old man who was reported missing while on a hunting trip in northern Labrador. The man had left a cabin in the area of Mistastin Lake on snowmobile on Monday morn...
Jun 06, 2024
PUB Puts Forward Recommendations for Changes to Pricing Methods
The board that regulates fuel prices in the province is recommending an overhaul of how it arrives at those prices. It's all part of a review of that process ordered by the provincial government two y...
Jun 06, 2024
