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Foxtrap Access Road Opens Following Collision
A collision Thursday afternoon blocked a portion of the road between Incinerator Road and the Trans Canada, causing the temporary closure of the Foxtrap Access. There is no word on injuries or the num...
Dec 22, 2022
MUNFA Secures Off-Site Facility for Headquarters as Possible Strike Looms
This doesn't bode well for the university community. MUNFA, which can take a strike vote this time next week, has secured an off-site facility to serve as its strike headquarters should the dispute wi...
Dec 22, 2022
Public Asked to Avoid Several Areas Near Churchill Falls Generating Station Due to Water Levels
The Churchill Falls Generating Station says a controlled water release at the Jacopie Spillway has now ended, but members of the public are still being asked to avoid several areas. That's because wat...
Dec 22, 2022
Businessman Adds Name to List of People Vying for President of the FFAW
The lineup for the top fisheries union job in Newfoundland and Labrador is growing. Keith Sullivan surprised everyone a few weeks ago by choosing to resign the presidency with no immediate obvious alt...
Dec 22, 2022
Analyst Predicts Substantial Rise in Cost of Fuels This Winter
An industry analyst expects the price of virtually all fuels to rise substantially this winter. Diesel actually dropped today but gas went up by close to four cents a litre. Dan McTeague, President of...
Dec 22, 2022 (Photo: crowley.com)
RNU Responds to After Woman Impersonates Nurse in Central Health
The Registered Nurses Union says news that a woman who had worked some two dozen shifts at Lakeside Homes in Gander while impersonating a registered nurse is upsetting for the patients and families in...
Dec 22, 2022
Deer Lake Man Facing Arson Charges Following House Fire
A 25-year-old Deer Lake man is facing charges related to a house fire in the town yesterday morning. RCMP were called around 7:00 Wednesday morning where a man was seen pouring gasoline over areas of ...
Dec 22, 2022
Bell Island Ferries Out of Service, Legionnaire Expected to Return Today
People on Bell Island are beside themselves with no ferry service at one of the busiest times of the year. The Beaumont is in Long Pond for mechanical servicing and is unable to make it to Bell island...
Dec 22, 2022
Firefighters, Seniors' Home Efforts Commended in Springdale Business Fire
Firefighters were back at the scene at Yates Boat Shop in Springdale this morning to knock down hot spots following a conflagration that forced the evacuation of the neighbouring seniors' home. The Sp...
Dec 22, 2022
RNU President Says System "Beyond Broken" as Hundreds of Nurses Leave Full-Time Positions During 2022
Some 300 NL nurses either resigned, retired or quit to work casual between January and October of this year. Registered Nurses Union President Yvette Coffey says nurses are facing unprecedented levels...
Dec 22, 2022 Yvette Coffey
