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Dinn Cries Social Worker Shortage; Pike Says Province Is On It
A committee of the House of Assembly doing a line-by-line examination of the Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development has been told that the province is in a crisis when it comes to a sh...
Apr 18, 2024 Jim Dinn
Contracts Awarded To Develop New Metro Health Care Centres
The provincial government has announced details around two new urgent care centres for the metro region. Health Minister Tom Osborne made the announcement today inside the old Costco building on Stava...
Apr 18, 2024 The former Costco location in the east end of the city is a mere shell of its former self as it's converted into a new health care centre.
Federal Budget Trashed as 'Dumpster Fire' by Taxpayers Federation
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation calls this week's federal budget "a complete dumpster fire" and a "disaster" for those concerned about rising debt. Federal director Franco Terrazzano says interest o...
Apr 18, 2024
Church Overcoming Food Thefts With Help From Business, Community
The community kitchen operating out of St. Alban's Anglican Church in Grand Falls-Windsor suffered a significant setback when the church was broken into and the food they had stored there was stolen -...
Apr 18, 2024
AAHP Signs Collective Agreement With Provincial Government
The Association of Allied Health Professionals has signed the collective agreement it recently reached with the provincial government. AAHP president Gord Piercey says they're pleased the process is f...
Apr 18, 2024
Western Sno-Riders Receives Funding to Upgrade Multi-Use Trails on West Coast
The Western Sno-Riders received a significant boost this week with a cheque for $15,000 to help with multi-use trail upgrades on the west coast. President Glenn Green offered his thanks to Yamaha Cana...
Apr 18, 2024 (Submitted Photo: Roger Beck, Glenn Green, Our Sales Manager Jamie Buffett, and Yamaha Financial Services Representative Clad Cock.)
Province Proposes Grade Reconfiguration for Prince of Wales School System
The Department of Education is reviewing possible changes to the grade configuration of four schools in the Prince of Wales school system due to what's being called capacity challenges at the primary ...
Apr 18, 2024
Metro Police Arrest Wanted Man Jerry Kinsella
A man on the RNC's wanted list for a couple of days has been arrested. Police located 32-year-old Jerry Kinsella at a grocery store in St. John's where he was taken into custody without incident. He w...
Apr 18, 2024
RNC Seeking Video Footage Following Home Invasion on Kennedy Road in St. John's
Police are seeking video footage from the area of Kennedy Road, Colville Street, Harris Road and Amherst Heights in St. John's following what they believe to be a targeted home invasion on Kennedy Roa...
Apr 18, 2024
Enrollment Up in CNA's Early Childhood Educator Program After Government Implements Wage Grid
The College of the North Atlantic says the provincial government's wage grid and incentives for early childhood educators are paying off. Davida Smith, Dean of Academics, Applied Arts and Tourism at C...
Apr 18, 2024
