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Newly Recruited Doctors to Provide Care Rural Areas of NL
NL Health Services says many of the province's latest recruits are heading to rural parts of the province. VP of Medical Services, Dr. Gena Bugden, says of the 25 doctors signed on since January, the ...
May 21, 2024 Online Marketing / Unsplash
Advance Poll Open Today for Baie Verte-Green Bay By-Election
Residents in the district of Baie Verte-Green Bay can cast their ballot during advance voting today. Four polling stations in Springdale, Robert's Arm, La Scie, and Baie Verte are open from 8 a.m. to ...
May 21, 2024
"Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" Driving Soaring Grocery Prices: Independent Grocers
A spokesperson for the country's independent grocers calls the factors leading to rising grocery prices to "the four horsemen of the apocalypse." The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers says ri...
May 21, 2024
New-Wes-Valley Receives $500,000 in Federal Housing Funding
The town of New-Wes-Valley is hoping federal funding received last week will help efforts to develop two plots of town land for housing. Mayor Mike Tiller says the town received a $500,000 grant throu...
May 21, 2024
23-Year-Old Man Charged Following Theft From Business in Downtown St. John's
A man was arrested by the RNC last night after being up to no good at a business downtown St. John's. Officers confronted the 23-year-old at about 8:30 and charged him with theft from the business as ...
May 21, 2024
PC Candidate Under Fire for Comments on Recruiting Health Care Workers From India, Pakistan
The PC candidate in the Baie Verte-Green Bay byelection has come under fire after comments he made in regards to the recruitment of health care workers were interpreted by some as having a racial over...
May 21, 2024 Lin Paddock
Those Needing Ambulance Services in Corner Brook Must Call 911 Instead of Hospital Effective May 22
There are changes coming into effect tomorrow for those needing an ambulance in the Corner Brook area. Beginning May 22, emergency ambulance services will be arranged through the Provincial Medical Co...
May 21, 2024
Advocacy Group Sharing Sun Safety Tips During Skin Cancer Awareness Month
May is skin cancer awareness month and an advocacy group is reiterating some sun safety tips heading into the summer months. In 2022, over 80,000 people were diagnosed with a form of skin cancer-somet...
May 20, 2024
MUN Professor Says Children Need To Be Encouraged to Stay Active From Early Age
A recent ParticipACTION report shows that fewer kids in Canada are getting out and staying active. The report, entitled Rallying for Resilience, focuses on the physical activity levels of children age...
May 20, 2024
Man Charged With Flight From Police, Refusing Breathalyzer in St. John's
A man was arrested in the capital city overnight after police attempted to stop an erratic driver in the downtown. The vehicle fled from police shortly after 2 a.m., but the vehicle and the driver wer...
May 20, 2024
