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NL Cost of Living Soars in March
Canada's inflation rate increased slightly last month but the cost of living in Newfoundland and Labrador soared. Nationally, inflation is up by a tenth of a percentage point to 2.9 but in NL, it went...
Apr 16, 2024
MUN Labrador Campus to Offer First Undergraduate Program
The first undergraduate program at Memorial University's Labrador Campus will accept its first cohorts this September. The Bachelor of Arctic and Subarctic Interdisciplinary Studies Program was create...
Apr 16, 2024
CBS Taking Measures to Kick-Start Housing Development
The Town of Conception Bay South has taken a number of measures that it hopes will "kick-start" affordable housing development. The town hosted a Builders Forum on the weekend, inviting developers, re...
Apr 16, 2024 Conception Bay South Mayor Darrin Bent (VOCM News file photo)
Hogan Never Considered Resignation Following Backlash to Comments Regarding Sexual Assault Survivors
Justice Minister John Hogan did not consider resigning despite calls for him to do so. Hogan apologized in the House of Assembly yesterday for comments he made stating that it's "impossible" for lawye...
Apr 16, 2024
Health Care Services Being Implemented at Transitional Housing Facility
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is working toward the implementation of various health care services for those staying at the transitional housing facility at the old Airport Comfort Inn. Se...
Apr 16, 2024
Province Reviewing Amount Paid to Funeral Homes to Cover Services for Families on Income Assistance
The minister of social development says work is underway to review the rates paid to funeral homes to cover the cost of basic burial, cremation or funeral services for families on income support. The ...
Apr 16, 2024 Minister Paul Pike
CBS Hockey Player Wins Gold With Canadian National Blind Hockey Team
A hockey player from this province is on his way home from an international tournament with some new hardware. Brandon Joy of Conception Bay South was the only player from this province to earn a spot...
Apr 16, 2024
Unions Agree to Minimum Price for Lobster
An agreement on crab prices reached on the weekend has dominated headlines in the last few days, but another important shellfish agreement has also been reached. Lobster will fetch a minimum price of ...
Apr 16, 2024
Appeal Granted Against Town of Witless Bay by Ragged Beach Property Owner
The town of Witless Bay has suffered a legal blow after Justice Alexander MacDonald granted an appeal against the town by a property owner in the area of Ragged Beach. Gary Churchill owns a property o...
Apr 16, 2024
PC's Jim McKenna Elected MHA for Fogo Island-Cape Freels
The district of Fogo Island-Cape Freels will turn from red to blue. The PCs Jim McKenna won the byelection with 3,290 votes. Liberal candidate Dana Blackmore came in second with 2,244 votes, and Jim G...
Apr 15, 2024 Jim Mckenna
