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Province Seeing Increase in Whooping Cough Cases
The province averages about 3 to 4 cases of whooping cough a year, but public health officials have seen 8 to 10 cases so far this year leading to a warning to make sure your pertussis vaccines are up...
Apr 15, 2024
MUN Research Team Studying Impact of Microplastics on Pregnancy
A team at Memorial University has embarked on a four-year research project to determine the impact of microplastics on babies while in-utero. It's believed that the average person ingests a credit car...
Apr 15, 2024 (Photo: MUN Gazette)
Athletes, Coaches and Volunteers Honoured at SportNL Awards
Some of the province's top athletes and coaches were honoured during the SportNL Awards this weekend. The continued success of the Team Gushue Rink earned them the award for Team of the Year. Hockey p...
Apr 15, 2024 (Gleb Evstigneev takes home the Ferd Hayward Memorial Award for 2023 Senior Male Athlete of the Year.)
Polls Open for Fogo Island-Cape Freels By-Election
It's election day the district of Fogo Island-Cape Freels. The seat has been vacant since January following the passing of Liberal cabinet minister Derrick Bragg after a short battle with cancer. Brag...
Apr 15, 2024
Inquiry Into Innu Children in Care Postponed Due to Tragedies in Community
Formal hearings for the Inquiry Respecting the Treatment, Experiences and Outcomes of Innu in the Child Protection System have been postponed in Sheshatshiu. The hearings, scheduled to begin today and...
Apr 15, 2024 (Inquiry Commissioners. Left to right: Dr. Mike Devine, Anastasia Qupee, James Igloliorte.)
First-Degree Murder Trial Set to Begin for Kirk Keeping
The first-degree murder trial for Kirk Keeping is once again scheduled to begin today with jury selection in Grand Falls-Windsor. But given the repeated delays over the past five years, there are no g...
Apr 15, 2024 Kirk Keeping
Federal Carbon Rebate Out Today
While millions of Canadians will get their federal carbon rebate today, others may have to wait. Those who did not file their income tax by March 15 will have to wait another 6 to 8 weeks for their re...
Apr 15, 2024
House of Assembly to Resume for Spring Sitting
The spring sitting of the House of Assembly resumes today. The first weeks of the spring session were turbulent at best as angry fish harvesters disrupted Question Period and even forced a delay in th...
Apr 15, 2024 (Photo: https://www.assembly.nl.ca/)
Two Men Rescued After ATV Gets Stuck in Remote Area on West Coast
The Bay of Islands Ground Search and Rescue Team had to be called in to help rescue two men whose ATV became stuck in a remote location on Saturday. Corner Brook RNC describe the roads in the area as ...
Apr 15, 2024
FFAW, ASP Agree on Minimum Price of $3 Per Pound for Snow Crab
Weekend meetings between the FFAW and ASP resulted in a Sunday evening agreement reached between the parties to begin the 2024 crab fishery. Union President Greg Pretty calls it an "historic pricing a...
Apr 14, 2024
