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Police Look to Public Following St. John's Robbery
The RNC is asking for the public's help in their investigation into a robbery at the Guv'nor Inn and Pub on Elizabeth Avenue around 5:00 yesterday afternoon. The Constabulary says a man wearing a camo...
May 15, 2024 (Photo courtesy The Guv'nor.)
SIRT-NL Seeking Help Piecing Together Crash Involving RCMP SUV
The province's serious incident response team (SIRT-NL) is making a public plea for help in its probe of a crash involving an RCMP vehicle and another car. The collision occurred mid-afternoon Wednesd...
May 15, 2024 Photo from the “Skilled Truckers of Canada” Facebook page
Memorial University Holds Inaugural International Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism Conference
More than 200 people took part in a recent conference focused on equity, diversity, inclusion and anti-racism held at Memorial University's Signal Hill Campus this week. Dr. Delores Mullings of MUN's ...
May 15, 2024 Dr. Delores Mullings (left) and Shazia Shaheen (right)
Fish Processors in New-Wes-Valley, Triton Nearing Strike Vote
The FFAW says negotiations have broken down in talks to reach a deal for the 375 processing workers employed by Beothuk Fisheries in New-Wes-Valley and Triton and the members will be in a legal positi...
May 15, 2024
More Consultation Needed Between Government and Construction Industry: Home Builders' Association
We are heading into one of the busiest times of the year for workers in the homebuilding industry and one would think that with all the government incentives and programs to spur construction, it woul...
May 15, 2024
NLTA Concerned With Continued Reliance on Emergency Supply Substitutes
The NLTA is concerned over the continued reliance on emergency supply substitute teachers in the province's school system. Schools had to lean on emergency supply, that is, a substitute to fill the ro...
May 15, 2024
NL Health Services Welcomes 25 New Doctors in First Quarter
NL Health Services has welcomed 25 new physicians to the province in the first three months of the year-recruited from MUN's Faculty of Medicine, other parts of Canada and internationally. The physici...
May 15, 2024 Online Marketing / Unsplash
Newco Metal Moves to Next Step in Proposal to Build Apartment Complex
A recycling company has cleared another hurdle in its bid to build housing for its own workers in St. John's. Newco Metal wants to put up a three-storey, 12-unit building right next to its business on...
May 15, 2024
No Decision Made on Whether to Repair NL's Fifth Waterbomer: Abbott
Transportation Minister John Abbott says decisions have yet to be made on whether the province's fifth waterbomber will be repaired. The waterbomber has been out of commission since it was damaged in ...
May 15, 2024 (Photo via Twitter.)
RCMP Investigating Theft of Two Snowmobiles, Trailer in Carbonear
Harbour Grace RCMP are investigating the theft of a trailer and two snowmobiles from a home on Valley Road in Carbonear. One of the snowmobiles and the trailer have since been located, but the second ...
May 15, 2024
