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Heavy Ice Buildup Causing Phone and Internet Outages in Southeastern Labrador
Heavy ice buildup on utility pole lines in southeast Labrador has resulted in phone and internet outages for about 800 customers - and the outage could last for several days. According to Bell Aliant,...
Dec 09, 2022
Opposition Says Province is Making Physicians Feel "Undervalued"
Opposition Health critic Paul Dinn is accusing the Liberal government of disrespecting the province's doctors. Dinn says with revelations that doctors are being paid significantly less than what's bei...
Dec 09, 2022
World Energy GH2 Responds to Questions Regarding $5,000 Donation
World Energy GH2 has added some detail around a donation of money to communities on the Port au Port Peninsula. That's where the company plans to manufacture green hydrogen at a plant in Stephenville....
Dec 09, 2022 (File photo)
Bay Roberts RCMP Investigating Gas and Dash
Police in Conception Bay North need help from the public after somebody did a gas and dash. RCMP say a man pulled up to the pumps at a gas station in Bay Roberts on Monday morning at about 10:15 a.m.,...
Dec 09, 2022
Shanneyganock and Friends Partner for Easter Seals Holiday Fundraiser
Opera on the Avalon, Up Sky Down Films and Shanneyganock have joined forces for a holiday fundraiser. The hit Newfoundland band has released a special music video for a recording of "The Children's Wi...
Dec 09, 2022
Most Cost of Living Relief Cheques Sent Out
Most of those cost of living cheques have gone out. Finance Minister Siobhan Coady gave the update this morning. She says 96 per cent of the payments has gone out. The $500 payments are a one-time boo...
Dec 09, 2022
Country Ribbon to Expand Markets With New Technology
Country Ribbon has received government funding to install new technology which will increase productivity and expand markets, while reducing its environmental footprint. The federal and provincial gov...
Dec 09, 2022 (Ian MacKinnon, president of Country Ribbon Inc.)
Government Will Review Long-Term Care Homes, Says Osborne
Health Minister Tom Osborne calls an incident at the long-term care home in Baie Verte involving a picture taken of a patient without their consent "serious" and says a review of facilities will be co...
Dec 09, 2022
Kraken Robotics Lands Contract with Department of National Defence
An ocean-industry company in this province has landed its largest contract to date. Kraken Robotics has landed a contract with the Department of National Defence to provide Remote Minehunting and Disp...
Dec 09, 2022
Metro Police Arrest Man on Multiple Charges Following Chase
Criminal charges have been laid in connection with an incident in St. John's Wednesday night. At about 10:45, the RNC spotted a stolen vehicle in the Blackmarsh Road area. Police tried to stop the veh...
Dec 09, 2022
