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Substitute Shortage, Spike in Respiratory Illness Causes Staffing Challenges in Schools
A staffing crunch, made more challenging by a shortage of substitute teachers, is having an impact on schools especially with a spike in respiratory illness in recent weeks. NLTA President Trent Langd...
Dec 09, 2022
Gas Down 7.8 Cents, Diesel Down 13.4 Cents
For the second day in a row, the price of most fuels have gone way down. Gas drops by 7.8 cents per litre, while diesel is down by 13.4 cents, The price of furnace oil dropped by 12.19 cents. Stove oi...
Dec 09, 2022
RNC Seize Multiple Vehicles Across Province
The RNC seized a number of vehicles on Wednesday. Around 1:30 p.m., police in Corner Brook pulled a driver over on Broadway and found the vehicle was not insured. A ticket was issued to the driver. At...
Dec 09, 2022
Cocaine, Pills, Cash Seized in Deer Lake Drug Bust
Police have arrested a man in Deer Lake after a drug bust at his home. Fifty-five-year-old Roland Butt is facing charges after RCMP-RNC Joint Forces Operation West searched a residence on High Street ...
Dec 08, 2022
Kimberly and Todd Churchill Named 2022 Human Rights Award Winners
The province's Human Rights Commission has handed out its annual award. Kimberly and Todd Churchill were named this year's Human Rights Award Winners. The couple are advocates for the rights for Deaf ...
Dec 08, 2022 (File Photo: Kim and Todd Churchill)
Data Shows Difficulties in Access for Youth Mental Health Services
New data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information indicates that more than half of young Canadians who accessed mental health services in the last six months say that the services were not e...
Dec 08, 2022
Five Ukrainians Move Into New Home in HV-GB
Five Ukrainians, who were among a plane-load of people who arrived in St. John's this week, are already in Happy Valley-Goose Bay to settle into their new home. Lake Melville MHA Perry Trimper welcome...
Dec 08, 2022
Mail Theft Suspect Accused of Crime Spree, Prison Escape in N.S.
A man accused of stealing mail in the St. John's area has been busy racking up dozens of more serious charges in Nova Scotia. 29-year-old Chad Clarke was charged in February of 2021 with breaking into...
Dec 08, 2022
Domestic Enrollment Drops at Memorial University
Memorial University has seen a drop in domestic enrollment this year, which is a problem the university's president says they plan on tackling. The high rates of inflation seen this year have coupled ...
Dec 08, 2022
Over 31,000 Patients Impacted by Drive Compromised in Cyber Attack
Eastern Health has completed a review of a network drive that was compromised in the cyber attack that paralyzed the healthcare system for a time back in the fall of 2021. Last March Eastern Health re...
Dec 08, 2022
