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MP Getting Raise Same Day Carbon Tax Increases
On April 1st, members of parliament from all political stripe will be getting a pay increase. The raise comes on the same day as taxpayers will be hit with increases in the carbon tax. A Leger poll co...
Mar 27, 2024
Phone Line Dedicated to Measles Vaccinations Launched
NL Health Services has set up a phone line dedicated to measles vaccinations amid a global spike in the virus. The line will be available for those living in the eastern region who are curious about t...
Mar 27, 2024
Deadline Looms for Trois Rivieres Lions Sale, City Prepares to Claim Debts
The city of Trois Riviere, Quebec has taken steps to recover the debts owed should the sale of its hockey team fail. The deadline for the completion of the sale of the Trois Rivieres Lions, owned by D...
Mar 27, 2024
Site Chosen, Opening Date Set for New Deer Lake Health Centre
The site for a new regional health centre to service the Deer Lake area will be located on a piece of land between the Trans-Canada Highway and the Humber River. Government has been moving forward wit...
Mar 27, 2024 Town of Deer Lake Health officials, along with Premier Andrew Furey, are shown at the future site of a new health facility for the area earlier this year. (Submitted photo)
Poor Prognosis For Cod Stocks Given Sluggish Capelin Numbers
Capelin stocks, which have yet to recover from their catastrophic collapse in 1991, remain at just 10 per cent of their pre-collapse abundance. The information was shared in DFO's northern cod stock a...
Mar 27, 2024 (Walter Harding/ Twitter)
More Family Docs Taking on More Than They Bargained For: Study
A new study from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) shows that family physicians are increasingly providing specialty care amid continued strain on the health care system -- the resu...
Mar 27, 2024
Nurses' Union 'Shocked' by Restriction on Re-Hiring For Public System
The province's registered nurses' union is reacting with shock after learning that contracts with private agencies prevent nurses from returning to the public sector for up to a year. RNUNL president ...
Mar 27, 2024 Yvette Coffey
NLTA Calls Out Government 'Inaction' on Rising Risks of School Violence
The teachers' association released jarring numbers yesterday that trend toward more frequent violent incidents in the province's schools. The stats come from access to information requests made of the...
Mar 27, 2024
VOCM News Nominated for Three Atlantic Journalism Awards
VOCM News has been nominated for three Atlantic Journalism Awards. The VOCM News team's coverage of the Titan Submersible disaster last June has been nominated for best audio enterprise reporting. The...
Mar 26, 2024
Possible Labour Shortage Looming as Local Construction Industry Prepares for Boom
Buildforce Canada says with major construction projects on the horizon, the local industry is expected to grow considerably, but it's concerned that existing labour shortages will only get worse. The ...
Mar 26, 2024
