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Advance Team Arrives in India to Set Up Nursing Recruitment Desk
An advance team is now in Begaluru, India to set up a provincial government nursing recruitment desk. The province says the team, which includes the Executive Director of the College of Registered Nur...
Nov 23, 2022
Retail Council of Canada Expecting Increased Holiday Sales in NL
Retail sales in Newfoundland and Labrador are expected to be strong this holiday season. That's according to Vice President Atlantic with the Retail Council of Canada, Jim Cormier. He says inflation i...
Nov 23, 2022 (Jim Cormier, Retail Council of Canada)
Snowmobiler Rescued from Stephenville Area Succumbs to Injuries in Hospital
RCMP say a snowmobiler who was rescued yesterday after being reported missing in the Stephenville area has passed away. The 43-year-old succumbed to his injuries in hospital yesterday afternoon. The m...
Nov 23, 2022
CFIB Calling on Federal Government to Return Taxes Collected from Small, Medium-Sized Businesses
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is calling on Ottawa to return the taxes collected from small and medium-sized businesses now that the federal carbon tax backstop is being imposed on N...
Nov 23, 2022 Vice-President, Atlantic for the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses Louis-Philippe Gauthier
Province Disappointed with Ottawa's Decision to Impose Carbon Tax
The provincial government is disappointed with the federal government's decision to impose its federal carbon tax backstop on Newfoundland and Labrador as of July 1, 2023. The province had been seekin...
Nov 23, 2022
Tribute Paid to Man Who Died from Come By Chance Workplace Incident
One of the workers at the Come by Chance Refinery is detailing the catastrophic impacts caused by the death of a worker at the site following a flash fire in early September. Perry Feltham, a worker a...
Nov 23, 2022
Man Charged with Impaired Following Crash on TCH Near Gallants
A 64-year-old man was arrested and charged with impaired driving after a single-vehicle crash on the Trans Canada near Gallants early Monday morning. Police were called to the scene around 2:00 a.m. a...
Nov 23, 2022
Infectious Disease Physician Concerned with Antibiotic Use in Rural NL
An infectious disease physician is providing some insight into the province's antimicrobial and antibiotic use. Newfoundland and Labrador has some of the highest antibiotic use in Canada. Dr. Peter Da...
Nov 23, 2022 (File photo.)
Jim Dinn to Address Federation of Labour Conference
NDP Leader Jim Dinn will address the Federation of Labour conference in St. John's this morning. Dinn, a former president of the NLTA, says it's a pleasure to address a convention of labour focused on...
Nov 23, 2022 (Jim Dinn. File photo.)
Transportation Department Confirms Incident Involving Crewmate With Bell Island Ferry
The Department of Transportation confirms a recent incident involving a crew member working with the Bell Island ferry service. Unconfirmed reports indicate a crew member fell overboard while one of t...
Nov 22, 2022 (File photo.)
