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Drivers Reminded to Watch for Caribou on Northern Peninsula Roads
Travelers on the Northern Peninsula are being reminded to watch for migrating caribou as they migrate from their winter to their spring range. You can expect to see a greater number of caribou in the ...
Apr 02, 2024 (Photo courtesy Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture.)
Province Continues to Mark 75th Anniversary of Confederation
The province is marking the 75th anniversary of Confederation with Canada. What was then known as Newfoundland officially joined Canada just before midnight on March 31st, 1949. A Confederation 75 fla...
Apr 01, 2024
MUN Business Students Audit Hockey NL Operations
Hockey NL is developing a new marketing and communications plan thanks to the more than 50 recommendations made by Memorial University School of Business students. Executive Director Dr. Jared Butler ...
Apr 01, 2024
Fisheries Minister Outlines Action Taken to Address FFAW Concerns in Letter
Provincial Fisheries Minister Elvis Loveless has written the FFAW outlining what he calls the action taken on the four items raised by the union and its members to improve competitiveness in the NL fi...
Apr 01, 2024 (Elvis Loveless)
MUNSU Inviting Politicians, University Reps to Upcoming Town Hall
The MUN Students' Union is holding a town hall later this month to discuss funding for the university and tuition rates. The 2024 provincial budget saw MUN's operating grant cut by $13.6-million, whic...
Apr 01, 2024 MUNSU Director of External Affairs John Harris
Deadline Looms for Sale of Trois Rivieres Lions
The clock is ticking to finalize a sale of the ECHL's Trois Rivieres Lions, or operations for both them and the Newfoundland Growlers could come to a halt. Deacon Sports and Entertainment, which owns ...
Apr 01, 2024 (Photo via Newfoundland Growlers.)
SIRT-NL Now Collecting Race-Based Data
The province's Serious Incident Response Team will be collecting race-based data from affected people on each of the files they're dealing with moving forward. The team announced the move today, notin...
Apr 01, 2024 SIRT-NL Director Mike King
Several Woods Roads in Central Newfoundland Closed
The spring thaw has forced the closure of a number of woods roads in central Newfoundland. Forest access roads in the Point Leamington, Botwood, Lewisporte, Glenwood, Birchy Bay, Gander Bay, Gambo and...
Apr 01, 2024 (File photo.)
Carbon Rebate Benefits Most Canadians, Despite Carbon Tax Increase: Financial Advisor
Axe the Tax rallies took place across the country and the premier has written another letter to the Prime Minister asking for a different approach to the carbon tax which went up today, but one financ...
Apr 01, 2024
Johnson Geo Centre Prepares to Welcome Solar Eclipse
A week from today the Moon will position itself directly between the Earth and the Sun, and many regions will be cast into a temporary darkness. The Total Eclipse of the Sun will be visible in this pr...
Apr 01, 2024 Kate Murphy
