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Dates Set for Preliminary Inquiry in Deer Lake Murder Case
There has been a significant step in a first-degree murder case on the west coast of the province. Thirty-three-year-old Justin Campbell was charged last September after the body of a 69-year-old woma...
Feb 28, 2024
NAPE Joins Call for Auditor General to Review Health Contracts
NAPE has joined in on the calls for the Auditor General to investigate all contracts at the Health Authority following revelations about large amounts of money being paid out for travel nurses. The Re...
Feb 28, 2024 NAPE President Jerry Earle
NL Health Services Expands Doorways Program to Bell Island
NL Health Services is expanding access to mental health and addictions services on Bell Island. Counselling through the Doorways program is now available at the Dr. Walter Templeman Health Centre. The...
Feb 28, 2024
Capital City Considers Rezoning to Allow for Newcomer Housing on Janeway Place
Additional housing for newcomers is in the works in the City of St. John's. Council has voted to consider rezoning property on Janeway Place to support the development of 33 dwelling units. The applic...
Feb 28, 2024
Rio Tinto IOC Gets Federal Boost Towards Decarbonization of Iron Ore Processing
Rio Tinto IOC is working with the federal government to help decarbonize iron ore processing operations in Lab West. Mike McCann, President and CEO of IOC, says the funding will allow them to reduce t...
Feb 27, 2024 Photo via Labrador West Chamber of Commerce
RNC Investigating Fatal House Fire in East End St. John's
One person is dead after a house fire in the capital city early Tuesday morning. Crews were called to the blaze on Watson Street in the east end during the overnight hours. The Office of the Chief Med...
Feb 27, 2024
St. John's Minor Baseball Appoints New Executive Director
One of the province's fastest-growing sports organizations has a new executive director. Krystin Coley of St. John's Minor Baseball stepped down in January after 11 years with the organization, nearly...
Feb 27, 2024
RNC Searching for Wanted Man on Northeast Avalon
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary have a man on their wanted list and are looking for the public's help in locating him. Thirty-four-year-old Stephen Cecil Miller is unlawfully-at-large and is belie...
Feb 27, 2024
Northeast Avalon Winter Blast Caught Meteorologists, Residents Off Guard
The commute home was a messy one for many on the northeast Avalon yesterday thanks to a system that surprised many, including the forecasters. Meteorologist Ian Hubbard says a low offshore that was ex...
Feb 27, 2024
Registered Nurses Bring Calls to End Privatization to Confederation Building
Members of the Registered Nurses' Union and their supporters gathered on the steps of Confederation Building earlier to demand an end to what they believe is the privatization of the health care syste...
Feb 27, 2024
