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Ottawa Gives $1.5 Million to Establish Climate Comfort Centres on Southwest Coast
The federal government is providing $1.5 million to establish seven climate comfort centres on the southwest coast. According to the federal government, the centres are places where people can find sh...
Feb 25, 2024
Applications Open for 2024 Community Garden Support Program
The province has opened up applications for its 2024 Community Garden Support Program. Over $132,000 in grants are available for municipalities, schools, and community groups to either establish or en...
Feb 25, 2024 (Photo via Gov NL.)
Osborne Wants Answers on $1.6 Million Billed for Travel Nurses Meals
Health Minster Tom Osborne says the tens of millions paid for private agency nurses is a concern, but isn't news. Osborne says it's no secret travel nurses are expensive-to the tune of almost $36 mill...
Feb 25, 2024 Health Minister Tom Osborne
NL Winter Games Kick Off in Gander
The Newfoundland and Labrador Winter Games are officially underway. A number of competitions are getting underway, with gymnastics, cross-country skiing, badminton, men's hockey, curling and table ten...
Feb 25, 2024
RNC Charge Three Men With Drunk Driver in Separate Incidents
RNC across the province nabbed three impaired drivers between yesterday and early this morning. Around 3:30 p.m., police received a tip of a suspected impaired driver in Torbay and pulled a car over. ...
Feb 25, 2024
St. Anthony Receives $250,000 for Busses, e-Bikes
St. Anthony is getting $250,000 to address transportation issues. The Northpine Foundations and St. Anthony Basin Resources Inc. are partnering up for the grant, which aims to offer accessible and sus...
Feb 25, 2024
Mundy Pond Family Care Clinic Moves to Major's Path
The family care team located on Mundy Pond road is being moved to its new, permanent location on Major's Path as of tomorrow. Patients of the family care team have been notified of the relocation, and...
Feb 25, 2024 (Photo: Google Maps)
RCMP Warn of Email Scammers Claiming to be Police
The RCMP in this province is warning of a scam making the rounds involving a person trying to pass themselves off as a police officer via email. They say the scammers are claiming to have a subpoena f...
Feb 25, 2024
Local Tourism Industry Embracing Indigenous Culture, says Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada
The CEO of the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada says the local industry has really started to embrace Indigenous culture. Keith Henry was in town earlier this week as part of the Hospitality N...
Feb 24, 2024 From left to right: Caroline Swan -ED of the Newfoundland and Labrador Indigenous Tourism Association, Premier Andrew Furey, Tara Saunders -Director of Business Development with the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada, Keith Henry -CEO of the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada , and Tourism Minister Steve Crocker.
'Nothing Unusual' in Quick Approval of Redsea Riding's Licence: Minister
Government officials say there was "nothing unusual" about the time it took to process the first ride-sharing licence in the province -- a licence that was suspended just two days after it was approve...
Feb 24, 2024
