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Private or Public? No Decision on Process to Pick Next MUN President
The body overseeing the search for MUN's next president insists no decisions have been made on the selection process this time around. Memorial University's Board of Regents is responsible for leading...
Apr 20, 2024
National Day of Mourning Ceremony Set for April 28
Those who have been hurt or killed on the job will be honoured next week during a ceremony marking the National Day of Mourning. The day is recognized across Canada every year on April 28 to bring awa...
Apr 20, 2024
New Wage Support Program a Financial Breather for Local Businesses
Local businesses are looking forward to some of the relief that will be provided through government's new wage support program. The program will provide small to medium-sized businesses with between $...
Apr 20, 2024
Officials Assessing Damage, Probing Cause of Fires in Goose Bay
The situation in Happy Valley-Goose Bay is slowly returning to normal following a series of fires and explosions Friday night. A fire in one abandoned building at the old Goose Bay airport spread to o...
Apr 20, 2024
Canadian Premiers Pen Letter to PM Stressing Importance of Co-Operative Approach
Canada's premiers have written the Prime Minister, expressing the concern that Ottawa "refrain from overreaching into provincial and territorial jurisdiction" in matters of health, education and housi...
Apr 20, 2024
Labrador MHA Questions Lack of Treatment Options for Psychosis Patients
The NDP MHA for Torngat Mountains wants answers about why some people in her district can't get access to a diagnosis of a treatment for psychosis. Lela Evans first raised the issue in the House of As...
Apr 20, 2024
Continued Concerns Over Environmental Approval for Port au Port / Codroy Valley Hydrogen and Wind Project
A group which advocates for people and the planet has numerous concerns with government approval of the World Energy GH2 project on the Port au Port Peninsula and in the Codroy Valley. The company is ...
Apr 20, 2024 Abdulaziz Alfaleh / Unsplash
Seniors Looking for Cost of Living Relief in Federal Budget Left Wanting
There are a number of measures in the federal budget which could benefit seniors, but when it comes to tackling affordability and the rising cost of living, the document is lacking. Last year, seniors...
Apr 20, 2024
Happy Valley-Goose Bay Fires Under Control, State of Emergency Ended
The state of emergency initiated for the Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay has been lifted. Mayor George Andrews made the pronouncement in a Meta/Facebook live post shortly before 9:30 a.m. local time. I...
Apr 20, 2024
West Coast Police Nab Prohibited Driver in Deer Lake
A 64-year-old man was arrested after a traffic stop in Deer Lake on Thursday. The man's vehicle was pulled over by police for expired registration, and the driver was found to be under a prohibition o...
Apr 20, 2024
