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MUNSU Encouraged by Membership Structure of Presidential Search Committee
MUNSU is encouraged by the structure of the university's Presidential Search Committee. Memorial provided an update yesterday on the process surrounding the search for a new president after Vianne Tim...
Jan 19, 2024 MUNSU Director of External Affairs John Harris
CMHA Touts Benefits of Home Sharing Program for Seniors and Students
The Canadian Mental Health Association says a partnership between the province's post-secondary institutions and SpacesShared will be beneficial for the mental health of seniors and students. Yesterda...
Jan 19, 2024
High Winds Continue Across Island
It's a second consecutive blustery and bitterly cold day for many parts of the island with plenty of school closures. Metro schools are open but some outside metro, on the south coast and on the west ...
Jan 19, 2024
Survivor of Fatal Crash on TCH Near Gander Pleased Man Accused Will Face New Trial
Josh Whiteway says he's relieved and elated that Nicholas Villeneuve will face a new trial for a fatal crash on the TCH near Gander. The head-on collision left John and Sandra Lush of Lewisporte dead,...
Jan 19, 2024 (Josh Whiteway and his mother, Michelle Blake are shown in this province's Court of Appeal in 2022.)
Lions Club/VOCM Cares Super Radio Bingo Returning for New Season
The Lions Club/VOCM Cares Super Radio Bingo is back for a brand new season tomorrow evening. Sonya Smith, Executive Director of the VOCM Cares Foundation, says bingo cards are four dollars per card an...
Jan 19, 2024
PUB Approves Newfoundland Power's 2024 Capital Budget Application
The Public Utilities Board has approved Newfoundland Power's 2024 capital budget application, however, it's $1 million less than what was proposed. The PUB says that reflects the reductions the board ...
Jan 19, 2024
Child Death Review Committee Report Forwarded to Child and Youth Advocate
A report conducted by the province's Child Death Review Committee and forwarded to the Department of Justice in November, has been forwarded to the Child and Youth Advocate. The committee won't reveal...
Jan 19, 2024 Child and Youth Advocate Linda Clemens Spurrell
Fighting Blindness Canada Stressing Importance of Eye Exams for Glaucoma Detection
January is glaucoma awareness month, and Fighting Blindness Canada is warning of the impact of the eye disease. Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in Canada and is a disease that ...
Jan 18, 2024 (Fighting Blindness Canada Director of Research and Mission Programs, Larissa Moniz, Photo via X.)
Corner Brook Parents Question Why Schools Weren't Dismissed Before Heavy Snow Hit
Parents on the west coast of the province have been left frustrated and confused after schools were allowed to stay open as strong snow squalls bare down on the area. Parent Angela Brockway of Corner ...
Jan 18, 2024
Hockey NL Reinstating Post-Game Handshake in Minor League Games
The post-game handshake is back. Hockey NL is reversing its decision to change the timing of post-game handshakes in minor hockey. In December, Hockey NL moved the handshake to before the opening whis...
Jan 18, 2024
