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Advocate Calls for Enhanced Body Safety Education to Prevent Crimes Against Children
An advocate says better body safety education is needed to help prevent crimes against children. In January 2024, Newfoundland and Labrador's court dockets show a total of 377 charges filed across 10 ...
Jan 17, 2024
Coady Requests Mediator for Negotiations Between Province, AAHP
The Minister of Finance says she has reached out to Labour Minister Bernard Davis and asked him to consider appointing a mediator to help government and the Association of Allied Health professionals ...
Jan 17, 2024 Finance Minister Siobhan Coady
Loblaws' Plans to Reduce Discounts on Expiring Products Draws Ire from Food Researcher
A researcher at Dalhousie University is slamming the move by Loblaws to reduce discounts on nearly expired items as a "completely cynical move." The company, which operates Dominion stores in this pro...
Jan 17, 2024
Province to Provide Residents Digital Access to Some Medical Records
Residents of the province will soon be able to access some medical records digitally. MyHealthNL will launch for some 5,000 residents of the province on February 1, with more people getting access as ...
Jan 17, 2024 (Vice President – Digital Health and Chief Information Officer, NL Health Services Steve Greene, Health Minister Tom Osborne and Deputy Minister of Health Transformation Dr. Pat Parfrey.)
C.B.S. Social Worker Suspended, Fined For Misconduct
The province's College of Social Workers has suspended one of its own for professional misconduct. A disciplinary panel found Jamie Snow, of C.B.S., guilty of conduct deserving of sanction. Namely, th...
Jan 17, 2024
Third Party Source Responsible for Grenfell Campus Ransomware Attack
Memorial University has confirmed that the cyberattack affecting the Grenfell Campus was a ransomware attack. The investigation continues. A third party gained access to the Grenfell Campus network, e...
Jan 17, 2024 MUN Grenfell Campus
SmartICE Receives $100,000 to Monitor Snowmobile Route Between Nain and Natuashish
Government is giving $100,000 to an organization to keep up the snowmobile route in northern Labrador. The Department of Labrador Affairs is partnering with SmartICE to monitor and maintain the winter...
Jan 17, 2024 SmartICE operators looking at the tough-pad during a SmartKAMUTIK run in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut. (Birds Eye Inc. photo)
AAHP Walks Away From Conciliation Talks With Government
Government and a union in the health care sector representing more than 800 allied health professionals are growing further apart as the conciliation process has come to a full stop. The Association o...
Jan 17, 2024 Hush Naidoo Jade Photography / Unsplash
Harvey's Home Heating Venturing Into Mini-Split Market
Harvey's Home Heating is expanding its business, announcing the acquisition of North Atlantic's home heating oil accounts in St. John's and surrounding area and venturing into the mini-split market. G...
Jan 17, 2024 (Photo via aharvey.com)
Capital City to Vote on Zoning Changes to Allow for More Housing Options
St. John's councillors plan to change zoning rules to help The HUB assist with the housing crisis. A fixture for decades on Merrymeeting Road, The HUB, or Physically Disabled Service Centre, has appli...
Jan 17, 2024 Ron Ellsworth
