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Province's Newest MHA Officially Sworn into Office
The province's newest MHA was officially sworn into office this morning in a brief ceremony at the House of Assembly. Fred Hutton, a long-time broadcaster, won the district of Conception Bay East-Bell...
Feb 21, 2024 Photo from Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly Facebook Page
RNU Members Outraged by NL's Reliance on Agency Nurses
The Registered Nurses Union says the health authority is "nickel and diming" its members while paying millions to a private company for agency nurses to work alongside its members. RNU President Yvett...
Feb 21, 2024 Yvette Coffey
"Highway Robbery:" NAPE Displeased with Province's Intention to Use P3 Model for TCH Expansion
NAPE calls government's intention to extend the divided highway beyond Whitbourne using a P3-or public-private partnership-model "highway robbery" and is promising action. The provincial government si...
Feb 21, 2024 NAPE President Jerry Earle (VOCM News File Photo)
Portugal Cove-St. Philips Farmer Fed Up with Snowmobiles Cutting Across Farmland
A local farmer is at her wit's end with snowmobiles tearing up her land and terrorizing her animals. Anita Walsh of Windy Heights Farm in Portugal Cove-St. Philips says for some time, snowmobilers hav...
Feb 21, 2024 Windy Heights Farm NL Facebook
Inflation Drops Below National Average in NL
Inflation dropped in Newfoundland and Labrador last month, well below the national average. The inflation rate dropped across Canada to 2.9 per cent in January, down from 3.4 per cent in December. In ...
Feb 21, 2024
Man Tased, Arrested Following Overnight Assault in St. John's
The RNC had to taser a man who decided that he wanted to fight rather than go quietly after an incident in St. John's. Police were responding to an assault in the area of St. Clare Avenue at about 1:3...
Feb 21, 2024
RNC Seeking Help Locating Wanted Man on Northeast Avalon
RNC need the public's help in locating a man wanted on serious charges. Police say 33-year-old James Greenham is wanted on charges of assault, uttering threats and extortion. He is believed to be on t...
Feb 21, 2024
Hospitality NL Holding Annual Conference and Trade Show
The province's tourism industry is getting ready for a busy summer season as Hospitality NL holds its annual Conference and Trade Show in the capital city. The event will see a number of speakers incl...
Feb 21, 2024
Inflation Drops to 2.9 Per Cent
A sharper drop in inflation in January is leading to further speculation that the Bank of Canada may consider dropping its interest rate sooner rather than later. Last month, Bank of Canada Governor T...
Feb 20, 2024 (Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem. Image via CPAC)
FFAW Members Join New Brunswick, Quebec Harvesters to Protest Red Fish Quota Allocation
Inshore fish harvesters from this province have joined harvesters in Quebec and New Brunswick to protest Ottawa's decision on the red fish quota. The fishery is reopening for the first time in 30 year...
Feb 20, 2024 (Fish harvesters at an FFAW protest in April 2023)
