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Mental Health Supports Available Over Holiday Season
Christmas can be a tough time for some, and the provincial government is offering a reminder to the public about mental health and addictions services available through the holiday season. The Provinc...
Dec 22, 2023
RNC Offering Safety Tips to Prevent Vehicle Thefts
It will be a busy weekend for businesses and people looking to pick up last minute gifts as Christmas day approaches. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is offering safety tips for holiday shoppers a...
Dec 22, 2023 RNC Constable James Cadigan
Stormy Weather Interrupting Canada Post Deliveries on West Coast
Canada Post has suspended some deliveries on the west coast of Newfoundland due to severe weather conditions. The agency has issued what it calls "red delivery service alerts" for Corner Brook, Deer L...
Dec 22, 2023
Handshake Rule Change Will Be On 'Trial' Basis: Hockey NL
Hockey NL is clarifying its position on handshake rules, now saying the change will be on a trial basis. The move, first noted in a memo to provincial associations on Wednesday, involves eliminating t...
Dec 22, 2023
Marathon Gold, Valentine Project Team Make Big Donation to GFW/Bishop's Falls Food Bank
What's being billed as a "sizeable" donation was made today at the Community Food Bank for Grand Falls-Windsor and Bishop's Falls. Marathon Gold made the $52,000 donation on behalf of the Valentine Go...
Dec 22, 2023
Furey Disappointed with Decision to Ban Post-Game Handshakes; Pens Letter to Hockey NL
Premier Andrew Furey is weighing in on Hockey NL's controversial decision to eliminate the post-game handshake on the ice. Furey wrote Hockey NL President Jared Butler acknowledging that while the org...
Dec 22, 2023
High Water Levels Force Closure of Rushy Pond Brook Bridge on TCH West of Grand Falls-Windsor
High water levels have forced the closure of the Rushy Pond Brook Bridge on the Trans Canada just west of Grand Falls-Windsor. Traffic is being diverted to the adjacent newly constructed bridge which ...
Dec 22, 2023 (Submitted Photo)
Province Issues RFP to Extend Same-Day Fly-In/Fly-Out Cardiac Surgery Program
The provincial government says a pilot program that flew patients into St. John's for cardiac catheterizations has proven so successful, an RFP has been issued to establish the program on a permanent ...
Dec 22, 2023
Many Displeased with Hockey NL Decision to Ban Post-Game Handshake
The issue of the post-game hockey handshake has blown up on social media with the majority seemingly against Hockey NL's ban on the practice. Hockey NL is ending the handshakes because of issues that ...
Dec 22, 2023
MHA Concerned with Lack of Snow Clearing on Botwood Airstrip
The MHA for Exploits says a lack of snow clearing on the Botwood Airstrip is a cause for concern heading into the winter months. Pleaman Forsey says air ambulances are sometimes unable to land after a...
Dec 22, 2023 Pleaman Forsey
