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Rogers, Lynk Global Complete First Satellite-to-Mobile Call With Everyday Phones
Another breakthrough in telecommunications has been achieved in Heart's Content. Rogers and Lynk Global have successfully completed the first-ever satellite-to-mobile phone call using ordinary cellpho...
Dec 14, 2023 (First Responder Mabel Tilley, Newfoundland and Labrador Search and Rescue Association and the Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador complete the first successful satellite-to-mobile phone call with everyday smartphones)
Arrest Made Following Incident in St. Fintan's on Southwest Coast
A man has been arrested after an incident in St. Fintan's on the southwest coast this afternoon. Locals were ordered to stay inside their homes as police responded to an unfolding situation near Stati...
Dec 14, 2023
Details of Fatal Drunk-Driving Crash Read Aloud in Provincial Court
The chilling details of a fatal drunk-driving crash were read aloud in provincial court this afternoon. Joshua Burt was driving 129 km/h in the wrong direction on Pitts Memorial Drive when his F-150 p...
Dec 14, 2023
Northpine Foundation Puts Over $500,000 Towards Bonavista Wellness Centre
A former high school in Bonavista is going to be converted into a comprehensive wellness centre with the help of $550,000 from the Northpine Foundation. That organization and the Tip-A-Vista Wellness ...
Dec 14, 2023 (Conceptual Drawing)
Canadian, NL Manufacturing Industry See Decline in Sales
The numbers are out on manufacturing in Canada, and the industry has declined nationally by 2.8 per cent from October 2022 to October 2023. The decline in manufacturing was more dramatic in Newfoundla...
Dec 14, 2023
Public Accounts Committee Looks for AG to Conduct Another Audit of Long-Term Care Facilities
The Public Accounts Committee wants the Auditor General to do another audit of matters related to personal care and long-term care facilities. Committee chair Pleaman Forsey says some recommendations ...
Dec 14, 2023 Pleaman Forsey
Province, NLTA Teaming Up for Teachers Think Tank on Recruitment and Retention
There's going to be a think tank early in the new year to come up with ways to attract and retain teachers. The provincial government and the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association are teamin...
Dec 14, 2023 Education Minister Krista Lynn Howell and NLTA President Trent Langdon
Board of Trade Concerned with Tax Increases in St. John's Budget
The business community says now is not the time to increase taxes. The St. John's Board of Trade was reacting to the capital city's budget brought down Tuesday. Through a combination of higher propert...
Dec 14, 2023
Psychologist Offers Tips for Families Feeling Financial Strain This Holiday Season
Rising costs of various everyday essentials has many feeling the pinch this holiday season. Psychologist Dr. Janine Hubbard says financial stress seems to become a bigger burden this time of year. Par...
Dec 14, 2023 (Dr. Janine Hubbard File Photo)
FPSO SeaRose on Refit Most of 2024
Another platform offshore Newfoundland is going in for refit. The FPSO SeaRose, which is currently at the White Rose field, will be taken out of circulation in January according to owner Cenovus Energ...
Dec 14, 2023
