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Too Much Talk, Not Enough Action: Dinn Criticizes Teacher Recruitment Think Tank
The leader of the provincial NDP, who is also a former head of the NLTA, is less than impressed with government's announcement of a think tank on teacher recruitment. Education Minister Krista Lynn Ho...
Dec 15, 2023
Long COVID Awareness Group Erects Billboard
A billboard drawing attention to the dangers of long COVID has popped up in the capital city. The digital sign, erected on Topsail Road, reads "LONG COVID RUINS LIVES, MASK UP" and was put there by th...
Dec 15, 2023
Province Funds Tech Company to Develop Coaching Software for eSports
The provincial government is putting money up towards development of artificial intelligence for use in the sporting world. A grant worth over $500,000 has been awarded to trophi.ai to recruit softwar...
Dec 15, 2023 Andrew Parsons Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology
Crews Respond to Fire on Empire Avenue in St. John's
Firefighters have extinguished a blaze at a house on Empire Avenue in St. John's. The fire broke out at about 7 a.m. The house, located near Stamp's Lane, was significantly damaged. Two people in the ...
Dec 15, 2023
28-Year-Old Man Facing Charges After Providing False Identity to Police
A man is in custody after an incident in Mount Pearl late yesterday afternoon and for trying to lead police astray. RNC officers went to a business in the city at about 4:00, arresting a 28-year-old f...
Dec 15, 2023
Gander Launching Five-Year Plan to Improve Health Care
The Town of Gander is launching a five-year plan to improve health care. The recruitment and retention strategy was developed in consultation with health care workers, the provincial government, and o...
Dec 15, 2023 Percy Farwell
AAHP Wants Government to Reverse Decision to Privatize Air Ambulance
The Association of Allied Health Professionals is joining calls for government to reverse its decision on the privatization of air ambulance services. Government's recent RFP for a single, integrated ...
Dec 15, 2023 Photo Credit Chad Hickey
Auditor General Agrees to Long-Term Care Facilities Audit
Auditor General Denise Hanrahan has agreed to conduct an updated audit into long-term care and personal care homes. The original audit was issued in 2014, but the Public Accounts Committee requested a...
Dec 15, 2023 Auditor General Denise Hanrahan
Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Calling on Province to Repair Deteriorating Road
The town of Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove is putting out a "cry for help" to the provincial government to repair deteriorating road infrastructure. Provincial snowplow operators are refusing to clea...
Dec 15, 2023 (Marine Drive in Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove. Photos via Twitter. April 2022)
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)
