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Union House Arts Wins $50,000 Lacey Prize
A community art space on the Bonavista Peninsula is being recognize with a major prize. Union House Arts, located in Port Union, has been awarded the Lacey Prize. UHA provides a space for artists to d...
Nov 20, 2023 Photo via Union House Arts
FFAW Working to Ensure South Coast Cod Fishery Stays Open
The fisheries union is working hard to ensure that the commercial cod fishery in area 3PS on the province's south coast stays open in light of a discouraging stock assessment. Despite a small commerci...
Nov 20, 2023
CRA Looking for Volunteers for Filing Program
Income tax season will be here before we know it, and the Canada Revenue Agency is looking for volunteers to help staff a program that helps many low-moderate income people with their filing. The Comm...
Nov 20, 2023
ACT Raises Alarm Over New Nicotine Product
The Alliance for the Control of Tobacco is sounding the alarm about new nicotine products now on the market. Imperial Tobacco's Zonnic is a Health Canada approved flavoured nicotine pouch which is bei...
Nov 20, 2023
Province Announces Police Transformation Working Group
The provincial government has announced the creation of a Policing Transformation Working Group. Justice Minister John Hogan announced the creation of the group at The Rooms earlier today. Their manda...
Nov 20, 2023
Minister Hopes to See More Housing Starts in Labrador After Initial RFP
The housing minister would have liked to see more housing developments proposed for Labrador as part of the Affordable Housing Program RFP, but is overall pleased with the breakdown per region. Over 9...
Nov 20, 2023
SIRT-NL Reviewing Report Into Police Shooting at Regatta Plaza
SIRT-NL Director Mike King says he is currently in the process of reviewing the investigative report into the police shooting of 38-year-old Omar Mohammed at Regatta Plaza in June. King today confirme...
Nov 20, 2023 SIRT-NL Director Mike King
Creative Arts Festival Kicks Off in Labrador
The Labrador Creative Arts Festival begins in Happy Valley-Goose Bay today. The annual festival, now in its 48th year, is Canada's longest running children's festival. It originally began as a way to ...
Nov 20, 2023
Province Signs Two-Year Contract to Provide Virtual Care
The provincial government has signed a two-year contract, worth $11 million annually, with Teledoc Canada to provide virtual care to those who don't already have a family doctor. The provincial govern...
Nov 20, 2023 Vice President Digital Health and Chief Information Officer Steve Greene, Health Minister Tom Osborne and Deputy Minister of Health Transformation Pat Parfrey
High Demand for Weight Loss Drug Impacting Supply at Pharmacies
Worldwide demand for a drug used to aid in weight loss is impacting stock at pharmacies in Canada, including this province. Semaglutide, commonly known as Ozempic, is in high demand due to its proven ...
Nov 20, 2023 Árpád Czapp / Unsplash
