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Salvation Army Study Shows 40 Per Cent of Single Parent Families Struggling With Affordability
A study from The Salvation Army Canada reveals single parent families are facing the most hardship when it comes to affording basic needs. Out of the over 1,500 Canadians surveyed, 25 per cent feared ...
Dec 19, 2023
Hundreds Left Without Power as Wind, Rain Batters Western Newfoundland
Hundreds of people on the west and southwest coasts are without electricity this hour as a wind and rain storm bears down on the area. George's Lake, McIver's, Port au Port West, Meadows, Gillams, Sum...
Dec 19, 2023
GoFundMe for Family of Placentia Man Murdered in Alberta Raises Enough Money to Bring Family Home
A GoFundMe set up to help the wife and children of a Placentia man found murdered in Alberta raised enough money in just a few days to bring them all back to Newfoundland. Margie Hatfield's son Mark O...
Dec 19, 2023
ATIPP Reveals Thousands of Deficiencies at New Western Memorial Regional Hospital
An access to information request that reveals thousands of deficiencies with the new Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook has the opposition questioning the process for P3 partnerships. ...
Dec 19, 2023 The new Western Regional Memorial Hospital. (File photo)
'Grandparents Scam' Suspect Bailed Out By Own Grandparents
An Ontario man facing dozens of charges in a so-called grandparents phone scam in this province has been released on bail. Twenty-four-year-old Charles Gillen is accused of travelling to St. John's to...
Dec 19, 2023
Coady: Future Undetermined on Continued Equalization Payments
Finance Minister Siobhan Coady doesn't believe the province is losing anything by receiving equalization funding for the first time since 2008. Newfoundland and Labrador will receive a total of $1.1 b...
Dec 19, 2023
CBS Delivers Budget This Evening
One of the province's fastest-growing communities delivers its budget this evening. The Town of CBS will hand down its municipal budget during a special council meeting at 6:00 p.m. The budget present...
Dec 19, 2023
TCH Near Witless Bay Line Reopens Following Crash
A portion of the Trans Canada east of Witless Bay Line has reopened following a collision earlier this evening. The westbound lane was closed to traffic for a couple of hours as first responders worke...
Dec 18, 2023
Pair Facing Several Charges in Central Drug Bust
Two people are each facing a list of charges related to an ongoing drug investigation in central Newfoundland. RCMP in Grand Falls-Windsor and Springdale were involved in the search of two locations-a...
Dec 18, 2023
FedEX Communications Advisor Provides Tips to Avoid Porch Package Theft
Online shopping has its perks, but one thing no one wants this holiday season is for a package to go missing off their doorstep. A new study from FedEx shows that although the majority of online shopp...
Dec 18, 2023
