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Premier Appoints New Parliamentary Assistant and Parliamentary Secretary
Two Liberal MHA's now have new roles within government. Premier Andrew Furey has appointed St. George's-Humber MHA Scott Reid as his parliamentary assistant. Likewise, Mount Pearl North MHA Lucy Stoyl...
Oct 19, 2023
CUPE Raising Alarm After Work Contracted Out to Repair Vacant NL Housing Units
The union that represents maintenance workers at NL Housing Corporation is raising the alarm over work being contracted out. The provincial government has issued a call for bids to renovate and repair...
Oct 19, 2023
NLESD Taking Report of Possible Child Luring Incident at Mount Pearl School Seriously
The Newfoundland and Labrador English School District says it's taking a reported incident at a school in Mount Pearl very seriously. The RNC are investigating after receiving reports of a white van l...
Oct 19, 2023
Province Unlikely to Reissue $500 Cost of Living Cheques This Year
The province will be releasing its fall fiscal update in the next few weeks. Finance Minister Siobhan Coady says the specifics will be revealed in the update, but does say it has been a good year econ...
Oct 19, 2023
Newfoundland Power Employees Vote Against Ratifying Latest Contract Offer
Newfoundland Power employees have voted against ratifying the latest contract offer put in front of them. That's according to Don Murphy, business manager at IBEW local 1620. He says yesterday the cle...
Oct 19, 2023 Newfoundland Power
Peacekeepers Way Opens to Traffic Following Culvert Replacement
Peacekeepers Way is once again open to traffic following work to replace culverts on the highway. Crews removed some 16,000 cubic metres of gravel, rock and soil to replace the existing culverts with ...
Oct 19, 2023 (Photo via Eric Taylor LTD)
33-Year-Old Man Arrested in Avalon Mall Armed Robbery
There was an armed robbery at the Avalon Mall in St. John's last night. Around 7 p.m., a man brandished a weapon after being approached by staff and fled the area on foot. A short time later, RNC offi...
Oct 19, 2023 (shopavalonmall.com)
Price of Gas Down, Other Fuels Jump Overnight
The price of most fuels increased overnight-the main exception being gasoline, which dropped by 3.4 cents. Diesel is up by a whopping 12.2 cents on the island and in most parts of Labrador-8.5 cents i...
Oct 19, 2023
Discovery Health Care Foundation Radiothon on VOCM Raises $60,000
Almost $60,000 dollars was raised for the Discovery Health Care Foundation through a radiothon on 710 VOCM. $59,824 dollars was raised to support medical facilities in the Clarenville and Bonavista ar...
Oct 19, 2023
Service NL Minister Says Rental Caps Will Not Provide Cheaper Rent
The provincial government says rental caps will not provide cheaper rates for tenants . Digital Government and Service NL Minister Sarah Stoodley fielded questions from the opposition on the topic ove...
Oct 18, 2023
