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Health Minister Concerned with Increasing Rates at Private Personal Care Homes
Health Minister Tom Osborne says it's concerning to hear that some private personal care homes are raising rates after government subsidies were increased last month. Since government increased the su...
Oct 17, 2023
New Search and Rescue Station Officially Opens in Sheshatshiu
The new search and rescue station in Sheshatshiu has been officially named after Isaiah Andrew who passed away this summer. He was just 26. His friend and one of the founding forces behind getting sea...
Oct 17, 2023
Efforts Continue to Get Canadians Out of Israel
Canada's Defence Minister is providing an update on efforts to get Canadians out of the Middle East. Bill Blair says they have been connecting two assisted departure flights from Israel to Athens each...
Oct 17, 2023 (Image via CPAC.)
Environment Canada Warns of Potential Flooding in Northeastern Newfoundland
Environment Canada is warning of the potential of coastal flooding in Northeastern Newfoundland. A special weather statement has been issued for northeastern portions of the Avalon, and from Cape Race...
Oct 16, 2023
Newfoundland Receives Curling Canada Fran Todd All Heart Junior Curler Award
A Newfoundlander is one of five selections honoured by Curling Canada for giving back to their communities. Simon Perry of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's was one of five people to receive the Fran Todd Al...
Oct 16, 2023 Photo via Curling Canada
Bay St. George RCMP Search for Owner of Burned Out Truck
West coast police are looking for the owner of a truck destroyed by fire. On October 13, Bay St. George RCMP were called to a dirt road outside of the community of Jeffrey's, where a pickup truck had ...
Oct 16, 2023
Three Men Lost in Fishing Tragedy Off Fleur de Lys Honoured in House of Assembly
The lives of three men lost in a fishing tragedy off the coast of Fleur de Lys were recognized in the House of Assembly this afternoon. Brian Warr, the member for Baie Verte-White Bay rose during Memb...
Oct 16, 2023
Marine Institute Ocean Mapping Program Recognized at International Level
A program at the Marine Institute is being recognized on an international scale. Marine Institute's School of Ocean Technology's Master of Applied Technology (Ocean Mapping) Program has received an S-...
Oct 16, 2023
Burin Peninsula Man Dead After Crash Near Grand Bank
A 57-year-old man was killed after a single vehicle crash on the Burin Peninsula Friday afternoon. RCMP say the man's pickup left the road and overturned just south of Grand Bank. The driver was prono...
Oct 16, 2023
Government Announces Five-Point Affordable Housing Plan
The provincial government has announced a five-point plan to increase the availability of housing that is affordable. The first point of the plan is the removal of the HST/GST on new purpose-built ren...
Oct 16, 2023
