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'Right to Know Week' Advocates for Transparent Government Practices
This is a week set aside to focus on access to information within the domain of government and other public bodies. "Right to Know Week" declares access to information to be essential to both democrac...
Sep 25, 2023 Photo: Michael Harvey, Privacy Commissioner via @OIPCNL)
Newfoundland Author Exposes Dark Politics in 'The Adversary'
Award-winning Newfoundland author Michael Crummey's latest novel tackles questions around some of what he calls the "sociopathic narcissism" seen in global politics in recent years. The Adversary is b...
Sep 25, 2023
Municipalities Seek Legislative Reforms and Financial Support to Address Housing Shortage
The third level of government in this province says cities and most large towns are experiencing a housing shortage and wish to help alleviate that shortage, but they need help with legislative and fi...
Sep 25, 2023 MNL President Amy Coady
Aging Workforce Compounds Labour Shortage in Skilled Trades
A province-wide shortage of millwrights has highlighted the pressing need to broaden recruitment in the skilled trades according to the Carpenter Millwright's College. Training Director Shawn Skinner ...
Sep 25, 2023
New England and Eastern Canada Leaders Convene for Energy Talks in Quebec City
The power players, including Newfoundland and Labrador's Andrew Furey, in New England and Eastern Canada are getting together today in Quebec City today to talk energy. They are meeting at the New Eng...
Sep 25, 2023 Photo from Quebec Premier Francois Legault on X @francoislegault
Peace Officers Memorial Service Held
Enforcement organizations from across the province gathered at Confederation Building yesterday to honour their fallen. A wreath-laying ceremony was held to remember police and peace officers who lost...
Sep 25, 2023
Workplace NL Aims to Raise Awareness of Repetitive Strain Injuries
Workplace NL wants employers across the province to understand the impact of repetitive strain injuries. Musculoskeletal Injuries account for 69 per cent of lost-time injury claims, amounting to $109 ...
Sep 25, 2023
Bridge Repairs Near Milltown Scheduled for This Week
Repairs on the Exploits River Bridge near Millertown are scheduled for this week. The bridge, on the Granite Lake forest access road, is 6.5 kms from Millertown and south of the Beothuk Lake Dam. Traf...
Sep 25, 2023
Report Reveals Substantial Tax Revenue Loss Due to Illegal Tobacco Sales
A new report says Newfoundland and Labrador lost about $81-million in tax revenues between 2019 and 2022 because of illegal tobacco sales. The report, from the Convenience Industry Council of Canada, ...
Sep 25, 2023 Markus Spiske / Unsplash
Arrest Made in St. John's Break and Enter Yesterday
Police have made an arrest in connection with a break-and-enter in the east end of St. John's. It happened at a residence around daybreak and by 3:00 yesterday afternoon, RNC had a 29-year-old woman i...
Sep 25, 2023
