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All-Female Hockey Tournament Taking Place in Capital City
An all-women hockey tournament is being held in St. John's this week. The first-ever Skoden Classic kicks off Thursday at the Capital Hyundai Arena in St. John's. The invitational tournament will feat...
May 12, 2022
RCMP Breaks Ground on New Marystown Detachment
Construction has started on the Burin Peninsula RCMP Detachment. Commanding Officer Jennifer Ebert was joined by region officials to break the ground on the site of the new detachment in Marystown. Th...
May 12, 2022
Capital City Calling for Province's Help with Rising Fuel Costs for Metrobus
The City of St. John's is calling for the provincial government to step in and help their public transit system with the rising cost of fuel. The city says the cost of diesel is having an impact on th...
May 12, 2022
Supreme Court to Soon Make Decision on Youth Facilities Abuse Settlement
The Supreme Court will soon decide whether to approve a settlement for those abused at provincially-run youth facilities in the 1970s and '80s. The $12.5 million deal was worked out in March between g...
May 12, 2022
Health Minister Acknowledging Capacity Issues in Acute Care Facilities
The Health Minister acknowledges significant changes in acute care delivery in the province. NAPE President Jerry Earle says just 87 open hospital beds are available across the province, with many acu...
May 12, 2022
Nurses Union Recognizing Nurses Week, Acknowledging Burn-Out in Healthcare System
Nurses Week this year comes at a pivotal time in the province's healthcare system. The stress and strains of two years of pandemic response and ongoing issues with staffing and recruitment are taking ...
May 12, 2022 Yvette Coffey
Deal Struck Between Eastern Health, University of Ottawa Heart Institute to Address Surgery Backlog
The provincial government, through Eastern Health, has struck a deal with the University of Ottawa Heart Institute to reduce the waitlist for cardiac surgeries in the province. The announcement was ma...
May 12, 2022 (File photo.)
Nunatsiavut Government Standing by Report on NunatuKavut
The Nunatsiavut Government says it stands by its report from September 2021 examining the land claims of the NunatuKavut Community Council and will not be offering any further comment at this time. Th...
May 12, 2022
Innu Nation Will Participate in Churchill Falls Expert Panel
The Innu Nation will participate in an Expert Technical Panel related to the expiry of the Churchill Fall agreement in 2041. The Upper Churchill Project is located within the Innu Nation's recognized ...
May 12, 2022 (Archival photo of Churchill Falls via Heritage NL.)
Wanted Labrador Man Turns Himself In
A wanted Happy Valley-Goose Bay man has turned himself in. Franz Drosch was wanted for failing to follow release conditions, and already faced numerous assault charges. RCMP say he turned himself in T...
May 12, 2022
