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RNC Investigating Homicide of 65-Year-Old Woman in Mount Pearl
A woman is dead after what police have categorized as a homicide in Mount Pearl. The RNC rushed to Smallwood Drive last Thursday afternoon where they found the body of a 65-year-old woman inside a hom...
Aug 08, 2023
Education Critic Questions Timing of 1.6-km Residency Busing Restriction Removal
About half of the 8,000 students who did not qualify for public school bussing last year will now be able to hop on board with the phasing out of the 1.6-km residency restriction. It has been the buga...
Aug 08, 2023 (File photo.)
St. John's Pharmacist Guilty of Misconduct for Supplying Methadone to Patient in Personal Relationship
A former pharmacist-in-charge in St. John's has been found guilty of professional misconduct and is not allowed to apply for re-registration as a pharmacist in the province for five years. The Newfoun...
Aug 08, 2023
Violence in the Workplace Growing Concern for Healthcare Workers: Registered Nurses Union
Nurses in Newfoundland and Labrador have followed through on their acceptance of a new four-year contract with the formal signing of the deal. The new wage scale, bonuses, and salary increases are goo...
Aug 08, 2023 (RNU President Yvette Coffey)
NDP Calling on Government to Address Gaps in Addiction Supports
The NDP is calling on government to deal with what it sees as gaps in addiction supports in harm reduction education. Leader Jim Dinn was commenting on the spike in opioid-related deaths over the past...
Aug 08, 2023
Canadian Federation of Students Stands Behind MUN's Call for Increased Funding for Wellness Center
The national student body supports the Memorial University Students' Union in its quest for increased funding and support for the Wellness and Counselling Centre. The Canadian Federation of Students -...
Aug 08, 2023 (Photo: Canadian Federation of Students)
RCMP in Happy Valley-Goose Bay Take Man Into Custody Following Active Threat
RCMP in Happy Valley-Goose Bay have arrested a man following an active threat in the community. An emergency alert was issued after 5:00 p.m., warning residents of a "criminal threat" in the White Cre...
Aug 07, 2023 (Photo: Dave Morris)
RNC Arrest 39-Year-Old Man in Connection with Mount Pearl Assault
Police have made an arrest in connection with an assault on Sunday night in Mount Pearl. The RNC rushed to a residence on Riverview Avenue shortly after 8:00 following a report of an assault. Officers...
Aug 07, 2023
Miawpukek Horizon and EverWind Fuels Partner for Green Fuel Corridor in Atlantic Canada
Miawpukek Horizon Maritime Services and EverWind Fuels have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a green fuel transshipment corridor in Atlantic Canada. The corridor will be between EverW...
Aug 07, 2023 EverWind Fuels, Point Tupper, Nova Scotia, Canada (Photo: CNW Group/EverWind Fuels Company)
Project Tackling Ghost Gear and Marine Debris After Hurricane Fiona Moves to Retrieval Phase
The Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation has moved into the retrieval phase of their Ghost Gear and Marine Debris Identification and Retrieval Program. The project aims to retrieve lost fishing ge...
Aug 07, 2023 (Photo: Twitter // Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation)
