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MUN Board of Regents Welcomes Seven New Appointees
Government has appointed seven people to the Board of Regents at Memorial University. For the first time, teaching staff are represented on the board, which was a request from MUNFA. A change in colle...
Jul 06, 2023 (Photo via Memorial University.)
OceanGate Ceases All Commercial, Exploration Operations
OceanGate has ceased operations. The company has posted to their website that all exploration and commercial operations have been suspended. No further statement is available at this time. This follow...
Jul 06, 2023
St. John's Regatta Inducts Charles Cook, Ed Williams Into Hall of Fame
The Royal St. John's Regatta Hall of Fame is expanding by two. Charles Cook, a former President of the Regatta goes in in the builder category while Ed Williams will be inducted as a rower. Current Pr...
Jul 06, 2023
NDP Calls for Government Intervention on Rising Cost of Rent
The NDP says, in some cases, the cost of rent is out of control and they're calling on the provincial government to step in and help put the lid on things. Leader Jim Dinn says he has on his desk a ca...
Jul 06, 2023
Annual Folk Festival Kicks Off Tomorrow
Bannerman Park is brimming with activity as stages and fences are being set up to transform the space into the 47th annual NL Folk Festival that gets underway Friday evening. The festival will take pl...
Jul 06, 2023
RCMP Confirm Workplace Death at South Coast Fish Farm
A man has died at a fish farming operation on the south coast of the island. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. yesterday and involved operations at Nova Fish Farms near St. Albans. Bay d'Espoir RCMP...
Jul 06, 2023
49-Year-Old Man Arrested for Suspected Drug-Impaired Driving in Roddickton
A 49-year-old man was arrested for suspected drug impaired driving in Roddickton Tuesday night. Around 9:00 p.m., RCMP noticed a vehicle that was driving all over the road on Route 432. They stopped t...
Jul 06, 2023
Government Employee Had Second Full-Time Job While Working from Home
Working from home, something borne from the COVID era, has been the topic of much debate over the past few years and the practice hit the floor of the House of Assembly yesterday. Ears perked when it ...
Jul 06, 2023 Helen Conway Ottenheimer
Province Again Calling on Ottawa to Reconsider Clean Fuel Regulations
The Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador is once again joining his Atlantic counterparts in calling on Ottawa to reconsider its new Clean Fuel Regulations as prices will skyrocket over the coming year...
Jul 06, 2023
NL Health Services Confirms Privacy Breach of 116 Fertility Patients
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is warning of a privacy breach related to an email that was sent to 116 fertility patients. The organization says that the recipients of the email were not bl...
Jul 06, 2023 Health Sciences Centre
