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Torch Run Participant Heading to Berlin Special Olympic Games
The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics wound its way through metro yesterday. The annual event, which raises money for Special Olympics, kicked off at the Paradise Double Ice Complex, made...
Jun 10, 2023 Andrew Hynes, a Special Olympian from Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, with Lynette Wells, a campus enforcement officer at MUN.
TradesNL Opens Corner Brook Office
TradesNL has opened a new Indigenous Skilled Trades Office in Corner Brook. The new office is located in the Commerce Court Building on Main Street in Corner Brook and will help to serve status and no...
Jun 10, 2023
Raspberries Recalled Due To Possible Norovirus Contamination
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for two kinds of Alasko brand IQF frozen fruit due to a possible norovirus contamination. The recall covers IQF Whole Raspberries and IQF Antiox...
Jun 10, 2023
FFAW Calls on Government to Crack Down on Seafood Processors
The FFAW is once again calling on the provincial government to take action to better regulate the seafood processing industry in light of what it calls a coordinated attack on small boat harvesters. F...
Jun 10, 2023
RNC Outlines Criteria Needed to Issue Amber Alert
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is clarifying the process for issuing an amber alert following the search for an abducted teen in St. John's this week. The 14-year-old girl was first reported miss...
Jun 10, 2023
Public Sector Workers Honoured at Awards Ceremony
The front line and behind the scenes efforts of the province's public sector were recognized on Friday with the annual Public Service Awards of Excellence. Among those recognized were the team who wor...
Jun 10, 2023
Renovations Continue on Labrador Housing Units
Newfoundland and Labrador Housing says they are on track with renovations to nine housing units on Labrador's north coast. Torngat Mountains MHA Lela Evans first raised the issue in the House of Assem...
Jun 10, 2023
NL Unemployment Rate Slightly Rises
Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate rose to 5.2 per cent in May, marking the first increase since August 2022. The rate for Newfoundland and Labrador rose slightly to 10.2 per cent from 10.1....
Jun 10, 2023
Heavy Rain Closes More Roadways in Roddickton-Bide Arm
As heavy rain continues to drench parts of the Great Northern Peninsula, more roadways have been deemed impassable. Parts of the Coles Pond Access Road in Roddickton-Bide Arm that lead to the cottage ...
Jun 10, 2023
Slowdowns Expected at Robin Hood Bay Due to Scheduled Maintenance
Some slowdowns could be encountered this weekend at the Robin Hood Bay Waste Management Facility due to scheduled work on the City of St. John's electrical maintenance systems. The outage, which will ...
Jun 10, 2023
