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More Medical Students Accept Bursaries to Practice in NL
The province's Medical Resident Bursaries are seeing a return, as 42 medical residents have accepted the money in exchange for working in the province for three years. This bursary is in addition to t...
May 23, 2023
31-Year-Old Man Arrested Following Theft at St. John's Business
A quick-thinking employee at a business on Military Road in St. John's flagged down a police car early Sunday afternoon, just after somebody had stolen from them. RNC began a search and quickly locate...
May 23, 2023
Victims Left Waiting as Government Delays Expansion of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program: Evans
The NDP MHA for Torngat Mountains is accusing government of dragging their heels on the expansion of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program. The program trains nurses in conducting medical-forensic...
May 23, 2023
Greenhouse Vandalized at Paradise Elementary
Students at Paradise Elementary will be disheartened to learn that their greenhouse and vegetable beds were vandalized over the weekend. The school posted on social media that they had just added new ...
May 23, 2023
Newfoundland Growlers Win Game Three Against Florida Everblades
The Newfoundland Growlers avoided going down 3-0 by grabbing a 4-1 win over the Florida Everblades in Orlando yesterday. Keenan Suthers scored his team-leading seventh of the playoffs to get things go...
May 23, 2023 (Photo via Newfoundland Growlers Twitter)
Corner Brook to Announce Jigs and Wheels Summer Festival Lineup
The City of Corner Brook will soon reveal the lineup for their annual Jigs and Wheels Summer Festival. The ten-day festival, set for July 28 to August 6, will feature live entertainment, outdoor activ...
May 23, 2023
Local Entrepreneur Says Living in NL Doesn't Hold Her Back
"Don't let your geographic location hold you back." That from founder and CEO of Swiftsure Innovations, Deanne McCarthy. McCarthy, who is based in Pasadena, worked as an ICU nurse in the province and ...
May 22, 2023
NL Couple Takes "Trip of a Lifetime" Through the Americas
A couple from this province has been on the road for the past couple months on a "trip of a lifetime" through the Americas. Peter and Sonia Parker, along with their newborn daughter and dog, left thei...
May 22, 2023
Hypertension Canada Concerned with Inaccuracy of Some Home Blood Pressure Devices
World Hypertension Day was marked last week, with an effort on the local front to detect and lower high blood pressure across the board. MUN and Hypertension Canada have teamed with about 30 pharmacie...
May 22, 2023
Visitor Information Centre Opens in St. John's
The May 24 weekend marks the official start of summer and the start of tourism season in the City of St. John's. The Visitor Information Centre on Water Street is now open to the public. The centre wi...
May 22, 2023 (Photo via City of St. John's.)
