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NL and PQ Awaiting Findings of MOU Review Panel Before Signing on to National Energy Grid
The provinces of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador are yet to join the National Energy Grid, awaiting the findings of a review panel set up to assess the MOU reached between the two provinces on th...
Mar 17, 2026 Opposition Leader John Hogan and Energy Minister Lloyd Parrott
MUN Math Teacher Worried About Impact of Changes to Contractual Positions
A teacher in the math department at Memorial University says the effect on students will be enormous as the administration prepares for changes to first-year math come September. Dr. Shannon Sullivan,...
Mar 17, 2026 Dr. Shannon Sullivan (Memorial University)
Stephenville Business Owner Thankful for Community Support Following Vandalism
RCMP continue to investigate an incident in Stephenville a couple of weekends ago in which the windows and doors were beaten out of a shoe store in Stephenville. Police were called to Byrnes' Shoes an...
Mar 17, 2026 Damage caused to a Stephenville store by vandal (submitted by RCMP)
Nova Scotia Players Save the Day for NL Team at The Joe Tournament
It was almost game over for a minor hockey team participating in the Joe LeMontange Memorial Tournament in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia on the weekend, but local players and their families came together ...
Mar 17, 2026 The U11 AA Caps (via Facebook)
Council of Canadians Warns About Two-Tier Healthcare
The Council of Canadians warns that a bill moving through the Alberta legislature to privatize healthcare threatens to create a system where access to care could depend on your credit card. Alberta's ...
Mar 17, 2026 Council of Canadians protest (VOCM News)
Men's Sheds Initiative Expanding to NL
A new initiative to help keep men active, engaged and socialized after retirement is coming to Newfoundland and Labrador in conjunction with Senior's NL and the Lonely Man Project. Men's Sheds Canada ...
Mar 17, 2026 (Men's Sheds Canada/Submitted)
NL Folk Arts Society Elects Interim Board of Directors
The Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society is marking what they're calling a "critical step" in stabilizing the organization. The future of the society, and its annual folk festival, has been in ...
Mar 17, 2026 L-R Frank Parsons, Greg Smith, Jean Hewson, Tamara Kater, Colleen Power, Michelle Brophy, Rob Brown and Dave Penny (Submitted)
Ottawa Chipping in $300K to Bolster Presence at Seafood Expo in Boston
The federal government is giving the Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association $300,000 to help the region's presence at Seafood Expo North America. The money will be used to bring 24 companies under a...
Mar 17, 2026 (Seafood Expo North America/Facebook)
EmpowerNL and End Homelessness St. John's Using Federal Funding to Add New Position
A new position has been created at EmpowerNL aimed at reducing homelessness. The initiative is being called Accessible Pathways to Housing. Through that program, EmpowerNL and End Homelessness St. Joh...
Mar 17, 2026 Doug Pawson (Submitted)
Carney Pumps Bay du Nord Project During Visit to Norway
An offshore oil project which is back on the table after sitting idle for almost three years got some attention during the Prime Minister's visit to Scandinavia on the weekend. Equinor, a firm owned b...
Mar 17, 2026 PM Mark Carney in Norway (CPAC)
