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Restaurants Canada Survey Finds Customers Tipping More Following Pandemic
The pandemic curtailed many dining out and pub-hopping habits, but it seems it may also have changed the way people tip their servers. A recent survey from Restaurants Canada found that the amount din...
Sep 04, 2022 (File photo.)
Whitbourne Health Centre Emergency Services Closed This Week
Emergency services in Whitbourne will not be available this week. Starting Monday, September 5 at 8:00 a.m. and lasting until the following Monday, September 12, the Dr. William H. Newhook Community H...
Sep 04, 2022
Newfoundland Pony Society Reminding Public Not to Feed Heritage Animals
The Newfoundland Pony Society is offering a few suggestions to those who want to visit some of the province's heritage animals this long holiday weekend. The Society has issued a list of sites where t...
Sep 03, 2022 (Via Newfoundland Pony Society.)
O'Regan Acknowledges Strain of Rising Costs on Canadians
Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan acknowledges that people across the country are feeling the pinch. The minister was responding to recent concerns raised by the Atlantic Premiers, including Prem...
Sep 03, 2022 Seamus O'Regan
Task Force NL, Bishops Gardens Hold Health Care Job Fair for Newcomers
A health care job fair was held in the capital city this past week focused on bringing newcomers to the industry. The fair, hosted by Task Force NL and Bishops Gardens, aims to get newcomers to the pr...
Sep 03, 2022
Atlantic Accord Champion Cabot Martin Dead at 78
Cabot Martin, the man seen as the chief architect of one of the most important documents in the history of Newfoundland and Labrador, has died. Martin died Friday at the age of 78. https://twitter.com...
Sep 03, 2022 Cabot Martin circa 1972 (Photo courtesy Memorial University Digital Archive/Decks Awash.)
Group of NLers Joining Canada's National Para Hockey Team Selection Camp
A group of Newfoundlanders are joining Canada's National Para Hockey Team selection camp for the 2022-2023 season. Liam Hickey of St. John's, who won silver with the national team at the 2022 Paralymp...
Sep 03, 2022 (Photo via Liam Hickey Twitter.)
CEO of Municipalities NL Stepping Down at End of Year
The long-time CEO of Municipalities NL is stepping down at the end of the year. Craig Pollett has served more than two decades in the position, and he says, like a lot of people, COVID gave him time t...
Sep 03, 2022
Eight in Hospital, Five Flown to St. John's, Following Refinery Fire
Several workers from the Come By Chance refinery remain in serious condition after a fire at the facility on Friday. Initial reports of an explosion are being downplayed in Come By Chance today, with ...
Sep 03, 2022 Braya refinery on Sept. 3, 2022. (VOCM News)
St. John's Convenience Store Owner Stops Selling Beer to Curb Theft
A St. John's convenience store which has been in operation for generations has had to make some significant changes to deal with theft. Robert Tucker of Tucker's Superette on Empire Avenue closed his ...
Sep 03, 2022
