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Tuition Freeze Didn't Achieve Objective says President of MUN
The president of Memorial University welcomes some of the recommendations from two recent reports covering higher learning in Newfoundland and Labrador, including one which would reduce its reliance o...
May 10, 2021 (Photo courtesy Memorial University.)
Public Consultations for Economic Recovery Report "An Excuse to Avoid Making a Hard Choice:" Hussey
At least one person is asking about the value of public consultations in the wake of the Greene Report released last week. Finance Minister Siobhan Coady announced that a public consultation process w...
May 10, 2021 (File photo)
"Nalcor Has Been a Disaster for this Province" says Muskrat Falls Critic
An outspoken critic of the Muskrat Falls project is weighing in with his thoughts on the Greene Report's recommendation to fold Nalcor. Ron Penney, who is a former public servant at both the municipal...
May 10, 2021
11 Cases of COVID-19 Reported Over the Weekend; 67 Active Cases in Province
There were 11 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the province over the weekend. Eight are related to travel from other parts of the country and another is a close contact of a case in the Eastern regi...
May 10, 2021
NL Election Challenges Before the Court Today
Three court challenges of the provincial election are on the Supreme Court docket this morning. Two of the applications were initiated by NDP Leader Alison Coffin and are specific to the district of S...
May 10, 2021
Audiences Welcome "Come From Away" Back for Filming
The Broadway musical "Come From Away" welcomed audiences back for the first time in over a year. The musical tells the story of the town of Gander in the week following 9/11 as 38 planes were grounded...
May 09, 2021
Serious Crash on TCH East of Gander: RCMP
There's no word yet on the extent of injuries in a collision Sunday on the Trans-Canada Highway near Gander. It happened just before 5 p.m., about two kilometres west of Benton. Police blocked lanes i...
May 09, 2021
CBS Naming Arena Community Room After Long-Time Volunteer
The Town of CBS has named the community room at the CBS Arena after a long-time community volunteer. Council unanimously agreed to name the room after Gerald Kelly, a long-time resident of the town wh...
May 09, 2021
New Personal Care Home Opens in Metro
A new personal care home is now open in the capital city region. Bishops Gardens in the old Bishop's College off Pennywell Road in St. John's is a 100-bed, fully licensed personal care home providing ...
May 09, 2021 (Rendering of Bishops Gardens provided by Fort Amherst Properties.)
Ramp Re-opened Following Transport Truck Accident on Pitts Memorial and TCH
The Pitts Memorial ramp onto the Trans Canada Highway has re-opened after emergency vehicles responded to an overturned tractor-trailer this afternoon. Traffic was re-routed as the truck was removed f...
May 09, 2021
