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Emergency Services in St. Lawrence Closed Due to Staffing Issues
Emergency services at the hospital in St. Lawrence won't be available today and early next week due to human resource challenges. The ER at the US Memorial Health Centre will be closed today until tom...
Sep 16, 2022
Management Commission Receives Chief Electoral Office Harassment Report Review
The House of Assembly's Management Commission has received a review of a report conducted by the Citizen's Rep into allegations of harassment and bullying within the Chief Electoral Office. The origin...
Sep 16, 2022 (Photo courtesy Elections NL.)
Tourism Operator Recounts Meeting Ben Stiller
A local tourism operator had a surreal brush with Holywood royalty this week after attending a lecture on Ediacaran fossils in Port Union sponsored by the Coaker Foundation. Skipper Bob Bartlett of Tr...
Sep 16, 2022
RNC Continue Search for Third Home Invasion Suspect
RNC say their effort to locate a third suspect wanted in connection with two violent home invasions in the capital city earlier this week continues. Two men have been charged and are being held in cus...
Sep 16, 2022
NAPE Fielding Calls About Day of Mourning Holiday
The only thing clear about the day of mourning on Monday is that it's shaping up to be one confusing mixed bag as to what is open and what is not. NAPE President Jerry Earle says they have been inunda...
Sep 16, 2022 (Jerry Earle, file photo.)
RCMP Commends Thrive's Blue Door Program for Supporting Sex Trafficking Survivors
RCMP say the man at the centre of human sex trafficking charges in this province has a history of similar behaviour that dates back 15 years. Thirty-five-year-old Dominic Delisle was singled out among...
Sep 16, 2022 (From left: RCMP Insp. Stefan Thoms, Const. Colleen Noble, and Angela Crockwell, executive director of Thrive.)
Cancer Care Foundation Gets Boost from Power of Life Program
People across the province who suddenly find themselves in a difficult situation because of a cancer diagnosis have gotten a boost. Newfoundland Power's Power of Life program has donated $15,000 to th...
Sep 16, 2022
FFAW Launches Campaign Highlighting Health and Safety Issues Affecting Members
The FFAW is launching a new campaign focused on health and safety issues affecting members. President Keith Sullivan says thousands of their members work in industrial workplaces that experience occup...
Sep 16, 2022
Province Looking to Expand Scope of Practice for Pharmacists
Expect an update in the not-too-distant future on an expansion of the scope of practice of pharmacists in the province. Health Minister Tom Osborne is responding to pharmacists who are voicing their c...
Sep 16, 2022 (File Photo: Tom Osborne)
Capital City Not Marking Day of Mourning Holiday
The capital city will not be marking the Queen's funeral on Monday with a day off. The province has declared Monday, September 19 as an official day of mourning. All federal and provincial government ...
Sep 16, 2022
