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Sleep Physician Recommends Nine to Eleven Hours of Sleep for Children Ages 6-12
It's the last couple of days that school-aged children can roll over and go back to sleep in the morning. Teachers go back to school tomorrow and students on Wednesday. Ideally, children will have bee...
Sep 05, 2022 Lux Graves / Unsplash
Provincial Government Issue RFP for Expansion of Virtual Physician Services
The provincial government is moving to increase access to primary and emergency care through expanded virtual services. A request for proposals will be issued this week to provide that option on a wid...
Sep 05, 2022
City Facilities Closed Due to Labour Day Holiday
There will be no garbage collection in the capital city today due to the Labour Day holiday. Instead, garbage normally collected on Mondays will be collected on Tuesday along with the regular Tuesday ...
Sep 05, 2022
NL Federation of Labour President Says Contract Negotiations Getting Tougher, Longer
The President of the NL Federation of Labour says changes in contract negotiations can sometimes result in the unnecessary extension of labour disputes. Mary Shortall says strike action is an "absolut...
Sep 05, 2022 (VOCM File photo.)
Ten People Dead, 15 Hospitalized as Manhunt Continues for Saskatchewan Stabbings Suspects
Ten people have died and 15 have been hospitalized after a stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan. The manhunt continues for two men, 31-year-old Damien Sanderson and 30-year-old Myles Sanderson, who police...
Sep 05, 2022
Police Charge Man on Stolen Bicycle
A 43-year-old man is facing charges after being seen riding a stolen bicycle. Around 4:00 p.m. yesterday, a stolen bicycle was seen in the Octagon Pond area of Paradise. Police arrived a short time la...
Sep 04, 2022
Matriarch Muriel Andersen Celebrates 105th Birthday
The matriarch of a long line of Labrador leaders was celebrated in Happy Valley-Goose Bay yesterday. Muriel Andersen of Makkovik turned 105 on Friday. Andersen was born on Dunn's Island in 1917, and a...
Sep 04, 2022 Photo via Perry Trimper on Facebook
Labrador Political Leader Calls for Improved Search and Rescue Capabilities
A political leader in Labrador is making a strong push for improved search and rescue capabilities in the region. Wally Anderson, a member of the Nunatsiavut Assembly, a former MHA and mayor of Happy ...
Sep 04, 2022
Grand Falls-Windsor Gears Up for Traditional Labour Day Celebrations
A long-standing Labour Day tradition is being held in Grand Falls-Windsor tomorrow. For decades the former paper-making town led the way with some of the biggest Labour Day celebrations in the provinc...
Sep 04, 2022
Town Pulling Together to Support Injured Refinery Workers Says Come By Chance Mayor
The mayor of Come By Chance says the town is pulling together to support the eight workers injured in Friday's refinery fire, as well as their families. Five of the eight employees had to be airlifted...
Sep 04, 2022
