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Province's Major Unions Converge in Mount Pearl for Rally with Striking Workers
A half dozen of the province's labour leaders joined striking Mount Pearl municipal workers for a rally outside City Hall over the lunch hour. All of the major unions were represented for a wide-rangi...
Aug 10, 2022
Province Signs Collective Agreement with Professional Association of Residents of Newfoundland and Labrador
A five-year collective agreement has been signed between the provincial government and the Professional Association of Residents of Newfoundland and Labrador, which represents postgraduate medical tra...
Aug 10, 2022
Statue of Suffrage Leader Armine Nutting Gosling to be Erected in Bannerman Park
PerSIStence Theatre has launched a project to raise a statue to suffrage leader Armine Nutting Gosling. The first statue built to a named woman in the capital city will be erected in Bannerman Park ne...
Aug 10, 2022
Province Announces Eight New Deaths Due to COVID-19
Eight people have died due to COVID-19 in the last week, with 14 people in hospital because of the virus. Sixty-five new confirmed cases are being reported today, with a total of 360 new confirmed cas...
Aug 10, 2022
Port aux Basques Open to Exploring Green Energy Development Options
The Town of Port aux Basques is encouraged by the opportunities presented by green energy. A proposed wind farm project for the Port au Port Peninsula and Lewis Hills area is generating a great deal o...
Aug 10, 2022
Capital Subaru Gifts SUV to Ukrainian Family
A local business is making life a little easier for a newcomer Ukrainian family. Capital Subaru is donating a Subaru Forester SUV to the Senyk family, who arrived in the province on June 14th. Oleksi ...
Aug 10, 2022
Paradise Lake Fire Grows in Size as More Rain Needed to Help Battle Blaze
Three of the four fires burning in central Newfoundland right now are still out of control. One of the fires, a small one covering 58 square km, is considered contained and officials are monitoring it...
Aug 10, 2022 Via Derrick Bragg on Facebook
Atlantic Canadians Concerned with Retirement Savings as Cost of Living Rises
The rising cost of living and a steady climb in interest rates has a growing number of people worried not only about their immediate costs, but about the money they're poking away for retirement. That...
Aug 10, 2022
RNC Seeking Video Footage After Vehicle, Firearms Stolen from St. John's Home
The RNC is seeking the public's help after a vehicle and firearms were stolen in a recent break-in on Crestview Place in the capital city. The home was broken into between midnight and 2:25 a.m. on Su...
Aug 10, 2022
Mary Browns Restocks Harbour Breton Location, Delivers Baby Supplies to Area Residents
A company that was founded in this province has gone the extra mile to ensure residents cut off by the central Newfoundland Wildfires have access to things such as food and baby supplies. On Tuesday, ...
Aug 10, 2022
