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NLMA Survey Shows Number of NLers Without a Family Doctor Continues to Rise
A Narrative Research survey commissioned by the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association shows 24 per cent of people asked do not have a family doctor. The NLMA says that percentage extended to t...
Jun 01, 2022 (NLMA President, Dr. Susan MacDonald.)
Team NL Wins 20 Medals at Skills Canada Competition in Vancouver
Team NL has walked away with an armload of medals as a result of the Skills Canada National Competition in Vancouver. The goal of the competition is to promote exciting and lucrative careers available...
Jun 01, 2022
NL Hydro Considering New Generating Unit in Bay D'Espoir
Newfoundland and Labradoir Hydro is eyeing the addition of a new generating unit in Bay D'Espoir. Hydro CEO Jennifer Williams says there are a "whole host of options" for the company to add to the sys...
Jun 01, 2022
One Man Dead Following Single-Vehicle Collision in St. Anthony
A 38-year-old man is dead following a single-vehicle crash in St. Anthony early this morning. Police say the crash happened just before 4 a.m. An SUV on West Street crossed over the sidewalk, entered ...
Jun 01, 2022
One Hundred Portraits of the Great War Storyboard Unveiled at Victoria Park
A storyboard providing the background on the names associated with Morgan MacDonald's bronze memorial monument in Victoria Park was officially unveiled yesterday. One Hundred Portraits of the Great Wa...
Jun 01, 2022 (Photo via Jamie Korab Twitter.)
Renewed Royalty Formula Allows for West White Rose Restart: Cenovus
The re-start of the West White Rose project is music to the ears of workers, businesses and government. But a manager with lead partner Cenovus says that certainly wasn't the original plan, which was ...
Jun 01, 2022 West White Rose construction at Argentia lastr year. (Photo courtesy Trades NL)
New Career Closet to Help Single Parents Enter Workforce
The Single Parent Association has unveiled a brand new initiative aimed at helping single parents enter the workforce. Margaret's Closet, named after founder Margaret Acreman, is a career closet in St...
Jun 01, 2022
Another Charged in Connection with Metro Gun Violence Released From Custody
Three of four people arrested in connection with recent gun violence and a stabbing in metro St. John's have now been released pending next court dates. Robert Belbin and Brandon Chafe, both 20 years ...
Jun 01, 2022 File Photo of shooting incident near Thorburn Road
PCs Calling on Government to Drop Plans to Introduce Sugary Drink Tax
The Opposition is pressing the provincial government to cancel its plans to introduce a new tax on sugary drinks in the fall. The 20-cent-a-litre tax is intended, according to government, to help peop...
Jun 01, 2022 (File photo.)
Kenneth Baird Named Interim CEO of Eastern Health
Eastern Health has a new interim CEO. Kenneth Baird has been appointed to the position for a one-year term. Baird currently serves as Vice President of Quality, Process Improvement and Clinical Suppor...
Jun 01, 2022
