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Health Minister Acknowledging Capacity Issues in Acute Care Facilities
The Health Minister acknowledges significant changes in acute care delivery in the province. NAPE President Jerry Earle says just 87 open hospital beds are available across the province, with many acu...
May 12, 2022
Nurses Union Recognizing Nurses Week, Acknowledging Burn-Out in Healthcare System
Nurses Week this year comes at a pivotal time in the province's healthcare system. The stress and strains of two years of pandemic response and ongoing issues with staffing and recruitment are taking ...
May 12, 2022 Yvette Coffey
Deal Struck Between Eastern Health, University of Ottawa Heart Institute to Address Surgery Backlog
The provincial government, through Eastern Health, has struck a deal with the University of Ottawa Heart Institute to reduce the waitlist for cardiac surgeries in the province. The announcement was ma...
May 12, 2022 (File photo.)
Nunatsiavut Government Standing by Report on NunatuKavut
The Nunatsiavut Government says it stands by its report from September 2021 examining the land claims of the NunatuKavut Community Council and will not be offering any further comment at this time. Th...
May 12, 2022
Innu Nation Will Participate in Churchill Falls Expert Panel
The Innu Nation will participate in an Expert Technical Panel related to the expiry of the Churchill Fall agreement in 2041. The Upper Churchill Project is located within the Innu Nation's recognized ...
May 12, 2022 (Archival photo of Churchill Falls via Heritage NL.)
Wanted Labrador Man Turns Himself In
A wanted Happy Valley-Goose Bay man has turned himself in. Franz Drosch was wanted for failing to follow release conditions, and already faced numerous assault charges. RCMP say he turned himself in T...
May 12, 2022
St. Mary's Residents Demand Licence to Operate Crab Processing Plant
A large group of demonstrators gathered at the fish plant in St. Mary's this morning demanding a licence for their crab processing plant. The plant was filled to capacity as rain drenched the roads ou...
May 12, 2022
Heat Damage Destroys Seasonal Home Following Brigus Brush Fire
One unoccupied seasonal home was destroyed, and another received exterior heat damage following a fast-moving brush fire in Brigus yesterday afternoon. Local firefighters, assisted by a provincial wat...
May 12, 2022
Newville Man Facing Child Exploitation Charges
A 25-year-old man from Newville on New World Island is facing child exploitation charges following a lengthy police investigation. The RCMP-RNC IICE Team has charged Christian Baggs with online child ...
May 12, 2022
Opposition Concerned Over Proposed Fuel Tax Increases
The PC Party is voicing concerns over proposed increases on fuel taxes. The party says the legislation to add more taxes on fuel was introduced in the House of Assembly yesterday. "Enough is enough" i...
May 12, 2022
