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Arizona, New Mexico Residents Impacted by Power Plant Shutdowns Calling for Assistance From Fortis
People in communities in Arizona and New Mexico impacted by shutdowns of coal-fired power plants are calling on the parent company, Newfoundland-based Fortis, to provide assistance to ease them throug...
May 05, 2022
Opposition Grills Minister on MyGovNL Outage
The Official Opposition grilled the Liberal government about the MyGovNL outage in the House of Assembly Thursday. The website has been down since earlier this week. PC MHA Loyola O'Driscoll questione...
May 05, 2022
CIHI Data Shows Pandemic's Impact on Youth Mental Health
The Canadian Institute for Health Information's latest data released Thursday sheds light on the toll the pandemic has taken on the mental health of children and young people across the country. The l...
May 05, 2022
Make-A-Wish, OceanGate Expeditions Holding Titanic Expedition Contest
Make-A-Wish Canada has teamed up with OceanGate Expeditions for a contest that could see someone travel to the site of the Titanic shipwreck. The winner of the Titanic Expedition Contest will get the ...
May 05, 2022 Courtesy of NOAA/Institute for Exploration/University of Rhode Island (NOAA/IFE/URI).
Red Dress Day Garners Attention in House of Assembly
The topic of Red Dress Day gained some attention in the House of Assembly Thursday afternoon. May 5 is set aside to remember and honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across the count...
May 05, 2022
Mundy Pond Community Clinic Closing Early
The community walk-in clinic on Mundy Pond Road is closing early Thursday. The clinic will be closing at 4:00 p.m. instead of 7:30 p.m. The clinic will reopen Friday at noon. No reason has been given ...
May 05, 2022
Fortis Announces Changes to Executive, First Quarter Results
Fortis has announced some changes to its executive. Congratulations to our Fortis Inc. Board of Directors on their election at our annual and special meeting today. We are thankful for your leadership...
May 05, 2022 Photo via Fortis
Province Signs Memorandum of Agreement with NLMA
The provincial government has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the NLMA. The agreement includes $35 million in new funding per year to help improve physician services in the province. It includes...
May 05, 2022
Legislation Re-victimizes, Deters Women From Pursuing Sex Assault Lawsuits Against RNC: Lawyer
The lawyer for numerous women who say they were sexually assaulted by RNC officers, says legislation is making it harder for them to tell their stories. Lawyer Lynn Moore first revealed last year that...
May 05, 2022
Province to Established Task Force to Address Growing Surgery Backlog
A Task Force will be struck to address ongoing concerns surrounding lengthy backlogs of patients awaiting surgery. Medical Association President Dr. Susan MacDonald says that was the outcome of a rece...
May 05, 2022
