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Western Health Launches Virtual ER Amid Physician Shortage
Western Health says a physician shortage at the Rufus Guinchard Health Centre in Port Saunders has resulted in the set-up of a virtual ER to help support on-site services. The physician shortage is ex...
Apr 09, 2022
28-Year-Old Man Charged in Connection With Mount Pearl Robbery
A 28-year-old-man is facing multiple charges following an incident at a business in Mount Pearl on Friday afternoon. Police responded to a report of a robbery around 2:45 p.m. Officers arrested the su...
Apr 09, 2022
Polar Bear Sighted on Fogo Island
Residents of Fogo Island are being warned of a recent polar bear sighting in the area. The animal is attracting a fair bit of attention causing what police call heavy traffic congestion in the area of...
Apr 08, 2022
Police Seize Cocaine, Pills, Other Items in West Coast Drug Bust
Charges are pending against two people following a drug bust on the province's west coast. The RCMP-RNC Joint Force Operation West searched a home on Gilliam's Road in Corner Brook on Thursday. Office...
Apr 08, 2022
Hibernia Management and Development Company Fined in Connection with August 2019 Spill
Hibernia Management and Development Company has been fined $28,000 in connection with a spill from the Hibernia Platform in August of 2019. The original notice of violation, issued in August of 2021, ...
Apr 08, 2022 (Photo via Suncor Energy Inc.)
RCMP Investigating After Van, ATVs Extensively Damaged at Glovertown Home
RCMP are asking for the public's help after two ATVs and a van were damaged at a Glovertown home. Sometime overnight between April 4-5, two side-by-sides and a van parked at a residence on Crewes Road...
Apr 08, 2022
Employers' Council Concerned With Increased Spending in Budget
The Employers' Council is concerned with increased spending outlined in this year's budget. The province is borrowing another $2.7 billion this year, and while revenue is up, so is spending. Executive...
Apr 08, 2022 (File photo.)
Stephenville Provincial Court Moving Location
The provincial court in Stephenville is moving locations. $8.5 million is going towards refurbishing the former College of the North Atlantic building in Stephenville Crossing to serve as the new cour...
Apr 08, 2022 Photo via courthouses.co
Labrador West Residents Protesting Shut Down of Wabush Rec Centre
Residents of Labrador West are doing up their placards preparing for a protest this weekend in an effort to get answers on why the rec centre in Wabush has been shut down. The Mike Adam Recreational C...
Apr 08, 2022
Convenience Industry Council Applauding Decision Not to Increase Tobacco, Vape, Fuel Tax in Budget
The Convenience Industry Council of Canada says the provincial government's decision not to increase taxes on tobacco, vaping products or motor fuel in the 2022 budget is "a step in the right directio...
Apr 08, 2022
