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No Mass Layoffs When Regional Health Authorities Merge: Haggie
The structure of healthcare in Newfoundland and Labrador will soon be changing dramatically, but that doesn't necessarily mean people will be losing their jobs. In the 2022 budget, the provincial gove...
Apr 08, 2022 (File photo.)
Pay Raises Approved for Provincial Court Judges
Provincial Court judges are going to get their pay raise after all. The Supreme Court recently ordered the provincial government to act on a report by a tribunal three years ago calling for an 8 per c...
Apr 08, 2022
Coady Wishes More Could Be Done to Address Rising Cost of Living
Finance Minister Siobhan Coady admits, she wishes she could do more to help people with the rising cost of living. The budget includes no increase in taxes or fees, the elimination of the 15 per cent ...
Apr 08, 2022
Federal Budget Puts Focus on Housing Affordability, Dental Care
The federal budget came down just hours after the province delivered its 2022 budget. It includes funding-$475 million-for a one-time direct payment of $500 for Canadians who are facing challenges wit...
Apr 08, 2022
Man Facing Weapons Charges Following Traffic Stop in Grand Falls-Windsor
A 30-year-old man is facing multiple weapons charges following a traffic stop in Grand Falls-Windsor on Wednesday night. Police stopped a pickup truck on Union Street at about 8 p.m. and found a shotg...
Apr 08, 2022
Employer's Council 'Concerned' by Government Going Over Expenditure Target
The Employers' Council is concerned that the provincial government is spending about $250 million dollars over its expenditure target in this year's budget. Executive Director Richard Alexander says w...
Apr 07, 2022 (File photo)
Provincial Budget Highlights Big Changes for Health Authorities and School System
The 2022 budget contains some significant changes for healthcare and education. The budget includes plans to consolidate the four regional health authorities into one, however government says it is to...
Apr 07, 2022
"Change is in the air;" No New Taxes and Fees in 2022 Provincial Budget
"Change is in the air" is the theme of this year's provincial budget. The projected deficit for this year is $351 million, that's down significantly from two years ago in 2020 when the projected defic...
Apr 07, 2022
MUN School of Pharmacy Clinic Open for In-Person Service
A clinic at the School of Pharmacy at Memorial University which helps people with their medication regime is again seeing their patients in person. After a couple of years of mostly virtual and teleph...
Apr 07, 2022
Significant Detour in Goulds Starting Next Week
There's a significant detour starting next week in the Goulds as the city continues water and sewer expansion to the area. Motorists will have to get off Main Road between Dooling's Line and Ruby Line...
Apr 07, 2022
