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Province Honouring Humboldt Broncos Tragedy Victim with Green Shirt Day
The province is marking Green Shirt Day and Organ Awareness Month in honour of one of the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy in 2018. 21-year-old Logan Boulet was one of 16 killed in the trag...
Apr 07, 2022
Nurse Practitioners Open Health Clinic in Corner Brook for Those Without Family Doctor
Three nurse practitioners in Corner Brook have opened a health clinic to help fill a void for people who do not have a family physician. Lacey Sparkes, Lawrence McCarthy and Travis Sheppard have opene...
Apr 07, 2022
Stephenville Crossing Teen Facing Drug Charges After Impaired Driving Incident
A teenager from Stephenville Crossing has been arrested for drug-impaired driving after a single-vehicle crash near Stephenville. The car went off Route 490 shortly before 9:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. R...
Apr 07, 2022
Energy Minister Not Ruling Out Equity Stake in Bay du Nord
Energy Minister Andrew Parsons is not ruling out a possible equity stake in Bay du Nord. The province is in receipt of the Rothschild report which examines provincial government assets - including oil...
Apr 07, 2022
CMOH: Province May Have Reached Peak of Current Omicron Outbreak
The province's Chief Medical Officer of Health says indicators suggest the province may have reached the peak in terms of the current Omicron outbreak. Health Minister John Haggie suggested the same e...
Apr 07, 2022
Prominent Newfoundland Journalist, Bill Callahan, Passes Away
One of the most prominent journalists the province has ever known has passed away. Bill Callahan, who gained prominence in both print and broadcast media, was a cabinet minister in the last years of t...
Apr 07, 2022
Eastern Health Working With Ottawa Heart Institute Improve Cardiac Surgery Access
Eastern Health confirms that the health authority has been working with the Ottawa Heart Institute to provide cardiac care to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians since December of 2020. As a result, surg...
Apr 07, 2022
Ronald McDonald House Launching Campaign to Redevelop Outdoor Areas
Ronald McDonald House has announced its Family Time Park campaign to redevelop its outdoor areas to give children a space to play and have fun. The $750,000 campaign will see numerous upgrades. The ar...
Apr 07, 2022
Staffing, Availability of Rental Cars Remains Issue for Hospitality Operators
While spirits are high, the overwhelming concern expressed by tourism operators from across the province this season is access to rental vehicles. Hospitality NL is hosting its first in-person confere...
Apr 07, 2022
Sierra Club Canada Foundation: Federal Government Has Abandoned Responsibility as Climate Leaders
The Sierra Club Canada Foundation says by approving the Bay du Nord oil project, the federal government showed it will not act to protect our environment and our federal government has abandoned our r...
Apr 07, 2022 (Photo via Sierra Club of Canada Twitter page.)
