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NLMA President Hopes Front Line Workers Will Have Input on Spending of Bill C-17 Money
The pandemic has crippled the health care system across the country and led to a major backlog of surgeries. Late last week the federal government tabled Bill C-17 which promises to give $2-billion to...
Mar 28, 2022 (Photo courtesy NLMA.)
Province to Put Greater Focus on English Language Learners to Welcome Refugees, Immigrants
The education system is putting a special emphasis on English as a second language resource as it prepares to welcome a greater number of immigrants and refugees to the province. Newfoundland and Labr...
Mar 28, 2022
Placentia Area Historical Society Celebrates 50 Years
The Placentia Area Historical Society celebrated a significant milestone this past weekend. March 27 marked the 50th anniversary of the society, which strives to promote the study, knowledge and prese...
Mar 28, 2022
Fisheries Minister Confronted by Protestors at FFAW Rally
Fisheries Minister Derrick Bragg stepped into a lion's den earlier today as he addressed a crowd gathered at an FFAW protest. The Union organized rallies in St. John's and Corner Brook to highlight is...
Mar 28, 2022 Fisheries Minister Derrick Bragg is confronted by one of the protestors in the crowd.
Harbour Grace Woman Hoping to Reunite with Mother from Ukraine
A Harbour Grace woman originally from Ukraine is feeling the stress following a failed attempt to get her mother to Newfoundland. Nadya Butt-Valychko's mother was on her way, but got blocked at the ai...
Mar 28, 2022 (Photo via Facebook.)
Two New Long-Term Care Facilities Officially Open in Central
Months after government was originally supposed to have taken possession, two new long-term care homes are finally opening in Gander and Grand Falls-Windsor. Formal ceremonies involving area MHAs, rep...
Mar 28, 2022 The New Long-Term Care Facility in Grand Falls-Windsor.
Province Reports Two New Deaths Due to COVID-19 and 40 Hospitalizations
Forty people are now in hospital in this province due to COVID-19, an increase of seven in the past few days. That's the highest number of hospitalizations at any one time since the pandemic began. Se...
Mar 28, 2022
Team NL Wins Gold at Canadian 5 Pin Bowlers Association Youth Challenge National Championship
Team NL, comprised of bowlers from the metro region and the west coast, has won the Canadian 5 Pin Bowlers Association Youth Challenge National Championship in Calgary. They went undefeated in the rou...
Mar 28, 2022
Travel Blogger's Images of Northern Lights in NL Goes Viral
A travel blogger's images of the Northern Lights over Newfoundland and Labrador have gone viral. Emily Snyder posts videos on the social media app TikTok of her travels all over the world. However, a ...
Mar 28, 2022
Wildlife Minister Responds to Issues with Big Game Hunting Application Process
The minister responsible for wildlife says the online system for applying for big game hunting licences has been in place for several years and is a much more efficient way of doing things than the pa...
Mar 28, 2022 (File photo.)
