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MUNSU General Election Postponed Due to Technical Issues
The Memorial University Students Union has postponed the online webvote for the MUNSU General Election due to a technological error. The union says the issues are with the MUN banner system. They have...
Mar 15, 2022
Jigs & Wheels Summer Festival in Corner Brook Back After Two Years
Just in time for Come Home Year, the Jigs & Wheels summer festival in Corner Brook is a go for 2022. The annual event which has been cancelled two years in a row thanks to COVID, is a celebration of s...
Mar 15, 2022
Lack of OR Time Forcing Doctors to Delay Critical Surgeries
The Department of Health says regional health authorities are working through the backlogs caused by COVID-19 and the recent cyberattack, but challenges remain. The department admits that while surger...
Mar 15, 2022
Furey in Ottawa for Ukrainian President's Address to Parliament
Premier Andrew Furey is in Ottawa today for the address of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Ottawa announced that the Ukrainian President had accepted an invitation to address the Canadian Par...
Mar 15, 2022 (Photo via CPAC.)
Workers at Facility for Vulnerable Youth on Strike
Workers with the Choices for Youth facility on Bond Street in St. John's are now on strike. The nine employees at The Lilly, who have been at odds with the employer for over a year in their attempts t...
Mar 15, 2022
Energy Minister Optimistic About Future of Fluorspar Mine in St. Lawrence
The province's minister of Industry, Energy, and Technology is feeling optimistic about the future of the fluorspar mining operation in St. Lawrence now that the company has been granted more time to ...
Mar 15, 2022 (Image via Canada Fluorspar.)
Team Gushue Marks Historic Shorthanded Brier Win
Team Gushue marked a number of firsts in winning their 4th Brier championship this past weekend. They are the first Wild Card team to win it all, and also the first team to do it with only three playe...
Mar 15, 2022
Business Owners Welcome Come Home Year as Way to Boost Economy
Business owners are welcoming Come Home Year plans as a way to help build the economy after two very difficult years. The province is throwing open the doors this summer to first-time visitors, ex-pat...
Mar 15, 2022
House of Assembly Reopens for Spring Session Today
The House of Assembly reconvenes for the spring sitting this afternoon, with more than a few contentious issues up for debate. There were a couple of times last session when members ran out of things ...
Mar 15, 2022
Provincial Government Begins Pandemic Response Review Process
The provincial government has begun the process of performing a review of the pandemic response over the last two years. Newfoundland and Labrador's public health emergency officially ended at 12:01 M...
Mar 15, 2022
