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North West River Man Facing More Drug, Sex Charges
A man from North West River, who was already before the courts on a number of drug and sex-related offences has been arrested again on similar charges. 49-year-old Ashley Michelin was first arrested i...
Mar 08, 2022
Ottawa Announces $22 Million for Upgrades to St. John's International
St. John's International Airport got a boost this morning to assist with its recovery from the crippling blow inflicted by the pandemic. The roughly $22.5 million in federal money will go toward criti...
Mar 08, 2022 (St. John's International Airport CEO Peter Avery flanked by Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan and Transportation Minister Omar Alghabra.)
NLTA Concerned About Public Health Measures in Schools After Restrictions Drop
Teachers wish for government to come up with a firm plan of what our schools will look like after next Monday. Many COVID restrictions come off the books at that time but masks in our secondary school...
Mar 08, 2022
Tyler Edmunds Sworn-In as Acting President of Nunatsiavut Government
The Nunatsiavut Government has sworn-in Tyler Edmunds as Acting President while President Johannes Lampe undergoes cancer treatment. Edmunds who was sworn-in this morning, will serve in the role until...
Mar 08, 2022 (First Minister Tyler Edmunds being sworn-in as Acting President of Nunatsiavut in Hopedale. Looking on
is the Clerk of the Nunatsiavut Assembly, Mary Sillett.)
RNC Cautioning Drivers of Slippery Road Conditions
Roads are slippery today in many areas of the province with snow, ice and slush. The RNC were responding to four motor vehicle collisions in the metro region at roughly the same time after a steady do...
Mar 08, 2022
Canada's First Inuk Cardiac Surgeon Practicing at Health Sciences
Canada's very first Inuk cardiac surgeon is practicing at the Health Sciences in St. John's. Dr. Donna Kimmaliardjuk, who completed medical school at the University of Calgary and who trained at the U...
Mar 08, 2022
New Collaborative Network Launches to Empower Women in Arctic Regions
Today is International Women's Day, and a new initiative is being launched to help elevate and empower women who live in arctic areas of Canada. We.ArcticImpact will help women from coast-to-coast in ...
Mar 08, 2022
Marystown Shipyard Families Alliance Concerned New Clinic Won't Help Some Sick and Injured Workers
The Marystown Shipyard Families Alliance says a new provincial occupational health clinic recommended by the Health Accord will have little benefit if certain occupational disease claims are not prope...
Mar 08, 2022
Gushue Rink Remains Undefeated at Brier
Brad Gushue's rink puts its unblemished record on the line tonight at the Tim Hortons Brier in Lethbridge, Alta. Gushue's Wild Card #1 team will look to improve to 5-0 when they go up against Manitoba...
Mar 08, 2022 (Photo via Curling Canada Twitter.)
Federal Transport Minister to Make Infrastructure Announcement at YYT
A funding announcement is coming this morning for infrastructure projects at St. John's International Airport. Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra will be joined by Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan...
Mar 08, 2022
