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NLMA Challenges Government to 'Get Serious' About Recruitment and Retention of Physicians; Formal Vote on Government's Offer to be Conducted November 4
The NLMA says it will not return to the negotiating table, unless government "gets serious" about recruitment and retention. President Dr. Susan MacDonald says provincial physicians have been without ...
Oct 26, 2021
Businesses do not Have to Continually Scan Vaxxpass of Frequent Visitors, Says Minister Stoodley
Businesses and facilities do not have to continually scan frequent visitors after they have done so often enough so that they know their vaccine status. It's one of the many questions which government...
Oct 26, 2021
Health Accord Holding Another Series of Virtual Public Town Halls
Another series of virtual public town halls are scheduled in November as part of the Health Accord process. The Health Accord is tasked with coming up with ways to change health delivery in the provin...
Oct 26, 2021
Water Main Break Forces Early Closure of St. Theresa's Elementary
A water main break is forcing the early dismissal of students from St. Teresa's Elementary on Mundy Pond Road. City crews are working on the issue and expect to shut the water off to effect repairs be...
Oct 26, 2021
Deer Lake RCMP Seeking Public's Help Identifying Three Caught Speeding
RCMP in Deer Lake are hoping the public can help them identify three people who fled from police on dirt bikes on the weekend. An officer noticed three dirt bikes speeding on Wight's Road in Deer Lake...
Oct 26, 2021
Central Health Raising Cafeteria Prices to Align with Inflation
The rising cost of food is forcing Central Health to make adjustments to the prices charged in their cafeterias. Effective December 6, regional cafeteria prices throughout the Central Health region wi...
Oct 26, 2021
Janeway Intensive Care Unit Diverting Patients to Halifax
The Janeway's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit has been on diversion since October 20 because of an increased number of seriously ill patients. That means that new patients to the ICU will have to be flo...
Oct 26, 2021
Two Newfoundland MPs Sworn Into Cabinet for First Time Since 1979
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named his new Cabinet with two faces from Newfoundland and Labrador. Long Range Mountains MP Gudie Hutchings becomes the minister of rural economic development while ...
Oct 26, 2021
Colinet Residents Fed Up with Pothole-Filled Access Road
Residents of the Colinet area are taking shovel in hand and filling some of the many hundreds of potholes on the 12 km stretch of the Markland Road between their area and the TCH at Whitbourne. The gr...
Oct 26, 2021
Burin Peninsula Towns Postpone Halloween Celebrations Due to COVID
Some towns on the Burin Peninsula are going to opt out of one of the most popular rituals of the year. Marystown and Burin are asking the ghouls and goblins to stay home instead of going door to door ...
Oct 26, 2021
