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Crane on Site Near Janeway Entrance Today
A crane will be on-site near the Janeway Hospital entrance today, Starting at 6:30 a.m. the crane will be removing and replacing a ventilation unit from the roof of the Health Sciences, and will be ne...
Oct 25, 2021
MUN Researchers Developing App for Cancer Patients with Insomnia
There will soon be an app for cancer patients having difficulty sleeping. Memorial University's Sleep, Health and Wellness Lab has been busy conducting research on the health impacts of sleep and help...
Oct 25, 2021
One Man Displaced Following Northern Peninsula House Fire
One man has been displaced following a house fire on the Northern Peninsula on Sunday. The blaze broke out in Black Duck Cove around noon. There were no injuries, but the home was destroyed. The Canad...
Oct 25, 2021
Local Critically Acclaimed Author Shares Family Secrets in New Book
A critically acclaimed author from this province has drawn from his own haunting family secrets for his newest novel, one that was over 30 years in the making. Wayne Johnston, a fiction writer famous ...
Oct 24, 2021 Photos via waynejohnston.ca
Capital City Holding Pumpkin Walk November 1
The City of St. John's is holding its Pumpkin Walk on November 1. Residents of St. John's are encouraged to bring their Jack O' Lantern to Bannerman Park for a Halloween themed event with music and po...
Oct 24, 2021
Number of Factors Adding Pressure on Trucking Industry, Says APTA
The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association says a number of factors has come together to create added pressure on the trucking industry to meet current freight demands within the supply chain. The AP...
Oct 24, 2021 Via the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association on Facebook
Province Considering Rapid Testing in Schools, Dr. Fitzgerald Cautioning Usage
The province is looking at the possibility of employing rapid COVID testing in schools, but the Chief Medical Officer of Health cautions about the way in which rapid testing is used. Some provinces, i...
Oct 24, 2021 (Photo: YYT Twitter)
Association of Psychology Dispelling OCD Misconceptions
The Association of Psychology in Newfoundland and Labrador is dispelling some of the myths and misconceptions surrounding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. OCD is an anxiety disorder that can affect a pe...
Oct 24, 2021 (Dr. Janine Hubbard File Photo)
Basilica Considered in Review of Assets for Mount Cashel Settlement
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's says the Basilica of St. John The Baptist is part of its review of assets toward settling sex abuse claims from residents of Mount Cashel Orphanage in the ...
Oct 24, 2021
Motivational Speaker Suffers Cardiac Event While on Tour of Newfoundland
A motivational speaker who has travelled the world with his inspirational story is in Grand Falls-Windsor awaiting medical testing after suffering chest pain not long after making a presentation to lo...
Oct 24, 2021
