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NLMA To Hold Town Hall Discussing Government Contract Negotiations
The NLMA is hosting a member town hall tomorrow to discuss the Medical Association's contract negotiations with government. The NLMA last week announced that it had suspended contract negotiations, ci...
Oct 18, 2021 (Photo courtesy NLMA.)
Change Starts Here: Haggie Unveils Health Care Realignment
The provincial government is bringing in major reform to health care based on information gathered by the Health Accord process. The plan involves the establishment of community-based collaborative he...
Oct 18, 2021
Majority of RNU Members in Support of Mandatory Vaccines, says President
The president of the Registered Nurses Union says most of their members support mandatory vaccines for public sector workers with very little opposition to the policy. Yvette Coffey says the RNU suppo...
Oct 18, 2021 Registered Nurses Union President Yvette Coffey
Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services Mobile Unit to Service West Coast
The Salvation Army will be officially presenting a new Emergency Disaster Services mobile unit to the team in Corner Brook, which will be used to service the west coast. The Salvation Army EDS ministr...
Oct 18, 2021
Jack Harris Receives Tribute at Provincial NDP Convention
Jack Harris, who has bowed out of politics after a lengthy career at both the provincial and federal levels, was honoured at the provincial NDP convention in St. John's over the weekend. Harris did no...
Oct 18, 2021
Hurricane Larry Cleanup on the Agenda for St. John's Council
The cleanup from hurricane Larry is on the agenda for tonight's St. John's City Council meeting. Following the powerful storm, the city set up two locations for residents to drop off debris-such as li...
Oct 18, 2021
Marine Atlantic Cancels Morning Crossings Due to Rainfall, Wind Warnings
Parts of the island and Labrador are in for a deluge as rainfall warnings have been issued. The Churchill Falls area is in for about 40 mm but the southwest coast of Newfoundland gets a heavier drench...
Oct 18, 2021
Community Leaders "Raise the Bucket" in Support of Mental Health
Community leaders in St. John's and the Metro region braved 70 foot heights on the weekend as they raised the bucket for mental health. The St. John's Regional Fire Department's Dollar a Day fundraise...
Oct 18, 2021
Non-Profit Group Offering Workshops to Improve Adult Literacy in NL
A non-profit group dedicated to nationwide literacy in all aspects of life is offering workshops specifically tailored to this province's needs. Newfoundland and Labrador has one of the lowest literac...
Oct 18, 2021
Alison Coffin to Continue as NDP Leader Until Leadership Review Complete
NDP Leader Alison Coffin says she will stay on as party leader until a leadership review process is finished. On Saturday at the NDP convention in St. John's just over 56 per cent of delegates voted i...
Oct 18, 2021
