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Kenmount Road Construction Getting a Lot Tighter Thursday
Kenmount Road will be even more of a bottleneck on Thursday. The five-lane road has been reduced to two lanes since July but for six hours tomorrow it will be down to one lane between Polina Road and ...
Aug 28, 2019
PCs Calling for Updated School Bus Policy as School Year Approaches
The provincial PCs are renewing their calls for changes to the provincial school bussing policy ahead of the new school year. Opposition Education Critic Craig Pardy is calling on the Liberals to make...
Aug 28, 2019
Nurse Practitioners to Be Able to Open Private Practices
New regulations will allow nurse practitioners to open private practices without the oversight of a doctor. The choice remains with the patient. The services of nurse practitioners are not covered by ...
Aug 28, 2019
Mother of Woman Who Died at Clarenville Correctional Still Looking for Answers
The mother of a young woman who died at the Clarenville Correctional Centre last year says legal action against the province is the next step to finding out what really happened to her daughter. Natas...
Aug 28, 2019
Man Arrested After Bizarre Waterford Bridge Road Crash
A bizarre incident unfolded on Waterford Bridge Road in St. John's Monday morning just as people were on their way to work. A vehicle collided with a light pole at about 8:00. A man then got out of th...
Aug 28, 2019
Only Slight Movements at the Pumps Forecast for This Week
Barely any movement is predicted for fuel prices at the pumps this week. George Murphy of the consumer group for fair gas prices says there will be a few ups and downs, but they will be slight. Gasoli...
Aug 28, 2019
Get Ready for a "Polar Coaster" Winter, says Farmer's Almanac
If you're hoping for an easy winter this year, be warned-the 2020 Farmer's Almanac says we're in for a 'polar coaster' of weather. Much of Canada will see heavy snowfall, with Newfoundland and Labrado...
Aug 28, 2019
First Layer of Asphalt Hits New Paradise Roundabout Today
The first layer of asphalt for the Topsail Road/McNamara roundabout goes down today. The Town of Paradise says in order to have the first layer of paving finished in one day, work will begin at 7:00 a...
Aug 28, 2019 Image courtesy Google Maps.
Larry Dohey Died Doing What He Loved, Telling Stories to a Captivated Audience
There's a long shadow over the province today with the sudden death of a man who was a walking encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador history. Larry Dohey was giving an address to a group of people...
Aug 28, 2019
New Regulations Grant Nurse Practitioners More Independence, Ability to Open Private Practices
Upcoming changes to regulations will allow nurse practitioners to open their own private practices. Current regulations require nurse practitioners to have a consulting doctor to vouch for them in ord...
Aug 27, 2019
