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Heritage Foundation Disappointed by Demolition of Historic Norris Point Property
The Heritage Foundation of NL is expressing disappointment over the demolition of a historic structure in Norris Point. Executive Director Jerry Dick says the historic Caines House, which was built in...
Dec 04, 2020 (Photo of the John William Caines House, via Heritage Foundation Newfoundland and Labrador.)
Province Forms Team to Oversee Vaccine Logistics; Three New Cases Identified in NL
The province has three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province, all in the Eastern Health region. One of the cases-a man in his 40s-recently returned to the province from work in Alberta. The ...
Dec 04, 2020
Advocates for Railway Coastal Museum Call on City to Halt Closure
The capital city's decision to close down the Railway Coastal Museum is being met with a plea to pause the process from advocates. Yesterday, a group of about two dozen people gathered outside the bui...
Dec 04, 2020
St. John's Budget Coming Down Monday
Residents of St. John's will find out Monday how the city will get out of a $10- to $12-million hole. Council brings down its 2021 budget in the afternoon. It found about $13-million four years ago af...
Dec 04, 2020
Government Taking First Steps to Eliminate Nalcor Bonus System
The provincial government's quest to eliminate the bonus system at Nalcor is going to be tangly and difficult, but the first steps will come next Thursday when the House of Assembly opens for one day....
Dec 04, 2020
Minister Dempster Garners Criticism Over Another Political Gathering
Another Liberal cabinet minister is attracting negative attention for a recent political gathering. Health Minister John Haggie came under fire this week for a Gander and District Liberal Association ...
Dec 04, 2020
Opposition Parties Worried West White Rose Funding Will Be Wasted
Opposition Leader Ches Crosbie says it's time the premier started thinking outside the box when it comes to securing the future of the province's offshore oil industry. Crosbie says there are no guara...
Dec 04, 2020
Galway Christmas Tree Donated to Mount Pearl
The giant Christmas tree at the heart of a recent dispute between businessman Danny Williams and the City of St. John's has been donated to neighbouring Mount Pearl. Dewcor donated the tree, originall...
Dec 04, 2020
Programs to Address Education Gaps for Dementia Patients
One of the biggest gaps we face in addressing healthcare needs for dementia patients is education. That's according to the province's health minister, Dr. John Haggie, who yesterday announced $130,000...
Dec 04, 2020
Nalcor Defends Executive Bonuses
Nalcor Energy is defending what it calls a "variable component of compensation to its executives and senior managers" to "drive people towards achieving company and divisional performance." Nalcor was...
Dec 04, 2020
