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Province has 'No Choice' But to Recruit Young Doctors: NLMA
One step forward, and one step back. The Medical Association says since January 1st, there have been 43 new full-time positions come to the province or transition from learner to physician, but over t...
Nov 28, 2020 (File photo: Dr. Lynette Powell)
Emergency Crews Responding to Situation in Cowan Heights
There is an ongoing police presence in Cowan Heights at this hour. A vehicle is in a ditch just west of the Blackmarsh Road roundabout, emergency crew are on scene and have a portion of the road block...
Nov 28, 2020
City Tight-Lipped on New Plans for Railway Coastal Museum
Officials are keeping tight-lipped on what's intended for the old railway station on Water Street West. The city revealed this week that the Railway Coastal Museum is closing permanently, but that the...
Nov 28, 2020 (Photo courtesy Railway Coastal Museum.)
Parks Canada Postpones Opening of Reservations
While many turned to the outdoors to cope with the pandemic this year, Parks Canada is pushing next year's reservations back by a few months. Instead of January, reservations for national parks, histo...
Nov 28, 2020
About 30 Local Jobs to be Affected by ExxonMobil Operations Review
Approximately 30 local jobs-mostly in the St. John's area-will be affected as ExxonMobil conducts a global review of its operations. The company is planning to reduce as many as 300 positions in the c...
Nov 28, 2020 (Concept art of the ExxonMobil building under construction on Hebron Way in St. John's.)
NLTA Elects Trent Langdon as New President
The NLTA has elected a new president. Trent Langdon will begin a two-year term of office in August of 2021. Langdon currently serves as Vice-President of the NLTA and works as a guidance counsellor at...
Nov 27, 2020
Tourism Operator Seeks Clearer Picture of Future of Travel
The local tourism industry is "hanging on by a thread" thanks to travel bans imposed as the result of COVID-19, and are looking for some guidance from government officials to provide a light at the en...
Nov 27, 2020
$330k in Funding Announced to Enhance Gros Morne Tourism
The federal and provincial governments have announced a combined $330,000 in funding for the Gros Morne Co-operating Association. The money will be used to help enhance area tourism, with a focus on t...
Nov 27, 2020 (Photo courtesy Parks Canada.)
31 Active Cases of COVID-19 in NL as Province Reports Four New Positives
There are four new cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador today, bringing the total number of active cases to 31. The first is a man in his 60s in the Eastern Health region, which is linked to...
Nov 27, 2020
Deer Lake Student says Peers Disadvantaged Without Online Learning
A student of Elwood High School in Deer Lake says she believes online teaching should be made available while the town experiences a COVID outbreak. Schools are open, but school board officials have g...
Nov 27, 2020
