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Nominations Open for NL Human Rights Award
Nominations are being welcomed for the annual Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Award. The award recognizes individuals, living or dead, who have made or continue to make a meaningful contributio...
Aug 23, 2020
Dominion Employees on Strike After Rejecting Tentative Agreement
Dominion workers are on strike after voting to reject the tentative agreement tabled between Unifor and Loblaw Companies Limited. As the votes were tallied, workers aligned overwhelmingly against the ...
Aug 22, 2020
John Abbott Releases List of Campaign Contributions
Liberal leadership candidate John Abbott has released a list of the names and companies who contributed more than $100 each to his campaign. He pledged to do so at the launch of his campaign for Liber...
Aug 22, 2020
Perry Trimper Sworn-In as Parliamentary Secretary to Education and Finance Ministers
Premier Andrew Furey has promoted a former cabinet minister as a parliamentary secretary. Perry Trimper, the MHA for Upper Lake Melville, left the cabinet last year after getting into trouble with the...
Aug 22, 2020
Scrapyard Fire in Burin Not Suspicious: RCMP
RCMP say a massive scrapyard fire that caused anxious moments in Burin on Thursday is not considered to be suspicious. Businesses and nearby homes were temporarily evacuated because of the severity of...
Aug 22, 2020
12-Day Streak Continues with No New Cases of COVID-19 in NL
Newfoundland and Labrador has gone another day with no new cases of COVID-19 to report. It has been 12 days since the last case was confirmed in this province, and two full days with no known active c...
Aug 22, 2020 (Stock photo.)
As Extra Resources Allocated for School System, Daycares Left in the Lurch: Operator
A local daycare operator says she was shocked to see Premier Andrew Furey reiterate his commitment to $25 dollar-a-day daycare - with no consultation with operators - even as the school system gets ex...
Aug 22, 2020
Stolen Vehicle from Glovertown Business Found Undamaged in Sandringham
Glovertown RCMP are investigating the recent theft of a van from a local business. The Dodge Caravan was stolen from Nancy's Flower Patch in Glovertown sometime between August 17th and the 19th. It wa...
Aug 22, 2020
Changes Made to NLC's Board of Directors
The new minister responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation is making some changes to the board of directors. Glenn Mifflin and Donna Rideout have been appointed as members of th...
Aug 22, 2020
Controversy Brewing Over Development of Community Park in CBS
There's a controversy brewing in CBS over the development of a new community park that will see the destruction of a local green space. Area residents say the wilderness area is being ripped up for a ...
Aug 22, 2020
