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Community Remembers As Leo Puddester Laid To Rest
"He was a man larger than life". That was the sentiment shared by all as Leo Puddester was laid to rest in a service at the Basilica of St. John the Baptist yesterday. Puddester was a former correctio...
May 08, 2019
Mixed Reaction To Coffin’s Suggestion To Spoil Ballots In Districts Without NDP
There has been plenty of reaction to recent comments made by NDP Leader Alison Coffin, who suggested that voters in districts with no NDP candidate spoil their ballot. Memorial University political sc...
May 08, 2019
‘Deaf Children Matter’: Engineer Joins Calls To Reopen School For The Deaf
A man from Pacquet on the Baie Verte Peninsula wants to see the School for the Deaf reopened and is crediting his own success as an engineer on the education he received there. Chad Greenham was about...
May 06, 2019
Online Cheers For Good Samaritan Metrobus Driver
A simple act of kindness, caught on camera and shared online, has resulted in accolades for a Metrobus driver. A bystander near the Avalon Mall witnessed the driver leave the bus to help an elderly pa...
May 06, 2019
Nalcor Withheld Payment Until Reports Changes Were Made, Says Muskrat Subcontractor
A sub-contractor at the Muskrat Falls hydro project says Nalcor would withhold partial payment until their monthly reports were amended to say what they wanted them to say. Grid Solutions Canada, a pa...
May 06, 2019
Decision To Leave NL Alliance Out Of Debate ‘Disappointing’ Says Leader
The Leader of the NL Alliance says he is disappointed to be left out of a leaders debate on CBC this evening. The live debate at 7:00 p.m. will feature Premier Dwight Ball, PC Leader Ches Crosbie and ...
May 01, 2019
Nursing Positions Difficult To Fill Due To Expertise, Demand Says Haggie
Health Minister John Haggie says nursing positions in areas like the Janeway's Intensive Care Unit are highly specialized and difficult to fill when demand is high. The minister was responding to conc...
May 01, 2019
Consumer Group For Fair Gas Prices Predicts Continued Rise This Week
The Consumer Group for Fair Gas Prices is predicting yet another week of increases at the pumps. The group is forecasting fuel prices to increase, if only slightly, across the board tomorrow. Gasoline...
May 01, 2019
CBS Man Back In Court, Charged With Dangerous Driving That Paralysed Woman
The dangerous driving trial of 23-year-old Joshua Steele-Young of CBS resumes today in St. John's Supreme Court. He's accused in a March 2017 car accident that left 21-year-old Morgan Pardy paralyzed ...
May 01, 2019
Tobacco Company Slams Plain Packaging Regulations
Imperial Tobacco is denouncing a federal government decision to implement plain packaging for tobacco products in Canada. The tobacco company says it is shocked, calling the decision to move forward w...
May 01, 2019
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