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Questions Raised Over Whether Provincial Budget Will be Tabled this Year
The Executive Director of the NL Employers Council is wondering whether we'll see a provincial budget this year. Richard Alexander says the stars appear to be aligned to delay the budgetary process. T...
Feb 29, 2020
Province Removing Important Jobs from Labrador, says Former Minister
Former Minister of Labrador Affairs says he's frustrated with how the province is removing important jobs from the region. Nick McGrath says they've lost three out of five wildlife officers and two ou...
Feb 29, 2020 (Former minister Nick McGrath. VOCM File Photo.)
Growlers Shut Out by Everblades in Road Trip Loss
It was a scoreless night for the Growlers yesterday as they took on the Florida Everblades. Despite out shooting the Everblades 22-8 in the first two periods the Growlers couldn't find the back of the...
Feb 29, 2020
Businesses Evacuated After Cell Tower Collapse in St. John's
A number of businesses in centre city St. John's were evacuated late Friday afternoon after the top of a cell tower collapsed, landing on a commercial building. The structure on Blackmarsh Road houses...
Feb 28, 2020 (Photo courtesy Earl Noble.)
Cabinet Ministers Lining Up To Support Furey’s Leadership Bid
He hasn't even officially declared he'll seek the provincial Liberal leadership, but already Dr. Andrew Furey has the support of at least two cabinet ministers. On Friday afternoon, Sherry Gambin Wals...
Feb 28, 2020
Cannabis Products Seized from St. John's Home
Police, postal officials and liquor control officers teamed up on a bust at a residence in St. John's this week. They seized many cannabis products including candy, shatter, hash, extract and dried fl...
Feb 28, 2020
Health Canada Announces Recall of Heat Pump
Health Canada has announced a recall on ductless single and multi-zone heat pumps from LENNOX, as a potential fire hazard. The recall, in conjunction with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission sta...
Feb 28, 2020
Environmental Law Organization Applauds Supreme Court Ruling
Ecojustice, which has been fighting to protect wild Atlantic salmon from what they see as the threats created by open pen aquaculture, are applauding a recent Supreme Court ruling on the proposed Indi...
Feb 28, 2020
Iconic Newfoundlander, Advocate Sara Sexton Passes Away at 97
An iconic Newfoundlander, advocate and mother to one of the province's most beloved performers has passed away. Sara Sexton passed away today at the age of 97. Her daughter, well-known filmmaker Mary ...
Feb 28, 2020
Newfoundlander Plans to Stay in Italy Amid Covid-19 Outbreak
A Newfoundlander who has been living in Italy on and off for the last three years says she has no plans to leave the country despite an outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Sheila Parrott is original...
Feb 28, 2020
