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Propane Prices Take a Jump, Gas Drops Slightly
Fuel prices are up almost right across the board this morning. The biggest increase if the price of propane, which is up by just over 5 (5.1) cents per litre. The price of diesel is up as well, increa...
Dec 12, 2019
Marine Institute Expands Local Training Opportunities Thanks to New Simulator
Students at Marine Institute can now receive special training that would once require you to leave the province. A new Heritage Bridge Simulator was donated to the MUN campus by Teekay Offshore. The s...
Dec 11, 2019
Collision Clinic Car Giveaway Helps Family in Need on Daughter's Birthday
Christmas came early for a local family in need, thanks to Collision Clinic. Katherine Costello and her seven-year-old daughter Maggie received a refurbished 2018 Nissan Versa and one year of insuranc...
Dec 11, 2019
27 Years of Cheers: Exhibit Honours Storied Career of Buddy the Puffin
It isn't often that you see a team's mascot stick around for 27 years. That's one of the reasons why a new exhibit was unveiled this morning at The Rooms. Buddy the Puffin has been an important part o...
Dec 11, 2019
Fall Fiscal Update: NL Revenue Slides by $392-Million Following Tough Year for Oil
Taking away the money from the Atlantic Accord, the province's deficit has grown to almost a billion dollars. Finance Minister Tom Osborne provided the 2019 Fall Fiscal Update today at Confederation B...
Dec 11, 2019
Nalcor says Men Banned by PAL Airlines Not Allowed to Work at Churchill Falls Site
Nalcor Energy says two men behind a series of racist and derogatory comments on a provincial flight will not be allowed to work at the Churchill Falls site. Indigenous leaders have come forward condem...
Dec 11, 2019
Visual Artists of NL Call for Restoration of Dedicated Gallery Director at the Rooms
Visual artists in this province are calling on the Board of Directors at the Rooms and Minister Bernard Davis to hire a designated Art Gallery Director for the province's largest cultural institution....
Dec 11, 2019
Crosbie Calls for Investigation into Premier's Role in Rooms Hire
PC Leader Ches Crosbie is asking the Citizens' Representative to investigate Premier Dwight Ball for wrongdoing in connection to the hiring of Carla Foote at The Rooms. Crosbie says there is a lot of ...
Dec 11, 2019
NAPE 'No Mass Layoff' Clause Does Not Mean No Layoffs, says Osborne
The "no mass layoff" clause for public sector workers continues for another two years with the tentative agreement between NAPE and the provincial government. The agreement is a two-year extension to ...
Dec 11, 2019
Restaurants Now Serving Newfoundland Oysters for the First Time
Oysters are being cultivated in the province for the first time and they are officially available to eat. Oysters farmed in Placentia Bay were taste tested at Mallard Cottage on Tuesday and were on th...
Dec 11, 2019
