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Astaldi Muskrat Workers Still Waiting for Pay a Year Later
There are still 122 staffed Astaldi workers who are waiting for their pay over a year since the company was kicked off of the Muskrat Falls Site. Nalcor issued a stop work order to the company in Octo...
Nov 27, 2019
St. John's Combining Downtown Business Improvement Levy with Commercial Mil Rate
The City of St. John's is combining the Business Improvement Area Levy with the commercial mil rate. Prior to 2013, Downtown St. John's collected a 10 per cent levy placed on the business occupancy ta...
Nov 27, 2019
Eastern Health says 'Innovative' Breast Cancer Treatment Now Offered at Clarenville Hospital
Eastern Health says it's now offering an innovative new technique for the surgical treatment of breast cancer. The treatment is being offered at the Dr. G.B. Cross Memorial Hospital in Clarenville for...
Nov 27, 2019 (Photo courtesy Discovery Health Care Foundation.)
Three Cod Stocks Threatened with Extinction Due Mainly to Seal Predation: FFAW
The Fish, Food, and Allied Workers Union is calling on the federal government to take immediate action to control the seal population in an effort to protect vulnerable cod stocks on the south coast a...
Nov 27, 2019
NDP Calls for Action on Emergency Shelters
NDP Leader Alison Coffin has written a letter to Premier Dwight Ball calling for a community-government task force to create immediate actions for improving the emergency shelter situation in St. John...
Nov 27, 2019 (File Photo)
Governments, Private Companies Working to Reduce Noise from Ocean Traffic
A local says environmental consultant says all the ships at sea are having a much bigger impact than we realize on the ocean ecosystem. Ashley Noseworthy of Edgewise NL says automatic identification s...
Nov 27, 2019
Wanted Harbour Grace Man Taken Into Police Custody
A man whose wanted poster drew a lot of attention is now in custody. 28-year-old Gregory Pike of Harbour Grace was wanted on a number of outstanding warrants for break, enter and theft. He has a notic...
Nov 27, 2019
Alert Ready Systems Test Hits Devices in Newfoundland and Labrador
A nation-wide test of Alert Ready hit the airwaves today. The latest round of test alerts were issued this morning over television, radio and to compatible wireless devices at 10:55 a.m. Newfoundland ...
Nov 27, 2019
Crews Working at Kelsey and Goldstone Today
Drivers can expect some slowdowns in the area of Kelsey Drive and Goldstone Street as crews put in some pavement marking in the area. It's to reflect changes made to the turnoff to the Team Gushue Ext...
Nov 27, 2019
Closure of St. John's Clinic Leaves Patients Wondering About Fate of Medical Records
The closure of three doctors' offices in the centre city area has patients wondering what happens to their medical records. Three doctors are closing their practices at the Midtown Medical Clinic in t...
Nov 27, 2019
