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Winter's Brush Gives First Taste of Snow to Parts of the Island
Parts of the island got their first taste of winter today. The West Coast, Northern Peninsula, Green Bay to White Bay, and western sections of Central Newfoundland woke up to snow this morning. Good m...
Nov 08, 2019 (Carpooling photo taken by Krista Fagan via Twitter.)
Union, Lawyer Clash Over Call for Inquiry Into Death at HMP
The person who represents the inmate who died at HMP, and the union that represents correctional officers who may have had some involvement in the death, are at odds over where there should be in inqu...
Nov 08, 2019
Trades Protests Continue Over D.F. Barnes Contract at Bull Arm
A protest by the building trades which started at Bull Arm earlier this week moved to Confederation Building this morning before ending at the Carpenters Union in Paradise. Skilled tradespeople are up...
Nov 08, 2019
Profits Down at Nalcor in Third Quarter
Nalcor delivered its third-quarter financial results this morning via webcast - and profits are down. Their profit for the nine months ending September 30 fell to $106-million, down $34-million from a...
Nov 08, 2019
Teacher Charged in Sexual Exploitation of Boy to Return to Court in January
The case against a school teacher charged with sexual exploitation of a minor won't be back in court again until early in the new year. 31-year-old Krysta Grimes did not appear in court today. Her law...
Nov 08, 2019
Coast of Bays Residents Stuck Between Employment and Environmental Impact from Aquaculture
The Mayor of Hermitage-Sandyville on the province's south coast says the last four weeks have been very difficult for the region. Local workers have been working 10-12 hours a day, seven days a week t...
Nov 08, 2019 (Photo via Northern Harvest.)
NDP Joins PCs in Call for Resignation of Fisheries Minister from Cabinet
There are more calls for the dismissal of cabinet minister Gerry Byrne. Byrne drew the ire of the PC's yesterday when he accused Mount Pearl North MHA Jim Lester as condoning poaching. He also accused...
Nov 08, 2019
Hope Springs Near Hopedale as Survey Finds Evidence of Sapphire, Ruby
It may not be gold, but there could be sapphires and rubies in them thar hills outside Hopedale. Those are some of the findings of a recent geological survey conducted in Labrador. Natural Resources M...
Nov 08, 2019 Stock image
Nalcor Worker Injured After Thieves Remove Copper Grounding Wire from Power Yard
Nalcor's Vice President of Transmission and Community Affairs at Churchill Falls, Walter Parsons says it was a scary incident. The warnings have been repeated for years, but a Nalcor employee recently...
Nov 08, 2019 Stock image
Crosbie Calls to Review Recommendations, But says Inquiry Premature for HMP Death
PC Leader Ches Crosbie believes a decision on an inquiry into the most recent death of a 33-year-old man at HMP is premature at this time. There have been calls from lawyer Bob Buckingham for an inqui...
Nov 08, 2019
