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Ready or Not, Gull Island Coming Sooner Than You Think, says Stan Marshall
Don't look now, but the top energy executive in the province sees a day in the not-too-distant future when Newfoundland and Labrador will be doing another hydro mega-project despite the disastrous Mus...
Oct 09, 2019 Proposed Gull Island project, courtesy Nalcor.
Last Day for Federal Election Advanced Polling at MUN
Today is the final day for advanced polling for the 2019 federal election at Memorial University. In 2015, a pilot project was launched which saw polling stations opened at select universities across ...
Oct 09, 2019
Tourism Operator Calls for Independant Review of Lewisporte Plant Proposal
A local tourism operator and environmentalist is calling for an independent review of a proposal to develop a facility to convert imported plastics to liquid fuel in the Lewisporte area. US-based Syne...
Oct 09, 2019
Nalcor Executive Level Not Bloated, says Nalcor CEO
Now is not the time to tamper with the company structures in place say Nalcor and Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro representatives, insisting that the crown corporations are not bloated at the executiv...
Oct 09, 2019 (File photo.)
No Further Comments from Department of Justice, But Extent of Abuse Class Action Still Unknown
The Department of Justice says it cannot offer any further comment when it comes to the class action lawsuit filed on behalf of residents who say they suffered abuse in Boys' and Girls' homes in Pleas...
Oct 09, 2019
ASF Calls Effects from Salmon Die-Off a 'Major Environmental Disaster'
The Atlantic Salmon Federation estimates about 1.8-million salmon were affected in the mass die-off on the island's south coast. Director of Programs with the ASD, Don Ivany says they have yet to hear...
Oct 09, 2019 Picture courtesy the Atlantic Salmon Federation.
An Unforgettable Experience: NL Man Recounts Visit with Historic Mustang He Sold 55 Years Ago
The Newfoundlander who sold the very first Mustang ever produced is just back from what he calls the trip of a lifetime. Harry Philips, a former car salesman, sold the very first Mustang 55 years ago....
Oct 08, 2019
Tensions Rise Over Innu Nation's Court Challenge of NunatuKavut MOU
The Innu Nation is taking the federal government to court asking that the MOU signed between Ottawa and the NunatuKavut Community Council be cancelled-claiming they had no choice but to challenge the ...
Oct 08, 2019 (Left: Todd Russell, courtesy NunatuKavut Community Council. Right: Gregory Rich, courtesy Innu Nation via Twitter.)
Police Seek Suspect Vehicle in Break, Enter and Theft at Witless Bay Business
Police have released surveillance footage connected with a late-night theft at a business in Witless Bay, hoping to identify those responsible. Ferryland RCMP responded to the Witless Bay Home Hardwar...
Oct 08, 2019
Nalcor Sets Labrador-Island Link as Priority, Forecasts Demand for NL Electricity
The rate mitigation hearings continued at the Public Utilities Board on Tuesday morning with Nalcor CEO Stan Marshall on the stand telling us their number one priority right now is trying to get the L...
Oct 08, 2019 (File photo.)
