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Wait List for Patients Waiting for Long -Term Care Growing According to Latest ATIPP
The Opposition is pressing government to address the growing list of people waiting for long-term care. Opposition Leader Tony Wakeham says an Access to Information request in December showed 146 peop...
May 22, 2025 Tony Wakeham and John Hogan
Government says Plans for Kenmount Terrace School Progressing
Progress is being made on a new school for Kenmount Terrace to replace Larkhall Academy and Leary's Brook Junior High according to government. The tender has been called, but the timeline for completi...
May 22, 2025
Former Supreme Court Justice Donald Burrage Passes Away
A justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador has passed away. Donald Burrage began practicing law with Halley, Roberts, Barry before moving into the Department of Justice with the Gover...
May 22, 2025 Donald Burrage (via Carnell's Funeral Home obituary notice)
Government Expanding Glucose Monitoring Program to Include All Type 1 Diabetics
The expansion of the province's Continuous Glucose Monitoring Program is part of government's plan to become "Canada's healthiest province." Government is opening up the Continuous Glucose Monitoring ...
May 22, 2025 (VOCM News file photo)
Hearing to Streamline Murder Case Prior to Preliminary Inquiry
A St. John's murder case is back before the courts today in an effort to streamline the potentially complicated matter. Today's so-called focus hearing is designed to clarify the key issues and preven...
May 22, 2025 Brad Morrell, Jason Wells and Veronica Whalen are shown in provincial court following their arrest last year. (VOCM News/file)
Unanimous Support for Private Member's Motion Calling for Disability Advocate
Two passionate disability advocates were among those who unanimously supported Helen Conway Ottenheimer's private member's motion calling for the creation of a stand-alone disability advocate's office...
May 22, 2025
Local Author Wins Dublin Literary Award's Top Prize
An award-winning Newfoundland author has won another honour for his work. Michael Crummey has won the Dublin Literary Award's top prize of 100,000 for his book, The Adversary, a dark tale set in Newfo...
May 22, 2025
DFO Provides Reasoning for Seizing FFAW Member's Cell Phone
DFO is responding to questions raised by the fisheries union about the recent seizure of a member's cell phone as part of an ongoing investigation. FFAW President Dwan Street questioned whether the de...
May 22, 2025
Accomplished Chaplain Recognized in House of Assembly
There was a standing ovation in the House of Assembly yesterday for a chaplain, author and minister in the Presbyterian Church. Reverend Doctor Major Ian S. Wishart, the chaplain for the Royal Newfoun...
May 22, 2025 Reverend Doctor Major Ian Wishart in the gallery of the House of Assembly, May 21, 2025
Memorial University Hosting Anti-Racism Conference
For the second year in a row, Memorial University is going to host a conference on racism and equity. MUN says the first one last year was well received, so it decided to stage a follow-up. Dr. Delore...
May 22, 2025
