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No Confirmed Presence of Measles in NL as Cases Rise Across Canada
While health officials across Canada are alarmed with the rising rate of measles cases, the Department of Health says there are no reported cases of the highly infectious disease in Newfoundland and L...
Feb 28, 2025 Photos via Health Canada
Ken McDonald Eyeing Provincial Politics, Just Not Liberal Leadership
Avalon MP Ken McDonald is not considering a run for the provincial Liberal leadership, but is waiting in the wings for a provincial political run. McDonald says he did not expect the resignation of Pr...
Feb 28, 2025
Government Engaging in Talks on Eliminating Interprovincial Trade Barriers
The provincial government says it is "actively engaged with other provinces" on reducing internal trade barriers, but fall short of committing to introduce legislation to that effect. Earlier this wee...
Feb 28, 2025
Heart's Content Town Clerk Retiring After 57 Years
This is a "red letter" day in the small Trinity Bay town of Heart's Content. Alice Cumby, the town clerk, was hired March 1, 1968 and is seen as a pillar in the community. Today is her last day on the...
Feb 28, 2025 Cumby accepting the Municipal Administrator Award of Excellence from Professional Municipal Administrators in 2022 (Facebook)
NAPE Not Pleased With Idea to Contract Out Ultrasounds in Labrador-Grenfell Zone
NAPE says NL Health Services has proposed that ultrasound services in the Labrador-Grenfell Zone be contracted out, a move which the union is slamming as the "encroachment of privatization." NAPE Pres...
Feb 28, 2025 NAPE President Jerry Earle
Deadline to Nominate Torchbearer for Canada Summer Games
The Canada Summer Games, which are being held in the St. John's area this summer, are looking for torchbearers. The capital city says it will need over 130 people to carry the torch as part of 15 stop...
Feb 28, 2025 Photo via Canada Summer Games
AG Wants More Oversight on Government Incentives for Health Professionals
The Auditor General would like to see government monitor incentive programs for health professionals, particularly doctors and nurses. For the 18-month period between April 2023 to October 2024, NL He...
Feb 28, 2025 Auditor General Denise Hanrahan. (VOCM News)
Conception Bay South Hosting 2026 Allan Cup
The 2026 Allan Cup tournament is coming to Newfoundland and Labrador. The event will take place at the Conception Bay South Arena, with the Conception Bay Baker Flooring Senior Blues serving as the ho...
Feb 28, 2025 Conception Bay Baker Flooring Senior Blues Team captain Kyle Tibbo (VOCM News)
Icewater Seafoods Hoping to Get Processed Northern Cod to U.S. Before Tariffs Hit
Icewater Seafoods in Arnold's Cove has celebrated the first offshore northern cod to be caught and processed locally in more than a generation. CEO Alberto Wareham says it's been a long time coming. H...
Feb 28, 2025 Photo via Icewater Seafoods
Applications Now Open Big Game Hunting Licence Draw
Big game licence applications are now open for the 2025-26 hunting season licence draw. Eligible hunters and trappers must have an account in order to apply for a licence. The moose quota for the isla...
Feb 28, 2025 (Photo via Gov NL.)
