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Fifteen Per Cent of Visits to Canadian ERs for Primary Care Issues: CIHI
A new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows that 15 per cent of visits to Canadian ERs between April 2023 and March of 2024 could potentially have been managed through primar...
Dec 05, 2024 Hush Naidoo Jade Photography / Unsplash
VOCM Cares 50/50 Jackpot Cracks $100,000 Ahead of Midnight Deadline
Midnight tonight is the deadline to buy tickets for the annual VOCM Cares 50/50 draw. As of Thursday afternoon, the jackpot had eclipsed the $100,000 mark. Last year, one lucky winner walked away with...
Dec 05, 2024
Fall Sitting of House of Assembly in the Books
That's a wrap on the fall sitting of the provincial legislature. The House of Assembly adjourned last night until the spring, having sat for 14 of 15 scheduled days. Premier Andrew Furey believes it w...
Dec 05, 2024
Price of Most Fuels Down Overnight
The cost of most fuels is down this morning. Gas drops by about two and a half cents. Diesel is down by about 2 cents per litre for both the island and Labrador West. The price of furnace and stove oi...
Dec 05, 2024
Traffic Slow Moving on TCH Near Bishop's Falls Following Two-Vehicle Collision
Traffic is slow moving on the Trans Canada Highway in central Newfoundland due to a two vehicle crash near the Bishop's Falls turnoff. An ambulance a police are on the scene. Traffic is moving slowly ...
Dec 04, 2024 (Submitted)
Finance Minister Signals Increase in Senior's Benefits with Budget Amendment
It appears that increased senior's benefits are in the works in the upcoming provincial budget. Finance Minister Siobhan Coady presented an approved amendment to a Private Members Resolution made by t...
Dec 04, 2024 Photo via House of Assembly
Habitat for Humanity Delivers New Homes to Three Families in St. John's
Three families have been given the gift of a new home just in time for Christmas. The ribbon was cut on three new Habitat for Humanity homes on Eric Street in St. John's this morning. The homes were m...
Dec 04, 2024
Fatal Accident Claims Life of Driver on Trans Labrador Highway
A 46-year-old man died as the result of a single-vehicle accident on the Trans Labrador Highway yesterday afternoon. RCMP were contacted just before 2:30 yesterday afternoon. Members from the Mary's H...
Dec 04, 2024
Downtown Santa Claus Parade Raises $65,000 in Food and Funds for Local Food Banks
Some 10,000 pounds of food and $5,000 was raised for local food banks during last weekend's Downtown Santa Claus Parade in St. John's. Newfoundland Power had volunteers along the parade route collecti...
Dec 04, 2024 Photo via X
Deadline Looms for VOCM Cares 50/50 Draw
Tomorrow is the last day to purchase tickets in the VOCM Cares 50/50 cash draw. The total amount purchased as of mid-day today is nearing $50,000, and growing with half that amount going to the lucky ...
Dec 04, 2024
