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Extensive Air and Sea Search Underway for Missing Coast Guard Crewmember
An extensive air and sea search was launched Monday for a Coast Guard crewmember reported missing. The Canadian Coast Guard says the crewmember was not on board the Vincent Massey when it docked at St...
Sep 17, 2024
Health Authority's Strategic Plan Highlights Focus on Recruitment, Less Reliance on Travel Nurses
NL Health Services has released its strategic plan for the year ahead. The health authority provides health care services to more than 510,000 Newfoundlanders and Labradorians and employs more than 22...
Sep 17, 2024
SAR Posts Video of Emergency Airlift From Vessel in Labrador Sea
A search and rescue team from 103 Squadron in Gander retrieved a sick crewmember from a fishing vessel in the Labrador Sea recently. The airlift took place on August 22nd and was posted today on the s...
Sep 17, 2024
Retail Workers Across Canada Facing Increased Violence: Council
Retailers across Canada say their employees are facing more violence from customers than ever before. Jim Cormier, Atlantic director with the Retail Council of Canada, says there's been a jump in viol...
Sep 17, 2024 (Stock image.)
Hogan Doubles Down on Nursing Numbers Despite Union Concerns
The province's Health Minister asserts that there are more nurses working in the health care system today than one year ago. John Hogan was responding to concerns raised by the Registered Nurses Union...
Sep 17, 2024
Two West Coast Murder Cases Heading to Trial
Trial dates have been set for two men charged with separate murders on the west coast of Newfoundland. Thirty-four-year-old Justin Paul Campbell and 50-year-old Blair Christopher Walsh were both arrai...
Sep 17, 2024
Inflation Rate Cools to Two Per Cent in August
Canada's inflation rate fell to two per cent in August, finally hitting the Bank of Canada's target after a tumultuous battle with skyrocketing price growth. Year over year, prices at the pump fell 5....
Sep 17, 2024
OceanGate Whistleblower Recalls Moment Stockton Rush Became Irate While Tangled in Wreck of Andrea Doria
An aggravated and panicking Stockton Rush threw the game controller used to operate the Cyclops I at a crew member after getting the submersible stuck in the wreck of the Andrea Doria. That was part o...
Sep 17, 2024 David Lochridge
Clarenville RCMP Searching for Erratic Driver Caught on Video
Clarenville RCMP are seeking the public's help in identifying the driver of a Mustang that sped away from them last Thursday evening. An officer noticed a dark-coloured Ford Mustang driving erraticall...
Sep 17, 2024
Province Pondering Future of Ferries as Repairs Pile Up
Everything's on the table when it comes to adding capacity and reliability in the intra-provincial ferry system this winter, especially given the state of the two newest boats. The Flanders, which was...
Sep 17, 2024
