The Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association has launched a new database that is meant to reduce the time doctors spend on paperwork. The Newfoundland and Labrador Prescription Drug Program Criteria Database, which was developed in collaboration with Department of Health and Community Services, the province’s Chief Information Officer, and e-Docs NL, will allow prescribers to […]
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Police charged a man with impaired driving early Saturday morning. On June 27th at about 1:50 a.m., RNC patrol officers conducted a traffic stop in the west end area of St. John’s. After further investigation, officers arrested a 25-year-old man for impaired driving. He was charged with impaired driving and operation of a motor vehicle […]
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Police arrested a 27-year-old woman for shoplifting Friday afternoon. On June 26, at 1:05 p.m., RNC patrol officers responded to a call of a theft at a business in the center city area of St. John’s. Officers arrived on scene and after further investigation they arrested a 27-year-old woman for shoplifting. She was charged with […]
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A new report has found Newfoundland and Labrador has the second-largest pay equity gap in Canada. The NDP is calling on the provincial government to strengthen pay equity legislation, raise the minimum wage, and invest more in child care and home care services. NTV’s Bailey Howard has the story.
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Premier Tony Wakeham says he will revise a policy that made it more difficult for parents to access their children’s medical records once they turned 12. As NTV’s Ben Cleary reports, the Child and Youth Advocate says better communication from the health authority was needed as the policy framework was being developed.
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