In the latest update from the Public Utilities Board, the price of gas is up 6.6 cents a litre. Diesel rises by 13 cents on the island, and a fraction more in Labrador. Both furnace and stove oils are up by over 11 cents each, and another update is expected tomorrow.
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The town of Deer Lake says a new water treatment plant is on schedule for October. NTV’s Colleen Lewis has the story.
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The Newfoundland and Labrador Summer Games wrap up tomorrow. The closing ceremonies will be carried live starting at 2 p.m. on NTV and NTV+, 1:30 in most of Labrador. The former recreation director of Bay Roberts, Ian Flynn, was instrumental in bringing the summer games to the town this year. NTV’s Kyle Brookings reports
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A recent request for proposals aims to streamline how agency nurses are used, and set parameters for pay scales. But Tory Leader Tony Wakeham says the province should instead prioritize hiring health care professionals into the system.
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Memorial University’s students union says they were please to hear the Chair of the Board Of Regents had resigned, but as NTV’s Beth Penney tells us, they say it has shaken their faith in administration at the university.
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