Labour unions rallied outside the office of federal fisheries minister Joanne Thompson in St. John’s Thursday. They want to protect the right to strike in response to Bill C-39. NTV’s Bailey Howard reports.
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The provincial government and Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador have issued a joint statement regarding Marine Atlantic’s announcement that the Argentia service will be delayed until July 10. The statement reads that it is unacceptable for the transportation link to be inoperable during the peak tourism season. Businesses are incurring significant losses due to cancellations from […]
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Innu Development Limited Partnership CEO Gregory Rich has announced that the Labrador Innu fishing company, Ueushuk Fisheries Limited, purchased all of the shares of the Harbour Grace Shrimp Company. This purchase will provide access to the offshore shrimp fishery through ownership of one of the seventeen offshore licenses. In addition, Innu will also have greater […]
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The Newfoundland National War Memorial was officially unveiled on July 1, 1924, by Field Marshall Douglas Haig, former Commander-in-Chief of the British forces during World War 1. The First World War ended with the signing of the Armistice on Nov. 11, 1918. As the Armistice neared, the people of Newfoundland and Labrador and their returned […]
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The Unknown Soldier is home. The soldier’s remains has been placed in a specially constructed Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as part of Newfoundland’s National War Memorial’s 100th anniversary in St. John’s. A sarcophagus was installed at the base of the war memorial just a few months ago. Etched on the vault, which is carved […]
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