3 months ago
Deer Lake RCMP and Traffic Services West conduct checkstop for National Impaired Driving Prevention Week
Officers with Deer Lake RCMP and the Traffic Services West unit checked dozens of vehicles on Wednesday afternoon as part of a National Impaired Driving Prevention Week initiative. On March 18, police set up a checkstop on Upper Nicholsville Road in Deer Lake, looking for signs of impairment and ensuring all drivers had proper documentation. […]
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3 months ago
NL Health Services reports increase in Rhabdomyolysis and encourages safe exercise practices
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services is advising the public of an increase of cases of rhabdomyolysis and encourages individuals to follow safe exercise practices, including not overexercising, to help prevent this condition. Since Oct. 1, there have been approximately 60 cases related to intense exercise seen in the Eastern-Urban Zone. What is rhabdomyolysis? Rhabdomyolysis, often […]
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3 months ago
Province awards 100 scholarships to young women throughout Newfoundland and Labrador
Premier Tony Wakeham and Lela Evans, Minister of Women and Gender Equality, will be joined by Joan Marie Aylward, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, to celebrate the recipients of the 100th Anniversary of Women Achieving the Right to Vote and Hold Public Office Scholarship Program. The event will take place on Friday at 11:00 […]
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3 months ago
MUN receives $800,000 donation for Labrador campus from RBC Foundation
In an era of climate change and growing concerns about food security, Memorial University has received an $800,000 donation from RBC Foundation to strengthen agricultural research, education and community programming at its Labrador Campus. The donation will support the Pye Centre, an 80-acre farm acquired by Memorial in 2019 as part of the university’s commitment to agricultural research and education in the province. Through this funding, […]
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