The RCMP confirmed Sunday that the 61-year-old man and 51-year-old man reported missing to Nain RCMP on Friday have both been located and confirmed safe. Both men are being airlifted to Nain for a full medical assessment. Nain and Natuashish RCMP wish to thank all those who were involved in the ongoing search efforts from […]
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Like it or not, winter snow clearing season has begun. Approximately 550 pieces of winter maintenance equipment and 67 highway depots are involved in winter operations. Provincial road clearing crews have staggered start times, despite calls from the opposition for 24 hour clearing. Road crews this year will run from 4:30am until 10pm. As of […]
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While RNU is encouraging people who have no access to primary care to take advantage of the recently announced virtual primary care. However, the union is offering a word of caution. Investing more money in a private healthcare, such as private agency nursing, is “not fiscally sustainable and it erodes our publicly funded healthcare system.” […]
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The RCMP have arrested two individuals and they are now facing a number of charges. Police arrested 30-year-old Steven Burton of Chapel Arm and 27-year-old Justin Leonard of Placentia on Saturday. RCMP were notified on Saturday about an assault that had occurred on Friday morning. The victim, who thought he was joining the two men […]
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Labatt Breweries has invested $10.5 million into its St. John’s brewery to fund the addition of a new packaging system. The new system will implement sustainable paperboard packaging to replace plastic packaging rings used to hold together six-packs and eight-packs of beer. This move will remove 24,000 kilograms of plastic from landfills every year. Consumers […]
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