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3 years ago

Policing Transformation Working Group launched to evaluate policing services in NL

The provincial government has launched an initiative, which, it expects, will shape the future of policing services in Newfoundland and Labrador. At an event this afternoon at The Rooms in St. John’s, Justice and Public Safety Minister John Hogan announced the launch of The Policing Transformation Working Group. The group’s mandate is to evaluate the […]

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3 years ago

ACT sounding the alarm on new nicotine products 

The Newfoundland and Labrador Alliance for the Control of Tobacco (ACT) is sounding the alarm on a new nicotine product recently hitting the market in the province. Imperial Tobacco’s “Zonnic” is a flavoured nicotine pouch which has been approved by Health Canada under the Natural Health Products Regulations, but with few regulations prohibiting its sale […]

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3 years ago

Province increasing access to health care through virtual care contract

NL Health Services will launch a new virtual care solution this fall that will increase access to health care for rural areas and residents who do not have a primary care provider. Health minister Tom Osborne made the announcement today as part of the latest Health Care Action update. The virtual care service will include: […]

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3 years ago

New area code to be introduced next year

Newfoundland and Labrador will be getting a new area code early in the new year. As of February 17, the new 879 area code will be introduced in the province and will coexist with the current 709 area code. The new area code will meet the growing demand for new telephone numbers. Consumers and businesses […]

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