4 months ago
Police investigate break-and-enter where firearm was stolen from gun cabinet
Police in St. John’s are requesting the public’s help in a break-and-enter investigation in St. John’s where a firearm was stolen. Sometime between 11 p.m. April 7 and 9 a.m. April 8, someone gained access to a home in the Rabbittown area and left with a firearm that had been stored in a gun cabinet. […]
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4 months ago
NLHS making changes to implementation of new electronic health information system after outcry from doctors
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is creating some changes to the implementation of CorCare, a new province-wide health information system launching later this month. The NLMA wrote to NLHS CEO Ron Johnson seeking written clarification on whether the use of CorCare Link will be mandatory at go‑live. Mr. Johnson confirmed the following: CorCare Link will not be […]
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4 months ago
RCMP probe into drugs, human trafficking lands second conviction
A 2 1/2-year RCMP investigation into drugs and human trafficking in this province has resulted in a second man being convicted and sentenced. Twenty-five-year-old Eric Mello pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and, last month, was handed an 18-month conditional sentence at St. John’s provincial court. Mello is the second person […]
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4 months ago
MUN graduate students decisively vote against dissolving the GSU
On Thursday, the Graduate Student Union of Memorial University of Newfoundland announced the result of the vote conducted on April 8 regarding the potential dissolution for the GSU. After the votes were verified with the help of the School of Graduate Studies, 244 students voted against the motion to authorize dissolution of the union, with […]
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