Rod Bennett, the deputy mayor of Grand Falls-Windsor, has died after a battle with cancer, the town posted on social media Sunday. “Deputy Mayor Bennett was a dedicated public servant who cared deeply about Grand Falls-Windsor and the people who call our community home,” the town posted on Facebook. “He first served on Town Council […]
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The Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands is confirming a case of rabies in a bat in the Trinity Bay area. This is the second detection of rabies in a bat in the province. The first detection occurred in Cartwright in 2004. Rabies is a fatal disease of mammals that is usually spread by the […]
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A 72-year-old Bell Island man has been issued a ticket under the forestry act after RCMP attended an unauthorized fire on his property last week. Police received a call of a potential backyard fire on Dobbins Road on July 10. Officers attended the property to find a wood-burning fire in the backyard of the residence, […]
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Health minister Lela Evans made an emotional announcement today for enhancing health care for coastal Labrador. Evans says far too often, Northern Labrador residents are not able to get out of their communities to access timely health care, leading to the loss of too many Indigenous people, much too young. NTV’s Marykate O’Neill reports.
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The finance minister says new affordability measures could roll out this fall. The news came as the minister discussed this week’s meetings with the country’s finance ministers. The top issues he raised at the meetings were health care costs and equalization. NTV’s Bailey Howard has the story.
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