A 23-year-old woman is facing several charges after a security guard was allegedly assaulted during an attempted theft in St. John’s. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says officers spotted the woman getting out of a vehicle on Livingstone Street shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday. Police say she was wanted in connection with a Sept. 9 incident […]
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Memorial University has reopened the application process for its Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program at its three satellite sites for residents. Successful applicants can study in either Gander, Grand Falls-Windsor or Happy Valley-Goose Bay this upcoming fall. Applications are open until June 14. New applicants will receive a new $8,000 tuition incentive during the […]
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NL Health Services has confirmed that 13 nurses from Jamaica who will soon begin work at health-care facilities across the province. Since arriving in this province last month, the nurses completed practical nursing (PN) courses at the Centre for Nursing Studies (CNS) to bridge the training they received in Jamaica as Enrolled Assistant Nurses (EANs). […]
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The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure has provided an update on Holy Redeemer Elementary School in Spaniard’s Bay. Last month, a chemical smell was detected at the school and a decision was promptly made to close the facility. Since the closure, students have been temporarily relocated to nearby schools. This temporary relocation will be in […]
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The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture’s Spruce Budworm Early Intervention Control Program will be active along parts of Western Newfoundland and the Northern Peninsula this summer, subject to insect development and weather. Spruce budworm is a destructive forest insect capable of causing widespread defoliation leading to tree mortality and growth losses. Aerial treatments will […]
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