It’s not often that one union goes on strike against another union. The Registered Nurses’ Union’s support staff, represented by NAPE, exercised their right to strike as of 9:00 a.m. this morning. About a dozen workers were picketing on Tuesday morning outside of the Registered Nurses’ Union building on Major’s Path. There are few details […]
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services advises the public of a temporary disruption of laboratory services at Dr. Hugh Twomey Health Centre in Botwood until: Emergency blood collection services will be unavailable. If emergency blood collection services are required, patients will be transported to another health-care facility. If routine laboratory services are required, patients may choose […]
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After announcing their departure from Newfoundland and Labrador curling late last week, Brendan Bottcher and Geoff Walker of Team Gushue have announced they will be teaming up for a new Alberta-based rink. ‘Team Bottcher’ will include Bottcher as skip, Walker as lead and Jacob and Tanner Horgan. The Horgan brothers previously represented Northern Ontario on […]
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Police in Happy Valley-Goose Bay arrested a 19-year-old man for impaired operation after he was seen driving a snowmobile in a dangerous manner early Saturday morning. Shortly after 2:45 a.m. on March 14, officers on patrol observed a person operating a snowmobile in a dangerous manner in a parking lot on Corte Real Road. Police conducted a […]
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Police arrested a 29-year-old man on Sunday morning after responding to a vehicle rollover in Botwood. The driver, who had fled the scene, was located by police and charged with impaired operation. Just after 3:00 a.m. on March 15, police responded a report of a vehicle rollover on Fernwood Drive. The Botwood Fire Department and […]
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