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3 years ago

More sexual violence charges laid against Markus Hicks; including kidnapping

The RNC has laid 29 additional charges in connection with an ongoing investigation into sexual violence. On Wednesday, investigators arrested 32-year-old Markus Hicks, of Paradise, and charged him with the following offences related to four new survivors: In total, the 32-year-old now faces 92 charges involving 14 survivors following an investigation that began on Aug. […]

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3 years ago

More Charges Connected to Historical Sexual Violence

The RNC has laid additional charges against two individuals connected to an ongoing investigation into sexual violence in the province. On Wednesday, police arrested 63-year-old Anthony Humby, of St. John’s, and 81-year-old Bruce Escott, also of St. John’s, and charged them with the following offences believed to have occurred from 2006 to 2011 related to […]

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3 years ago

Remembrance Day Ceremony Moves as Construction at War Memorial Continues

The annual Remembrance Day wreath-laying and commemoration ceremonies, traditionally held at the Newfoundland National War Memorial in St. John’s, will take place at the Sergeant’s Memorial on Queen’s Road this year. Ongoing refurbishment of the Duckworth Street Memorial necessitated the move to a different location on Saturday, for the first time in a century. The […]

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3 years ago

PANL sounding alarm on pharmacy vacancies in this province; calling for greater recruitment and retention efforts

The Pharmacists’ Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (PANL) is raising concern about the number of vacancies in community and hospital pharmacies and is calling for measures to increase the recruitment and retention of pharmacists. In a 2022 survey of community pharmacy sites in Newfoundland and Labrador and through its analysis of membership data, PANL has […]

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