The RCMP is reporting an increase in prank 911 calls from youth. Police are warning the public that what may seem like a harmless practical joke creates a serious public safety risk, with repercussions that can include criminal charges. Prank calls pose significant risks to the public, including: Parents, caregivers and educators are urged to […]
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Premier Andrew Furey will deliver apologies to residential schools survivors and family members in the five Labrador Inuit communities and Happy Valley-Goose Bay next week. The delivery of apologies is being undertaken in collaboration with the Nunatsiavut Government and former students of residential schools. Joining Premier Furey for the apology ceremonies are Nunatsiavut President Johannes […]
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Bay St. George RCMP is seeking assistance from the public in identifying a man and locating a vehicle that were at Stephenville Elementary School yesterday, October 26, at approximately 12:30 p.m. The report received by police indicated that a male approached a number of students outside the school during lunch hour. At this time, his […]
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Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services held its 2023 Innovation Summit this week. This year’s theme is ‘Reimagining Patient-Centred Care through Innovation and Research.’ On Thursday and Friday, the summit focused on the role of artificial intelligence in health care. AI can do more than just write your emails, NL Health Services CEO David Diamond says, […]
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Fifteen projects that will receive funding support of up to $50,000 under the 2023-24 Inclusion and Capacity Grant Programs, to help advance accessibility, inclusion and well-being of persons with disabilities across the province, were announced today. In 2023-24, the following 15 recipients were awarded funding through the Inclusion and Capacity Grant Programs:
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The Newfoundland Growlers suffered their first defeat of the season – a 6-2 setback at the hands of the South Carolina Stingrays, Thursday night at Mary Brown’s Centre. Newfoundland had started the season with three straight wins. South Carolina took a 3-0 lead midway through the first period and never looked back. Tate Singleton and […]
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Emergency services at Dr. Walter Templeman Health Care Centre on Bell Island will be temporarily closed from today at 8:00 p.m. to Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. and again on Saturday night from 8:00 p.m. to Sunday at 8:00 a.m. The closure is due to human resource challenges. Patients with a medical emergency who require […]
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Around 1:30 a.m. the RNC responded to a 911 hang-up call on Stabb Crescent in St Johns. While officers were inside determining everything was okay, they noticed a man run upstairs. When officers went outside to leave they located the man laying on the concrete in pain and screaming for help. The man was on […]
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Minister of Health and Community Services Tom Osborne will speak at Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services’ Innovation Summit today. The event will take place at the Health Innovation Acceleration Centre beginning at 9:00 a.m. The Health Innovation Summit ends today. It has been ongoing all week.
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The RNC was called to a report of an unwelcome intoxicated male at the tent city near the Confederation Building on Thursday evening. The complainant alleged that the tent owner was intoxicated and uttered threats to another person in the area. The accused also had a knife which he used to cut a hole in […]
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