Elections Newfoundland and Labrador advises electors that Advance Polls will be open today for the By-Election in the District of Baie Verte-Green Bay. Advance voting will take place from 8:00 am until 8:00 pm at the following locations: • College Building – Room #3 (Springdale), 83 Little Bay Road • Community Centre (Robert’s Arm), 14 […]
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The province has announced a call for applications for the 2024-25 Grants to Youth Organizations. Through Budget 2024, the provincial government allocated $276,500 for Grants to Youth Organizations which support youth-serving organizations to create opportunities and promote mentorship, inclusion and well-being of youth in Newfoundland and Labrador. This program supports projects that: · Encourage skills, knowledge […]
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The provincial and federal governments will make a health care announcement today. Minister of Labour and Seniors Seamus O’Regan and Minister of Health and Community Services Tom Osborne will make an important health care announcement this morning. The announcement takes place at Bishops Gardens Seniors Living in St. John’s at 11:30 a.m.
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On Monday evening the RNC responded to a report of a suspicious person at a business in the downtown area of St. John’s. When officers arrived they located a male outside the business. The male was arrested and charged with theft from the business as well as breaching his court orders. The 23-year-old was transported to St. John’s City Lockup and […]
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Those who call the Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook for an ambulance in a medical emergency will be directed to hang up and call 911 as of Wednesday. Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is advising the public that emergency ambulance services will be arranged through the Provincial Medical Communications Centre instead of locally at Western Memorial Regional Hospital. The health […]
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There are some fog patches on the Avalon and Burin Peninsula north to Goobies. Elsewhere, it’s clear sailing across the Island. In Labrador, roads are wet for most areas. The Beaumont Hamel is operating on the Flanders schedule. The Beaumont Hamel will be taking fuel this evening at approximately 6:30 p.m. which means that crossing and the 7:00 p.m. […]
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Today is advance polling day for the Baie Verte-Green Bay By-Election. The polls will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the College Building in Springdale, Community Centre in Robert’s Arm, Kin Centre in La Scie, and Royal Canadian Legion in Baie Verte. For more information, contact the Baie Verte-Green Bay Returning Office […]
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The Visitor Information Centre in St. John’s opens today. The Visitor Information Centre is at 348 Water Street, the Visitor Information Centre will be open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., including all statutory holidays. Staff are also available to offer assistance by email at Tourism@StJohns.ca, by telephone at 709-576-8106, or toll-free at 1-844-570-2009.
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A home in the Elizabeth Park subdivision in Paradise sustained exterior fire damage on Monday evening. At about 6:30 p.m. fire crews received multiple calls reporting the fire, at a home on Aragon Crescent. When firefighters arrived they found fire consuming the side of the house. Crews quickly brought the fire under control, and spent […]
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