On Friday, Health Minister Tom Osborne announced that the second statutory review of the Personal Health Information Act is now complete. The report outlines recommendations in the areas of privacy protections, access to health data and interoperability, data and innovation, monitoring and oversight, consent, and literacy and social license. The committee’s report is available at […]
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Shortly after midnight, the RNC responded to a business on Kenmount Road in St. John’s to a report of a suspicious person. The responding officers located a male in the area who was believed to be going through vehicles in the parking lot. The 48-year-old male was arrested and charged with trespassing at night, mischief, […]
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Today the Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaker the CCGS Henry Larsen will be conducting Icebreaking operations in the Hawke’s Bay area on the Great Northern Peninsula. Those in the area are asked to remain a safe distance away from the vessel and its track as cracks can extend for quite some distance from the vessel as […]
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Across the Island, roads are bare with some wet and icy sections and good visibility. From Churchill Falls to the Quebec Border, roads are bare and wet with icy and slushy patches. Elsewhere, roads are snow-covered with icy patches and drifting snow. The MV Kamutik W has cancelled the first trip this morning. The MV […]
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The image above is courtesy of Brant Parsons | Location: Topsial Beach After a busy weekend in the wonderful world of weather in Newfoundland and Labrador, the new work wee is going to start off on a quiet note. We can thank this to a large area of high-pressure building across the region. The high […]
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On Sunday morning the RNC were called to a business in the Goulds to a report of a break and enter. The responding officers located a male in the area matching the description of the suspect and after a brief investigation, the 23-year-old male was arrested. The accused was charged with assault, assault with a […]
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The federal and provincial governments will make an important health care announcement today at the New Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook. Canada’s Minister of Health Mark Holland, Minister Gudie Hutchings, Premier Andrew Furey and Minister Gerry Byrne will be at the announcement. The announcement will take place at 2:00 p.m. in the Cafeteria […]
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The Swinging Belles have won Juno Award for Children’s Album of the Year.
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