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3 years ago
News

Province invests $634,000 for Skills Programming to Help Meet Tech Labour Demand

The province announced an investment of $634,000 today to the Centre for Research and Innovation for skills development in the tech sector. The three-year investment will support the development and implementation of micro-credential and certified programming to help meet shortages in the province’s tech workforce by upskilling participants in a timely manner. In total, eight […]

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3 years ago
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$4.3 million investment announced in Budget 2024 for implementation of a provincial Integrated Youth Services model

Choices for Youth and Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services are pleased that the Government of NL’s Budget 2024 includes a $4.3 million investment in a provincial model of Integrated Youth Services.  After five years of community engagement and developmental work, CFY and NL Health Services are thrilled to see investment in a provincial model […]

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3 years ago
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Union says government failing to protect jobs for nurses in public healthcare system

The Registered Nurses’ Union Newfoundland & Labrador (RNUNL) has learned and confirmed that the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is preventing nurses wanting to work in the public healthcare system from applying for work. “Yesterday I was contacted by a former private agency nurse who wanted to quit the agency and work in our public […]

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3 years ago
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Update on COVID-19 Spring Booster Campaign

The Provincial Government has announced that the COVID-19 bivalent vaccine is available as a spring booster dose. This vaccine is for specific populations identified by the National Advisory Committee on Immunization. These populations include adults 65 years of age and older, adult residents of long-term care homes and other congregate living settings for seniors, and […]

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3 years ago
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Government Announces Call for Nominations for Teaching Awards

Education Minister Krista Lynn Howell has announced that nominations are open for the Premier’s Award for Teaching Innovation and the Minister of Education’s Award for Compassion in Teaching. The Premier’s Award for Teaching Innovation recognizes primary, elementary or secondary teachers in all disciplines who have demonstrated innovation in instruction and a commitment to preparing their […]

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3 years ago
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NLTA to make statement regarding education concerns

The President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association Trent Langdon will provide a statement today on issues in the education system and discuss information received through a recent Access to Information request. The NLTA has become concerned about the state of education in this province, the lack of adequate resources to meet complex student […]

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3 years ago
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Virtual ER Availability at Connaigre Peninsula Health Centre

There will be a virtual ER at the Connaigre Peninsula Health Centre in Harbour Breton due to human resource challenges. Beginning this morning until Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. there will be a virtual ER. The ER will be open as per normal from 8:00 a.m. until Thursday at 8:00 a.m. and a virtual ER once […]

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3 years ago
News, Politics

Candidates Announced for the Fogo Island-Cape Freels By-Election

Candidate nominations closed at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, for the Fogo Island-Cape Freels By-Election. There are three nominated candidates. The candidates are Dana Blackmore for the Liberal Party, Jim Gill is running for the New Democratic Party, and Jim McKenna for the Progressive Conservative Party. Advance polls will be open on Monday, April 8. By-Election […]

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3 years ago
News, Traffic, Travel

It’s a good morning to travel across the province

It’s a great morning on the travel front. Roads across the Island are bare and dry. There are a few icy sections on the south coast, near Corner Brook, and on sections of the Great Northern Peninsula. Roads east and south of Happy Valley-Goose Bay are partly snow-covered. Elsewhere across the Big Land, roads are […]

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3 years ago
News

Man arrested after causing a disturbance on flight

Around 1:00 a.m. the RNC were called to the St. John’s International Airport after security had reported an unruly passenger on an inbound flight. Officers spoke with the flight attendants who advised that the male passenger had become unruly and aggressive with them. Officers boarded the flight and arrested the intoxicated male for causing a […]

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