Recent News

The RNC continues to seek the public’s help in locating a missing Torbay woman. Tanya Johnson was last seen in the Torbay area on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 27 around 4:30 p.m. Johnson is described as 5’4″ tall weighing 150lbs with brown eyes and short brown hair. She was last seen in the area of Gallows Cove Pond, […]

A missing hunter was found deceased yesterday in the area of Grand Le Pierre on the Burin Peninsula. Police released the information via social media earlier today. An update will be provided when there is more information to share. On Friday afternoon, RCMP issued a release to inform residents in the area of Grand Le […]

NDP Leader Jim Dinn is calling on government to acknowledge that the legislated minimum wage rate increase on Sunday leaves many across the province living in poverty. “It took the provincial government five years to listen to workers and agree to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour, since then workers have faced record […]

Premier Andrew Furey will speak at the Kids Eat Smart Week launch on Tuesday, Oct. 3. The event will take place at East Point Elementary School in St. John’s. Kids Eat Smart supports the education, health and well-being of school age children in Newfoundland and Labrador through nutrition programs in Kids Eat Smart Clubs run […]

Deer Lake RCMP is assisting an investigation by Nova Scotia RCMP into a pickup truck that was stolen Thursday from a vehicle dealership in Nova Scotia. The truck, a 2023 white Dodge Ram Power Wagon Crew Cab with no attached license plate, was last seen heading east on the Trans Canada Highway in the area […]

NL Health Services advises the public of a temporary change in the availability of laboratory and X-ray services at U.S. Memorial Health Centre in St. Lawrence due to human resource challenges: Appointments may be made by calling 709-873-2220. These temporary changes will be in place until Friday, October 27, 2023. For urgent X-ray or blood […]

NL Health Services is advising the public of an update to the hours of operation for urgent care services at Dr. William H. Newhook Community Health Centre in Whitbourne. From Oct. 2-6, urgent care services will be available on Thursday, Oct. 5 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. A limited number of same-day appointments are […]

A team from this province will be heading to Saskatchewan next week with the aim of attracting nurses to this province. The move is in response to Saskatchewan government’s decision to send a team here to attract nurses there as part of that province’s national health care recruitment tour. Three Saskatchewan recruitment drives were held […]