Recent News

Reginald Hoskins of St. John’s was in disbelief when he saw three sandal symbols accompanied by the words “Set for Life” in the prize box on his recent Scratch’N Win ticket.“I thought it was a mistake, so I scanned it with the mobile app and then called customerservice at Atlantic Lottery to confirm,” Hoskins said. […]

The Public Health Agency of Canada recently expanded its recall of cantaloupe fruit responsible for making people sick in salmonella, and it includes cantaloupes sold in this province. Health Canada initially published the recall last week after one person died from contracting the bacterial illness. on Friday, the agency reported more than 60 confirmed cases […]

Tony Wakeham, Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador, will host a media availability this afternoon to announce the Progressive Conservative Candidate in the district of Conception Bay East-Bell Island.  The availability will take place in the lobby of the Confederation Building at 1:00 p.m. Current PC MHA David Brazil will be […]

Effective Jan. 3, new commercial motor vehicle drivers will be required to complete an approved educational training program before being issued their Class 1 driver’s licence. The Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety approved and adopted a Canada-wide standard for minimum entry level training requirements for commercial motor vehicle drivers. The standard […]

RCMP NL held the annual lighting of their 14-foot Wish Tree last night, with eight-year-old Wish Kid Amelia flipping the switch to light the tree and officially mark the launch of the 2023 Wish Tree Campaign. Chief Superintendent Pat Cahill spoke to the long history the RCMP has with Make-A-Wish. “RCMP NL has been a […]

Andrew Parsons, Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology, will join department officials in attending the Mines and Money at Resourcing Tomorrow conference in London, UK, from Nov. 28-30. The conference is Europe’s largest mining investment event, bringing together more than 175 mining companies and more than 2,000 attendees from around the world. Themes at this […]

John Abbott, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, will make a multi-year capital works funding announcement tomorrow in Mount Pearl. The event will take place at the Soccer Hut, 44 Arena Road, Mount Pearl at 10:00 a.m. Minister Abbott will be joined by Dave Aker, Mayor of Mount Pearl, and Lucy Stoyles, MHA for Mount Pearl […]

Lloyd Parrott, PC Shadow Minister for Labrador Affairs, and MHA for Terra Nova is calling on the government to take action in response to the housing crisis on the north coast of Labrador. Parrott said “While Canada grapples with a cost-of-living and housing emergency, the people of Labrador have known nothing else. For decades, they’ve […]