Search results
3 days ago · There will be a commercial cod fishery this year, the first one since the 1992 moratorium. The federal government has labelled it a “historic decision.”. The total allowable catch will be 18,000 tonnes—that’s about 8,000 tonnes less than what harvesters were seeking. The fishery will apply to 2J3KL, an area which stretches from Labrador ...
2 days ago · Jun 27, 2024 | 11:11 AM. The province has opened the application process for its new Working Opportunities Program, which helps people on income support and others not eligible for EI find stable employment. Government set aside $3.5 million for the program in this year’s budget. It will allow people not eligible for the federally-funded ...
3 days ago · NL Hydro is still working to restore power to all customers in Labrador West. They’re asking people who do have power—most of Labrador City—to reduce the load on the system by using less power than they normally would. Wabush will remain without power as Hydro is trying to find an alternate supply. Hydro says if the supply from Churchill ...
4 days ago · The Paramedic Association of Newfoundland and Labrador has shared a statement on social media on behalf of the family of 30-year-old Devin George. They say George died on Saturday, saving the life of a young boy at a swimming hole in Dildo, Trinity Bay, with the statement reading that the man will “always be a hero in [their] eyes.”.
3 days ago · Jun 26, 2024 | 1:18 PM. A “record high” number of new nursing graduates have agreed to work at NL Health Services this year. The Health Authority says 93 per cent of the total graduates from local nursing schools have accepted job offers. That includes 203 bachelor of nursing students, and 167 practical nursing students. Most have already ...
6 days ago · Crews continue to dump water near Churchill Falls as a forest fire continues to pose a threat to the community. In an update issued earlier today, NL Hydro says the fire is stable and the fire remains on the south side of the river.
5 days ago · A new committee has been struck to try to address the issue of intimate partner violence in Newfoundland and Labrador. Angie Brenton of Iris Kirby House says the Action Now: Intimate Partner Violence Reform Committee came about due to what she calls a recent escalation of violence in this province.
