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St. John's · St. John'sA 37-year-old St. John’s man is facing charges following a robbery from a home in the downtown early Thursday morning. Police were called just before 3:00 a.m. to a report that a man had been threatened with a weapon and was being prevented from leaving the property. RNC say Glen Strowbridge, wanted on an outstanding warrant, was arrested a few hours later. He was held to appear in court on charges of robbery, assault with a weapon, forcible …See the Story
Man Arrested Following Downtown Robbery
St. John's · St. John'sPremier Andrew Furey may have touted Newfoundland and Labrador’s carbon capture opportunities to members of the Empire Club in Toronto this week, but the Opposition wants to know what trade-off the premier is willing to make in suggesting that the province’s offshore can hold the entire country’s carbon output. The question was raised in the House of Assembly by Opposition Leader Tony Wakeham. Wakeham asked “why is the premier offering to sacr…See the Story
Premier Faces Opposition Questions on Carbon Capture Opportunities
Dominion Voting Systems · St. John'sA retail analyst and advisor doesn’t think an online movement to boycott Dominion stores in the province this month will have much of an impact. Organizers created the initiative to push back against major retailers, such as parent company Loblaws, who they say are engaging in price-gouging. But Bruce Winder says while he empathizes with those taking part, he doesn’t believe the boycott will accomplish much. “There’s really not much that Loblaws…See the Story
Loblaws Boycott Unlikely to Gain Much Traction, Retail Analyst Says
St. John's · St. John'sNL Health Services has outlined its plan to reduce the number of agency nurses used in the health care system. They hope to reduce the use of agency nurses to pre-pandemic levels by April 2026. Currently, they say 340 agency nurses are being used across the province, the goal is to reduce that to 60 in two years’ time. The health authority says recruitment and retention measures taken to-date have already yielded some results – there has been a…See the Story
NLHS Outlines Plan to Reduce Travel Nurses
St. John's · St. John'sThe FFAW disagrees with processors regarding the resumption of the commercial cod fishery. With DFO recently moving the northern cod stock from critical to the cautious zone, the Atlantic Groundfish Council and Icewater Seafoods are calling for the commercial fishery, which was shut down in 1992, to resume on a limited basis. The current total allowable catch (TAC) for the inshore stewardship fishery is about 13,000 tonnes. Icewater’s Alberto Wa…See the Story
FFAW, Processors Again At Odds; This Time Over Northern Cod Quota
St. John's · St. John'sThe province says some 104 full-time equivalent student assistant positions will be added to the K-12 system with $3 million set aside in the recent budget. The money will also ensure all existing student assistant positions work a minimum of five hours per school day, providing greater work stability according to government.
Today, Minister Howell and NAPE President Jerry Earle discussed the $3 million increase through Budget 2024 for student…See the Story