MHA Wants Government Help for Mill Workers
Feb. 3, 2012 | Liberal MHA Eddie Joyce is calling on the province to step in and help workers laid off from the Corner Brook mill. NTV’s Don Bradshaw reports. View/Comment
Feb. 3, 2012 | Liberal MHA Eddie Joyce is calling on the province to step in and help workers laid off from the Corner Brook mill. NTV’s Don Bradshaw reports. View/Comment
Jan. 30, 2012 | An energy advisor in Toronto is using his blog to urge Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to stop the Muskrat Falls project. Now, Nalcor’s CEO is firing back online. NTV’s Michael Connors reports. View/Comment
Jan. 30, 2012 | ExxonMobil says it has received a new proposal to try to keep $100 million worth of work on the Hebron project from leaving the province. The company is reviewing the plan, but it’s still looking for expressions of interest from around the world. View/Comment
Jan. 30, 2012 | Laid off plant workers blocked a tractor trailer from entering the shuttered Ocean Choice International plant in Marystown on Monday. Police were called to escort the truck across the line. NTV’s Ross Tilley reports. View/Comment
Jan. 27, 2012 | The final contracts for the Muskrat Falls project have been delayed yet again. Nalcor and Emera have extended the deadline beyond Jan. 31, and the opposition parties say the Public Utilities Board should get an extension, too. But Premier Kathy Dunderdale won’t budge on that issue. View/Comment
Jan. 26, 2012 | Debt is piling up at Marble Mountain, according to the auditor general’s report, and that’s not the only financial problem. NTV’s Heather Gillis reports. View/Comment
Jan. 25, 2012 | The union representing workers at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper says it’s willing to help Kruger get the mill back on solid financial ground. But CEP wants the company to look at more than just job cuts. NTV’s Don Bradshaw reports. View/Comment
Jan. 25, 2012 | It’s possible that as much as $100 million of work for the Hebron oil project will have to be done outside the province. The Kiewit Shipyard says it can’t bid on the drilling module, forcing ExxonMobil to search somewhere else. View/Comment
Jan. 24, 2012 | The axe did not fall on workers at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper on Tuesday, but there could be cuts within the next few months. NTV’s Don Bradshaw reports. View/Comment
Jan. 23, 2012 | The owners of Corner Brook Pulp and Paper will meet with union leaders Tuesday morning, and the news may not be good. There is speculation that 90 jobs could be cut. View/Comment
Jan. 22, 2012 | Economist Wade Locke gave an hour-long presentation on the Muskrat Falls project last week. From the Maritime link to industrial development in Labrador, NTV’s Heather Gillis takes a closer look at what Locke had to say. View/Comment
Jan. 22, 2012 | Marine Atlantic’s decision to raise fares is creating more controversy. Liberal MP Gerry Byrne says the Crown corporation is taxing users twice for the same service. NTV’s Don Bradshaw reports. View/Comment
Jan. 19, 2012 | St. John’s Mayor Dennis O’Keefe says the amount of questionable spending uncovered at the City Depot is expected to climb even higher. So far, the number has hit $100,000. View/Comment
Jan. 19, 2012 | St. John’s Mayor Dennis O’Keefe met with Finance Minister Tom Marshall Thursday about a new deal for municipalities. The mayor is unlikely to get everything he wants, but there could be room for incremental changes. NTV’s Michael Connors reports. View/Comment
Jan. 18, 2012 | Corner Brook City Council has denied an application to open a teen dance hall, and the reason may surprise you. NTV’s Don Bradshaw explains. View/Comment
Jan. 18, 2012 | Economist Wade Locke has crunched the numbers and says Muskrat Falls is the best option to meet the province’s power needs. But he still urged the government to give the Public Utilities Board the time it needs to complete its review. NTV’s Heather Gillis reports. View/Comment
Jan. 18, 2012 | Ocean Choice International sent a fleet of trucks to remove supplies from the Marystown fish plant Wednesday, after the company won a court injunction against laid off plant workers. But the company still ran into a blockade at the plant. NTV’s Ross Tilley reports. View/Comment
Jan. 16, 2012 | It was a win for Ocean Choice International in Supreme Court this afternoon. OCI was asking for an injunction so laid off workers picketing outside the shut down Marystown plant would have to move to allow OCI officials access to the property. NTV’s Dave Squires reports. View/Comment
Jan. 13, 2012 | Public service pensions came under attack at pre-budget consultations on Friday. Business groups want a review of how pension plans are affecting the provincial debt, but pensioners say it’s not fair to pick on them. NTV’s Michael Connors reports. View/Comment
Jan. 13, 2012 | A chorus of experts are raising concerns about the Muskrat Falls project. A report by a MUN economist says the project is being developed prematurely, while two former high-ranking bureaucrats say the province should consider a referendum. NTV’s Michael Connors reports. View/Comment
Feb. 3, 2012 | A well-known figure in the St. John’s sports community says he didn’t assault anyone. Tony Raymond Nippard says he was simply trying to figure out who was following his young daughter. Nippard is charged with assault with a weapon and forcible confinement. View/Comment
Feb. 3, 2012 | Police took a man into custody Friday after a woman was stabbed on Torbay Road in St. John’s on Thursday. The man faces charges of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon. NTV’s Heather Gillis reports. View/Comment
Jan. 29, 2012 | A man and woman appeared in court Saturday to face charges of robbery and assault. That’s after a taxi driver in St. John’s was stabbed in the leg and robbed at knifepoint last Wednesday. View/Comment
Feb. 3, 2012 | A well-known figure in the St. John’s sports community says he didn’t assault anyone. Tony Raymond Nippard says he was simply trying to figure out who was following his young daughter. Nippard is charged with assault with a weapon and forcible confinement. View/Comment
Feb. 3, 2012 | Liberal MHA Eddie Joyce is calling on the province to step in and help workers laid off from the Corner Brook mill. NTV’s Don Bradshaw reports. View/Comment
Feb. 3, 2012 | Branch 40 of the Royal Canadian Legion is trying to set the record straight on the uproar over a sign honouring a deceased soldier. The legion president says the family was not asked to remove the sign, only to return it to its original location. View/Comment
Jan. 29, 2012 | A group of medical students at Memorial University will forgo shaving their legs next month to support cervical screening tests. Feb-u-hairy is the sister event of Movember. View/Comment
Jan. 24, 2012 | The province will not change its plans for medical transport helicopters, says Health Minister Susan Sullivan. The Association of Allied Health Professionals is disappointed with the minister’s decision. View/Comment
Jan. 23, 2102 | Families on the Burin Peninsula have been complaining about their loved ones being restrained for lack of proper Alzheimer care. On Monday, one woman was finally transferred to an appropriate facility. NTV’s Ross Tilley reports. View/Comment
Jan. 31, 2012 | In a pre-budget speech Tuesday, Premier Kathy Dunderdale said the province will endure two years of deficits. That means the government will have to curb spending and stop growing. NTV’s Michael Connors reports. View/Comment
Jan. 27, 2012 | Two NDP leadership hopefuls were campaigning in St. John’s this week, but it was Quebec MP Thomas Mulcair who picked up an endorsement from St. John’s South-Mount Pearl MP Ryan Cleary. NTV’s Heather Gillis reports. View/Comment
Jan. 27, 2012 | The final contracts for the Muskrat Falls project have been delayed yet again. Nalcor and Emera have extended the deadline beyond Jan. 31, and the opposition parties say the Public Utilities Board should get an extension, too. But Premier Kathy Dunderdale won’t budge on that issue. View/Comment
Jan. 15, 2012 | A fundraiser was held in St. John’s Saturday night to send a team of medical professionals to Haiti. View/Comment
Dec. 9, 2011 | OZ-FM announced Friday morning that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will be performing in Newfoundland, likely next June. Details will be released Monday morning on the Dawn Patrol. View/Comment
Dec. 4, 2011 | While lots of towns hold Christmas parades this time of year, Torbay adds a special twist by doing it at night with floats that light up the streets. View/Comment
Jan. 31, 2012 | Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador says its decision is final: the Herder championship will be played in St. John’s and Corner Brook, regardless of which teams make it to the final. As NTV’s Colleen Lewis reports, fans in Grand Falls-Windsor are outraged. View/Comment
Jan. 30, 2012 | Young snowboarders in western Newfoundland are gearing up for the competition of a lifetime in Nova Scotia. NTV’s Jodi Cooke caught up with them at Marble Mountain. View/Comment
Jan. 30, 2012 | Senior hockey fans are still on the edges of their seats, waiting for a decision from Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador on where the Herder finals will be played. NTV’s Colleen Lewis reports. View/Comment
