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Theatre company barred from U.S.
A local theatre company has had its international debut delayed by the United States Department of Homeland Security. In 2017, Paul David Power and his company Power Productions was invited to San Francisco by EXIT Theatre after artistic director ...
MacIssac out at Nalcor Energy
There’s been a major shakeup atop the leadership structure of Nalcor Energy and Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro. John MacIssac has left the company, Nalcor CEO Stan Marshall announced Friday. A spokesperson for Nalcor says ...
Newfoundland and Labrador NDP announces rules for leadership race
It won’t be long before the New Democratic Party has a new leader – just about a month, to be precise. Two days after NDP Leader Gerry Rogers announced her resignation as leader, the party will find out who comes next on March ...
Plastic bag ban decision coming soon for Newfoundland and Labrador
Environment Minister Graham Letto says to expect a decision on a provincewide plastic bag ban in the next few weeks. “Right now, we haven’t completed the work that needs to be done in order to reach a decision. We’re continuing ...
NDP Leader Gerry Rogers steps down after 10 months
Gerry Rogers was born on Aug. 17, 1956 in Corner Brook to Leo Rogers and Philomena Coles. She travelled a lot as a child, as her father’s military career took the family across Canada and eventually to Germany. When the family returned to ...
Who’s running in Newfoundland and Labrador's 2019 general election?
The 2019 general election — whenever it falls — will see a lot of familiar names on the ballot with a few key question marks. The Telegram reached out to each sitting Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) individually regarding their ...
Newfoundland and Labrador correctional officers need training: report
It was proposed a long time ago, discussed countless times over the years and has even been planned to be implemented. Yet, corrections officers in this province still lack the specific training needed to properly deal with mentally ill ...
Newfoundland and Labrador gets new chief medical examiner
Dr. Nebojsa (Nash) Denic is the province’s new chief medical examiner, taking the place of the retiring Dr. Simon Avis. Denic will assume the role on March 1, once Avis’s retirement is official. Denic has served as the deputy chief ...
Major shakeup in Newfoundland and Labrador government structures, personnel
A major shakeup at three departments of the provincial government aims for more efficiency within departments. On Jan. 18, a number of cabinet orders rearranged departments and duties within the Human Resource Secretariat (HRS), the Department of ...
Where is the new Nalcor?
The top story out of the 2018 provincial budget was the surprise announcement of a new oil and gas Crown corporation. The plan was to take the oil and gas arm of Nalcor out of the existing structure, leaving Nalcor to deal with regulated and ...