Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

NLHS backtracks on parts of electronic health system rollout after docs speak out
After N.L. doctors raised concerns, #NewfoundlandandLabrador Health Services is backtracking on some aspects of an agreement that previously made a new health information system mandatory for all physicians. “We've listened to those concerns. We've made adjustments on the contract,” interim NLHS CEO, Ron Johnson, told CBC Radio’s On The Go.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nlhs-backtracks-on-parts-of-electronic-health-system-rollout-after-docs-speak-out-9.7158053?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

Angela Antle wins Winterset award for debut WW II novel
#stjohns author Angela Antle has been awarded the 2025 BMO Winterset Award, one of #NewfoundlandandLabrador's top writing awards.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/angela-antle-winterset-award-9.7158020?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

Harry’s swan song — the last St. John’s swan to live out rest of his life in N.S.
A feathered community staple of a west end neighbourhood in St. John’s is spending his golden years in #novascotia.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/harrys-swan-song-the-last-st-johns-swan-to-live-out-rest-of-his-life-in-n-s-9.7157328?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

#stjohns extends overnight parking ban to April 18
After a relentless season of snow in N.L., the City of #stjohns has extended the overnight parking ban to April 18 at 7:30 a.m.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/st-john-s-extends-overnight-parking-ban-to-april-18-9.7157336?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

An Iranian in St. John’s explains why he fears the ceasefire between the U.S. and his home country more than the war
Jalal Afzal is a PhD student at Memorial University. He tells the CBC’s Carolyn Stokes about why the two-week ceasefire between the United States, Iran and Israel has him on edge.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7156631?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

#rcmp investigate shooting in Grand Falls-Windsor
Police are investigating a shooting in Grand Falls-Windsor on Wednesday that sent one person to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries. Another person was found dead near a vehicle that police believe was used by the suspect to flee the scene.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/rcmp-investigate-shooting-in-grand-falls-windsor-9.7156680?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

High number of Indigenous people incarcerated concerning but not surprising, says Nunatsiavut Government
The findings of a new study into the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in #NewfoundlandandLabrador’s correctional facilities are not a surprise, says a representative of the Nunatsiavut Government.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nunatsiavut-government-response-9.7155937?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

Furnace oil passes $2 per litre across #Newfoundland in latest price adjustment
The price of gasoline took a small decrease across #NewfoundlandandLabrador on Thursday, while diesel and furnace oil went up slightly following a decrease the day before.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-fuel-prices-april-9-26-9.7156986?cmp=rss