News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador (Page 8)

NL A family doctor in Corner Brook is quitting and closing her practice next month, saying she’s overworked and overwhelmed amid an ongoing shortage of family physicians in Newfoundland and Labrador. Family physician Melissa O’Brien says she can’t keep up with the workload and has no choice but to close Colleen ConnorsContinue Reading

NL There’s stiff competition among prospective home buyers in the St. John’s region because listings are unusually low. One real estate agent says deep-pocketed buyers from outside the province are primarily to blame. Many homes in St. John’s area selling for above listing price as buyers compete amid low inventoriesContinue Reading

NL After an investigation into allegations that Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services staff were buying houses to rent to agency and internationally trained nurses, the health authority says it terminated 51 leases. Health authority says it tried to find housing during pandemic and housing crunch Abby Cole · CBC NewsContinue Reading

NL An access-to-information request from the Newfoundland and Labrador Justice Department details the impacts staff shortages and lockdowns have had on both inmates and staff. Access-to-information request reveals how staff shortages are affecting inmates Abby Cole · CBC News · Posted: Nov 15, 2024 4:30 AM EST | Last Updated:Continue Reading

St. Anthony woman is being denied rehab, a year after a stroke Patsy Smith suffered from a hemorrhagic stroke last December. But, her family’s applications for professional therapy from Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services were repeatedly denied. The CBC’s Jenna Head has that story. Patsy Smith’s husband, Tony Smith, isn’tContinue Reading

Joy Spence, a 21-year-old social work student from Flatrock, N.L., is among several women who told CBC News their pain and symptoms were dismissed as psychological or common reproductive issues at St. John’s emergency departments. (Malone Mullin/CBC)A woman who says she was repeatedly denied adequate emergency care last spring isContinue Reading

NL N.L. hockey player suspended after repeatedly punching fan who taunted himThe launch of a new Avalon East Senior Hockey League season has been marred by an off-ice altercation between a player and fan in Harbour Grace, with the town council promising consequences. Video shows Clarenville player Justin Pender throwingContinue Reading

NL Mystery of blobs washing up on Newfoundland’s beaches solved, as scientists pinpoint chemicalThroughout the fall, unusual white blobs have been washing ashore on beaches in eastern Newfoundland. A Memorial University chemist says the substance is a type of pollution that shouldn’t have been in the ocean in the firstContinue Reading

NL A group representing hunters in the Nordic countries says it’s more optimistic than ever that the European Union will lift a longtime ban on trading seal products that deprived Canadian sealers of their primary market. Baltic countries fear growing seal population threatens fisheries, as European Commission reviews regulations PatrickContinue Reading