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TOPIC: SPRINGDALE

Springdale doctor suspended for prescribing wrong dose of narcotics and covering up mistakes

Dr. Todd Young admitted to prescribing potentially fatal miscalculations of narcotics to patients before a tribunal Wednesday, and was handed a four-month suspension of his medical licence.

79-year-old cyclist dead after TCH collision near Springdale

A 79-year-old man who was riding a bicycle is dead after a collision on the Trans-Canada Highway on Sunday evening.
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With employment program funding in jeopardy, clients and supporters sing its praises

Supported employment corporations in Newfoundland and Labrador are facing a funding cut, and clients and their supporters are worried about the fallout for their communities.
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Years after getting his first guitar, this producer helps make other musicians' dreams come true

Clint Curtis fell in love with music as a teenager, when he first picked up the guitar. Now as a music producer for Sevenview Studios in Springdale, N.L, he hopes to help others reach their creative dreams.

Baie Verte-Green Bay turned blue, and Lin Paddock says it's not just a vote against Liberals

Newfoundland and Labrador's newest MHA says his resounding win on Monday wasn't just a vote against Liberals, but a sign that the province is embracing the Progressive Conservative Party.

Lin Paddock wins Baie Verte-Green Bay byelection, as PCs snatch Liberal seat in landslide

Progressive Conservative candidate Lin Paddock has won the Baie Verte-Green Bay byelection, handily beating his closest opponent by more than 3,000 votes.

Newest MHA to be elected Monday night as voters go to polls in Baie Verte-Green Bay

Voters in the central Newfoundland district of Baie Verte-Green Bay head to the polls Monday to elect the region's next MHA, filling a vacancy created after Liberal Brian Warr resigned this winter.
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PC candidate says comments on recruiting doctors from India and Pakistan weren't meant to be derogatory

The Progressive Conservative candidate in an upcoming Newfoundland byelectionsays his comments about the province's recruitment of health-care professionals in India and Pakistan weren't meant to be derogatory.

Factory fits Springdale like a glove: Handwear manufacturer opens major expansion

An Ontario company with more than 35years of history in Newfoundland is expanding in Springdale, recently opening a new 30,000-square-foot facility to streamline business and meet product demands.
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Travel nurse who left rural job says N.L. is pushing people out of public health system

Stacey Button says she felt so unsupported and overworked as a licensed practical nurse in Springdale that she left her home and a full-time job to become a travel nurse.
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Travel nurse who left job in rural Newfoundland says government cant have its cake and eat it too

Stacey Button left her full-time job as a licensed practical nurse in Springdale, N.L., to become a travel nurse, after what she says was around 10 years of feeling overworked and underappreciated. She says the provincial government is deflecting blame by calling travel nurses a necessary evil.

Police investigating after shots fired in 2 downtown St. John's locations

Police say there were two incidents of gunfire in downtown St. John's last Friday in broad daylight. Both incidents are believed to be connected.

Man switched at birth renews calls for N.L. government to apologize

A man who was switched at birth in Newfoundland and Labrador wants to see the province apologize, after seeing Manitoba's premier apologize for a similar situation.

Here's how N.L.'s budget will affect your pocketbook, your health and your life

Siobhan Coadys latest budget is filled with details on a full array of government programs.We dig into the paperwork and find some specific ways the budget will affect ordinary people in the coming year.

This N.L. virtual care company is questioning government's decision to pick American group instead

A central Newfoundland doctor, whose company failed to secure a contract to provide virtual care in the province,iswondering why an outsidecompany was chosen insteadof hisgroup oflocal doctors.

N.L. has added 40 doctors since April, but Labrador MHA says north coast needs help, too

Health Minister Tom Osborne says Newfoundland and Labrador has recruited more than 40 physicians and more than 170 nurses comprising registered nurses, licensed practical nurses andnurse practitioners since April 1.

This Grand Falls-Windsor man is taking on the Riff's department store challenge this summer

Locals areaffectionately taking part in the "Riff's challenge" that is, to see how many Riff's department store locations one can hit in the run of a summer.

N.L. government throwing 'unprecedented' cash at road upgrades, says transportation minister

The provincial government will spend $225 million on highway construction in 2023-24, with an emphasis on upgrading infrastructure vulnerable to the effects of climate change, according to Elvis Loveless.

Newfoundlander who founded Haiti school says children are 'living a nightmare' amid gang violence

Karen Huxter of Springdale says children at the school and orphanage she founded in Haiti have had to flee to different homes across the country in an effort to escape gang violence.

Furnace oil sees steep drop in price in unscheduled PUB adjustment

Those who heat their homes with furnace oil will see a little more relief on their receipt on Friday.
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Richelle Shiner of Springdale is Canada's first baby of 2015

Richelle Sandra Marie Bonnie Shiner was born early on New Year's day, and being Canada's first baby of the year wasn't the only thing that surprised her mom.

Small price changes to all fuel types across N.L. in scheduled PUB update

All fuel types will see slight changes in price on Thursday in thePublic Utilities Board scheduled weekly adjustment.

3rd unscheduled adjustment in 1 week drops the price of diesel, furnace and stove oil

A third fuel price adjustment in three days the fourth of the week dropped the price of diesel, furnace and stove oil across Newfoundland and parts of Labrador.

Unscheduled PUB price adjustment lowers costs of diesel, furnace and stove oil in N.L.

In an unscheduled fuel price change, the Public Utilities Board has dropped the price on diesel, furnace oil and stove oil.

Cost of gas increases slightly, all other fuels dip in N.L.'s weekly price-setting

Gasoline prices are the sole increase in this week's scheduled Public Utilities Board adjustment for Newfoundland and Labrador.