August 16, 2022
Five new seats will be added to the Family Medicine Residency Program for International Medical Graduates at Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine. Successful applicants will begin their training on July 1, 2023. These additional seats provide a pathway for International…
August 16, 2022
The Honourable Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will announce an additional measure to address recruitment and retention of physicians today (Tuesday, August 16) at 2:15 p.m. He will be joined by the Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health…
August 15, 2022
The Provincial Government today announced that the name of the Colonial Building Provincial Historic Site in St. John’s will remain unchanged. A review is being conducted to ensure public monuments and observances respectfully recognize and commemorate the province’s history. As…
August 11, 2022
Work is beginning this construction season to improve approximately eight kilometres of highway between Wiltondale and Woody Point in western Newfoundland. The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure has awarded a contract valued at approximately $4 million to JCL Investments Inc….
August 11, 2022
A tender has been issued to improve and expand the emergency department at the Health Sciences Centre in St. John’s. Work on the project will include the redevelopment of 2,230 square metres of the current space and the construction of…
August 10, 2022
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has signed a collective agreement with the Professional Association of Residents of Newfoundland and Labrador, which represents the province’s postgraduate medical trainees. The collective agreement has a five-year duration, retroactive from 2019 to 2024….
August 10, 2022
The Provincial Government, along with the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association (NLMA), today announced a one-year pilot program to help entice retired family physicians to come back to the workforce. Through this program, the Provincial Government will cover the cost…
August 9, 2022
The Honourable Andrew Furey will be available to media today (Tuesday, August 9) at 2:00 p.m. to provide an update on the fires burning in Central Newfoundland. He will be joined by the Honourable John Hogan, Minister of Justice and…
August 7, 2022
The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure is moving one of the ferries in the provincial ferry fleet to the south coast of Newfoundland to assist residents and travellers impacted by the state of emergency on the Connaigre Peninsula. The Sound…
July 28, 2022
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has reached a tentative agreement with the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees (NAPE) for 16 collective agreements. These agreements are subject to ratification by over 21,000 NAPE members across the…
