Month: October 2023

3 years ago

Tourism roundtable held in St. John’s

The tourism season may be over, but discussions continue on increasing air access and jobs in the industry. NTV’s Bailey Howard spoke with two federal ministers who visited the capital city this week.

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3 years ago

O’Regan still confident on Atlantic Loop project following Nova Scotia, New Brunswick walking away

Both Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick premiers announced this week that they would be walking away from the Atlantic Loop project. MP Seamus O’Regan says, he still believes Newfoundland and Labrador will still be a part of the project. 

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3 years ago

Political Watch, October 13, 2023

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3 years ago

Foggy flying; how foggy conditions impact Air Canada’s flight operations

Have you ever wondered how some aircraft land in very dense fog, particularly at St. John’s International Airport? NTV’s Chief Meteorologist Eddie Sheerr went to Air Canada’s 737 simulators in Toronto to find out how it’s done, firsthand! Check back for part 2 of this feature next week, where Eddie attempts to land a 737 […]

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3 years ago

Slow-moving low drops copious amounts of rain through this weekend

The Overview An area of low pressure will stall, and move from east to west (called retrograding) over and south of the Island between Friday evening and Sunday before dissipating over the region between Sunday night and Monday. The slow movement of this low, along with the positioning, will allow significant amounts of rain to […]

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3 years ago

Provincial government releases statement after RNC increases patrols at religious sites

The provincial government released a statement Friday in the wake of the RNC’s announcement that it’s increasing patrols at religious sites amid the war in the Middle East. The statement was released on behalf of Premier Andrew Furey, Immigration Minister Gerry Byrne, and Justice Minister John Hogan: “The crisis in Israel, West Bank, and Gaza […]

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3 years ago

Supreme Court expressing artificial intelligence concerns

The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador is raising concerns over the use of artificial intelligence in submissions to the court. Chief Justice Raymond Whalen says the notice follows significant concerns surrounding the potential use of ‘large language model’ to fabricate legal documents. the court is urging caution to those making submissions to exercise cautionFor […]

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3 years ago

Moncton man dies at industrial site in Labrador

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is investigating a sudden death at an industrial site in Labrador. Just before 2 p.m. Thursday, police was notified by Tata Steel of a workplace death at a remote mining location in Northern Labrador. The 38-year-old deceased is a man from Moncton, New Brunswick. Next-of-kin has been notified.  Both Occupational Health […]

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3 years ago

Mounties monitoring global online threats; no indication of threat within RCMP jurisdiction

The tragic loss of life and violence in Israel and the Gaza strip and any possible connected threats developing online or within our jurisdiction are being carefully monitored, according to the RCMP in this province “At this time, we have no information that indicates there is any threat within RCMP NL jurisdiction but urge anyone […]

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3 years ago

Online employment fair attracts thousands of potential workers

In September, the Department of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills hosted its first online fair targeting East and South East Asia, and the Oceania regions. Employers received over 20,000 unique visits, leading to nearly 4,500 job applications. The October 25 fair is attracting tens of thousands of registrations, including 10,000 registered for the health care […]

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