N.L. government paying $2.3M to acquire unsightly but prized land adjacent to war memorial | Travel nurse who left rural job says N.L. is pushing people out of public health system | 15 years after its release, Crackie is back on the silver screen to raise funds for the arts
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Good morning, these are your top stories for Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
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N.L. government paying $2.3M to acquire unsightly but prized land adjacent to war memorial; The provincial government is paying \$2\.3 million to four high profile St\. John's lawyers to expropriate a prized but unkempt block of land next to the Newfoundland National War Memorial in downtown St\. John's\.

N.L. government paying $2.3M to acquire unsightly but prized land adjacent to war memorial

April 30 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

The Newfoundland and Labrador government has acquired an unsightly but valuable plot of downtown St. John's land in order to expand the footprint of the National War Memorial ahead of the site's 100th anniversary on July 1.
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Travel nurse who left rural job says N.L. is pushing people out of public health system; Stacey Button felt unsupported and overworked as a licensed practical nurse in Springdale, so she left her home and full-time job to become a travel nurse\.

Travel nurse who left rural job says N.L. is pushing people out of public health system

April 30 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

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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15 years after its release, Crackie is back on the silver screen to raise funds for the arts; Meghan Greeley says being cast in Crackie was her first film role and recalls being drawn to the character Mitsi's "inner steeliness\."

15 years after its release, Crackie is back on the silver screen to raise funds for the arts

April 30 , 2024 at 09:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

The LSPU Hall is hosting a screening of Crackie on Tuesday evening to raise funds for the Resource Centre for the Arts.
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Family of man who died after going overboard on pilot boat calls for accountability; Christa Roberts wants someone to be held accountable for the death of her husband, Terry Roberts, after he died when he went overboard while working on a pilot boat outside of St\. John's harbour in 2022\.

Family of man who died after going overboard on pilot boat calls for accountability

April 29 , 2024 at 04:43:09 p.m. NDT • :

Building on momentum from the National Day of Mourning, the family of a man who drowned in 2022 after falling overboard is pushing for more answers and accountability.
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Corner Brook's new rec centre will boost local amenities when it opens in the fall, says city; Corner Brook's new recreation centre is set to open on time this September, says Peter Robinson, director of recreation services, and it will add amenities to the community\.

Corner Brook's new rec centre will boost local amenities when it opens in the fall, says city

April 29 , 2024 at 02:20:11 p.m. NDT • :

Corner Brook hosted Recreation N.L.'s annual general meeting and conference this past weekend. The conference brings organizations to the city for professional development and networking opportunities, while showing the town off to visitors.
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Ontario warrant for HVAC company owner in N.L. active but not acted on; Raymond Kalonga, 36, seen in a YouTube video from what appears to be the launch of his former company, Canadian Standard Home Services, seven years ago\.  

April 29 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

Ontario warrant for HVAC company owner in N.L. active but not acted on

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Man stabbed during fight in Avalon Mall parking lot; A Royal Newfoundland Constabulary \(RNC\) uniform badge\.  

April 26 , 2024 at 07:35:46 a.m. NDT • :

Man stabbed during fight in Avalon Mall parking lot

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This fox is judging you in this week's photo gallery; This arctic fox hears you when you wish summer would come and get rid of all the snow\. It's not like YOU'RE permanently dressed in fashion for winter\.  

April 29 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

This fox is judging you in this week's photo gallery

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Danny Williams sues City of St. John's in dispute over 'uneconomical' roundabout; Developer Danny Williams says another roundabout in Galway would be an unnecessary expense\.  

April 29 , 2024 at 05:57:14 p.m. NDT • :

Danny Williams sues City of St. John's in dispute over 'uneconomical' roundabout

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For fog's sake! Listen to these foghorn impressions — and hot takes on the weather; A woman wearing a rain jacket and winter hat is laughing while outdoors, during a very foggy day\.  

April 29 , 2024 at 04:08:36 p.m. NDT • :

For fog's sake! Listen to these foghorn impressions — and hot takes on the weather

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