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photo of 3D printer creating ear straps for facemasks

3D printing entrepreneur makes face shields for free

May 10, 2021 Anna Stafford 0

Taylor Sweet, the founder of YGK3D, took a bad situation and did some good – printing face shields and ear straps for free to make up for shortages.

Matt home with his family during Christmas break

Student disappointed as Atlantic bubble bursts

April 15, 2021 Marykate ONeill 0

The re-opening of the Atlantic bubble has been delayed following a surge of COVID-19 cases in New Brunswick. The delay has created a lot of problems for students who had planned to travel home for […]

Enaya AbdElGaber studies political science at Memorial University. She says the pandemic made her miss her home, Egypt, even more. Submitted photo

Homesickness very real during pandemic

April 9, 2021 Henrike Wilhelm 0

Travel restrictions and lockdowns force many to take longer breaks from visiting home.

Some hunters not happy about increase in moose licenses

April 9, 2021 Kyle Curtis 0

The government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced the details about an increase in moose licenses, and some local hunters are upset.

Christine Doucette stands by the cages at the N.L. West SPCA

The cost of animal vaccination

April 8, 2021 James Grudic 0

Each animal that comes through the N.L. West S.P.C.A. needs to be vaccinated, often several times. Those bills add up. James Grudic Kicker

Gros Morne tourism operators hopeful for a better season in 2021

April 5, 2021 James Grudic 0

The whole western Newfoundland tourism industry was thrown for a loop in 2020. For the coming season, the ability to adapt on the fly has become an essential tool in everyone’s kit.

Rising lumber costs impacting both consumers and suppliers

April 1, 2021 Patrick Newhook 0

With the cost of lumber increasing, it’s affecting consumers and suppliers.

People with mental illness in N.L. waiting up to two years for psychiatric care

April 1, 2021 Thandi O'Grady 0

According to the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association, the province has the country’s longest wait times for mental health care. This is causing patients to wait more than a year to receive psychiatric treatment.

A man crosses the street towards the Corner Brook vaccination clinic.

Phase 1 of vaccination rollout in Corner Brook, N.L.

March 25, 2021 James Grudic 0

Folks in western Newfoundland have been getting their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, starting with the most vulnerable. James Grudic Kicker

The CMHA-NL is located on Topsail Road in St. John's. John Dinn from the CMHA-NL says mental illness is a taboo for many older adults. Henrike Wilhelm/Kicker

Ageism persists in the midst of isolation caused by COVID-19: experts

March 25, 2021 Henrike Wilhelm 0

Social isolation, loss of independence and ageism impact the well-being of older adults, say a social work professor and a mental health coordinator.