Newfoundland and Labrador This Week -- Oct. 28, 2006: We'll have reaction to the loss of communications services after a fire at a Bell-Aliant building in St. John's; the captain of a Marine Atlantic ferry takes quick action to limit damage after the ship loses power; the hospitality industry in St. John's grapples with a labour shortage; and a young man with a rare skin disease hopes an experimental drug that improves his quality of live will be cleared for use in Canada.

On Newfoundland and Labrador This Week: a fire hits Bell-Aliant's phone system in St. John's and interrupts services to at least 100,000 people; a trucker recounts his experience as Marine Atlantic's ferry MV Leif Ericson loses steam while entering Port aux Basques; Cecil Haire reports on how a labour shortage is taking its toll on the hospitality industry; and Pam Parsons has the story of a young man who's waiting for a drug to be approved that gives him relief from a rare disorder.

Download Newfoundland and Labrador This Week -- Oct. 28, 2006: We'll have reaction to the loss of communications services after a fire at a Bell-Aliant building in St. John's; the captain of a Marine Atlantic ferry takes quick action to limit damage after the ship loses power; the hospitality industry in St. John's grapples with a labour shortage; and a young man with a rare skin disease hopes an experimental drug that improves his quality of live will be cleared for use in Canada.
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Newfoundland and Labrador This Week -- Oct. 21, 2006: Hospital pharmacists in St. John's reduce the number of chemotherapy treatments they produce a day in protest against heavy workloads; Reservists at CFB Gander get together with family members before departing for duty in Afghanistan; Premier Danny Williams talks with reporters about his qualified apology for remarks about Quebec; and, an ice climber recounts his adventure as an iceberg climber off the coast of Labrador.

On Newfoundland and Labrador This Week: A pharmacist and health care CEO give their perspectives the impact of having so many hospital pharmacist positions vacant; reservists and family members at CFB Gander talk about going to Afghanistan; the premier explains how his views on Quebec politics and Labrador hydro developments haven't changed; and ice climber Will Gadd admits scaling icebergs probably isn't the smartest thing to do.

Download Newfoundland and Labrador This Week -- Oct. 21, 2006: Hospital pharmacists in St. John's reduce the number of chemotherapy treatments they produce a day in protest against heavy workloads; Reservists at CFB Gander get together with family members before departing for duty in Afghanistan; Premier Danny Williams talks with reporters about his qualified apology for remarks about Quebec; and, an ice climber recounts his adventure as an iceberg climber off the coast of Labrador.
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Newfoundland and Labrador This Week - October 14, 2006: the province's businessman of the millennium dies; towns in rural Newfoundland are having trouble keeping workers; a woman talks about her eating disorder; MP Loyola Hearn talks about his lack of hospitality expenses; and speed and moose don't mix.

On Newfoundland and Labrador This Week: one of the province's most successful businessmen dies, we'll hear from his friends; help wanted, a booming economy in Alberta is draining workers from town councils; a woman talks about an eating disorder that has caused mayhem in her life; MP Loyola Hearn lives a parsimonious life; and who's the animal on the highway?

Download Newfoundland and Labrador This Week - October 14, 2006: the province's businessman of the millennium dies; towns in rural Newfoundland are having trouble keeping workers; a woman talks about her eating disorder; MP Loyola Hearn talks about his lack of hospitality expenses; and speed and moose don't mix.
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