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There goes that "beep" again...the sound your appliances make when they come back on after a power outage. Now, imagine hearing it again - and again - and again, dozens of times while you're in bed, or in the middle of the day. That's what's happening to Keith Ryan in O' Regans in the Codroy Valley. He's counted hundreds of short power interruptions over the years. The CBC's Colleen Connors went to O' Regans to learn more.

Students at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University want their money back. They started off the winter semester with no internet service, after a cybersecurity incident affected the campus. But the students had paid their usual fees for the term, including a student services fee. Now, they say they deserve to be reimbursed for that, as compensation for the inconvenience. Vicky Quao is vice-president external for the Grenfell Campus Student Union.

Lewisporte is about to have a new tourism strategy....one that organizers think will make the town a hub for visitors to the area and connect all of the surrounding communities. Lewisporte is growing, with bakeries, cafes, shops, restaurants, and Airbnbs. Haley Kinden is one of the people spearheading the Tourism Association. She owns Kinden's Bakery and Cafe, and spoke with the CBC's Leigh Anne Power..

The province's arts community will see new and returning faces at the helm of Theatre Newfoundland Labrador this year. The organization recently announced it has put a new leadership team in place for the 2024 season. Denise Dolliver has been with TNL for the past 24 seasons as a designer and administrator as well as a stage production and company manager. She is now general manager. Nicholas Leno is the new artistic producer, bringing his experience as a festival and artistic director in Ontario.

There were a lot of smiling faces and some sad goodbyes in Gander on Saturday, as the 2024 Newfoundland and Labrador Winter Games came to a close. About 12-hundred athletes, coaches and officials took part in the week-long event. CBC's David Newell brought us some of the voices and sounds from the show.

Last week was an exciting one for young athletes across the province, as Gander hosted the Newfoundland and Labrador Winter Games. Not only was it the first Winter Games since the pandemic, it was only the second one ever for Team Indigenous. Port au Port's Candice Simon was the manager with the Team Indigenous female hockey team. Keira Evans-Rice of Makkovik and Lacie Bennett of St. George's played on the team. The CBC's David Newell spoke with them before they hit the ice Friday afternoon.

When the Professional Women's Hockey League launched in January, the whole country...including women who never played the game...took notice. In Lewisporte, they were inspired. Two local female players decided to put out a call for women to come out and play recreationally. They had no idea what would happen.The CBC's Leigh Anne Power visited the Mike Austin Arena to find out.

It's a great honour to be inducted into the Newfoundland and Labrador Hockey Hall of Fame, but if you ask Andy Brake and Ivan Hapgood, it was never their goal. The two men are being recognized for their dedication to hockey and their communities. Hockey NL will induct them into the Hall in June, at a ceremony in Gander. Brake has been the backbone of Deer Lake Red Wings hockey for more than three decades, Hapgood, who's originally from Arnold's Cove - has devoted more than fifty years to hockey in Clarenville. The two joined us by phone this morning.

It's a tidy little town with the most amazing views, but Trout River is also dealing with an unexpected hazard.

The Town issued a warning last week about used needles being discovered as snow began to melt. Natalia Crocker is mayor of Trout River.

Some nurses in Corner Brook had to work extra-long shifts this week, after a contract with a private company came to an end. The contract with Canadian Health Labs was to supply travel nurses to work in the Western region. The arrangement was for a one-year term, starting on February 27 of 2023. But, instead of there being a plan to ensure nursing shifts would be covered when the contract ended, this week, some local nurses were mandated to work 21 out of 24 hours. Yvette Coffey is president of the Registered Nurses Union of Newfoundland and Labrador.