An abrupt -- but anticipated -- halt to a contract with a private company meant extra-long shifts for some nurses in Corner Brook this week. We heard from the nurses union

CBC Newfoundland Morning

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.