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Province Reporting One New COVID-Related Death
The province is reporting one new death from COVID-19 in the last week. According to the COVID-19 dashboard, there are currently 15 people in hospital due to the virus with five of those in critical c...
Dec 08, 2022
Gas Watcher Expecting Further Decrease in Fuel Prices
The price of a barrel of oil has dropped by close to ten dollars, resulting in lower costs at the pumps virtually everywhere in the country. Analyst Dan McTeague expects further declines over the next...
Dec 08, 2022
Local Operator Pleased with Province's New Tourism Strategy
The provincial government's new tourism strategy has been well received thus far by people in the industry. The plan, coined Vision 2026, outlines a three-tiered approach to bringing the industry back...
Dec 08, 2022
Province Appoints New Associate Chief Judge
The province has appointed a new Associate Chief Judge. Judge Jennifer Mercer has been named Associate Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador. Mercer graduated from Dalhousie...
Dec 08, 2022
Carmanville Students Make Documentary in Hopes of Repairing School Playground
Students at Phoenix Academy in Carmanville say they're hopeful their un-usable playground can be fixed up after their mini-documentary on the subject started grabbing the attention of people around th...
Dec 08, 2022
Justice Minister Accepts Recommendations from AG Report on Adult Corrections
The auditor general has slammed the government for its handling of offenders in custody and in the community. Denise Hanrahan delivered her audit of the justice department's community services and cor...
Dec 08, 2022
Greco Pizza in Metro to Donate Sunday Sales to VOCM Cares Happy Tree
A local business is supporting the Happy Tree R&M Foods, which operates four Greco locations in the Metro region, will be donating 100 per cent of the proceeds made at the locations on Sunday, Decembe...
Dec 08, 2022
Travel, COVID-Related Restrictions Leads to Surge in Respiratory Illness in Children: Fitzgerald
Travel, and previous COVID restrictions are a factor in the surge in respiratory illness circulating in the community. Travel and other strict public health restrictions were put in place in the early...
Dec 08, 2022
Fuel Prices Drop Across the Board
The regulated price of all types of fuel is down today. Gas is down 7.6 cents a litre while diesel dropped by 7.1 cents and furnace oil by just over 7.27 cents. Stove oil on the island is down by 5.48...
Dec 08, 2022
Province Launches Digital Insurance Validation Program
The provincial government has launched a new digital Insurance Validation Program to better determine whether a vehicle is covered by insurance. The 2019 Automobile Insurance Review found that NL had ...
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