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Infectious Disease Expert Says Current COVID Number in NL Not Cause for Alarm
Newfoundland and Labrador is still reporting around 50 cases of COVID-19 per day with around 14 people in hospital, but at this stage, those numbers are not cause for alarm. That's according to Dr. Li...
May 19, 2022
Trucking Industry Feeling Impacts of Rising Fuel Prices
The rising cost of fuel is impacting everyone in the province, especially those who make a living on the highways. Those in the trucking industry are feeling the burden of the high cost of diesel and ...
May 19, 2022 (Photo via APTA_Trucking Twitter.)
Province Launches Consultation Process for Possible Renaming of Colonial Building
The consultation process on the possible renaming of the Colonial Building has begun. The provincial government is doing a review to ensure public monuments and observances respectfully recognize and ...
May 19, 2022
Province Announces Plan to Address Surgical Backlogs
The provincial government has announced a plan to help address surgical backlogs for hip and knee replacement surgeries. Premier Andrew Furey made the announcement at Confederation Building Thursday. ...
May 19, 2022
Growlers Basketball Unveils Training Camp Roster
The Newfoundland Growlers basketball team has unveiled its training camp roster just weeks ahead of the launch of its inaugural season. Training camp begins Wednesday at MUN's Physical Education build...
May 19, 2022
New Long-Term Care Homes in Central to Open Next Week
It was a long time coming but the two new nursing homes in central Newfoundland are finally going to open their doors. The facilities, located in Gander and Grand Falls-Windsor, were plagued with trou...
May 19, 2022 (Photo via Central Health.)
ATM Stolen from Goobies Ultramar After Loader Smashes Through Building
Police are investigating after a front-end loader was used to break into the Goobies Ultramar and steal an ATM. Clarenville RCMP received a report shortly before 5 a.m. that someone smashed into the U...
May 19, 2022 (Photo courtesy Marie Adams Smith.)
Talks Ongoing Between NL and Ottawa on Gas Tax: Furey
The province is working on a way to avoid being penalized for reducing the gas tax. Premier Andrew Furey says he discussed the issue with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau amid Tuesday's Royal Visit. Ther...
May 19, 2022 (File photo.)
Company Looking to Convert Historic Fire Station Into Apartment Building
The company which bought the old west end fire station on LeMarchant Road hopes to expand the building and convert it to an apartment building. The applicant is proposing to add two floors, increasing...
May 19, 2022
Sarah Anne Report Recommending All Vessels Be Registered with Transport Canada
The Transportation Safety Board has released its report into the sinking of the Sarah Anne in May 2020, and one of the things it highlights is issues with vessels not being registered with Transport C...
May 19, 2022
