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Police Take Two Impaired Drivers off the Road in Metro
Metro RNC took two impaired drivers off the road last night. They arrested the first, a 55-year-old man, in the Airport Heights area of St. John's just after 8 p.m. The second impaired driver, a 41-ye...
May 29, 2021
Dates and Guidelines Released for Recreational Groundfish Fishery
The dates for this year's recreational groundfish fishery have been set, with the same guidelines as last year. The fishery will open for a total of 39 days this year - every Saturday, Sunday, and Mon...
May 29, 2021
Long Wait Times for Mental Health Counselling Highlighted in New CIHI Study
The Canadian Institute for Health Information has released some startling statistics about wait times for mental health counselling services in Canada. They say that in 2019-2020, about half of Canadi...
May 29, 2021
With its Future Uncertain, Province Has Done Everything it Can for Terra Nova Project: Premier
Premier Andrew Furey says the province has done everything it can to ensure the future of the Terra Nova project, but the decision to proceed is ultimately up to the project's partners. All partners n...
May 29, 2021
Alcohol Prices to Rise Slightly While Cost of Cannabis to Decrease
The price of many alcoholic beverages is going up as of tomorrow, although the rise is marginal. The NLC says the annual price adjustment is made to respond to various market conditions including infl...
May 29, 2021
Stephenville Investigation Confirms Seven New Cases of COVID-19, Contact Tracing Underway
Seven positive cases of COVID-19 and two presumptive positives have been identified as part of Public Health's investigation in the Stephenville area. Medical Officer of Health for the Western region,...
May 28, 2021
$60,000 Worth of Cable Stolen from Beaver Brook Antimony Mine: RCMP
Police are investigating a recent theft of cable worth over $60,000 from the Beaver Brook Antimony Mine near Glenwood. According to Gander RCMP, the cable is believed to have been stolen from the remo...
May 28, 2021
Premier Tight-Lipped on Details, says Budget Focuses on "Balance and Measure"
Premier Andrew Furey is remaining tight-lipped about its contents but does say Monday's budget will be setting out signals about the strategies his government will be taking and the direction they pla...
May 28, 2021
Province Opens Virtual Consultations on Economic Recovery Report
The province has opened up the consultation process on the Premier's Economic Recovery Team's recent report, all of which will be held virtually. Interested residents are asked to provide feedback thr...
May 28, 2021
Western Health Establishes COVID Testing for Students, Staff at Stephenville Primary
Western Health has set up COVID testing for students and staff at Stephenville Primary School regardless of whether or not they have COVID symptoms. The testing is part of efforts to determine whether...
May 28, 2021
