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Provincial Government Moves Toward Elections Act Overhaul in Bill 1
The provincial government has wasted no time in signaling its intention to overhaul the Elections Act. The first order of business following today's Speech from the Throne was a notice of motion from ...
Apr 15, 2021
Eastern Health Opens Vaccination Appointments for Those 65 and Older
Eastern Health is now taking appointments for Pfizer or Moderna vaccines for everyone 65 years of age and older. You do not have to pre-register to book an appointment, and anyone who has already pre-...
Apr 15, 2021 (U.S. Secretary of Defense, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
Man Charged After Fleeing Police on Side-by-Side Through Traffic in Spaniard's Bay
A 43-year-old Bay Roberts man is facing a slew of charges after fleeing from police while operating a side-by-side. An RCMP officer who was conducting traffic enforcement while parked on the side of t...
Apr 15, 2021
Two New Travel-Related Cases of COVID Identified in NL
There are two new confirmed COVID cases in the province, both related to travel. One involving a man in the Western Health region is related to domestic travel, while the other, involving a man in his...
Apr 15, 2021 (Image courtesy Deer Lake Airport.)
Rugby Player from NL Secures Prestigious Awards from Acadia University
A young rugby player from St. John's is bringing home some hardware from Acadia University's Virtual Athletic Banquet. Sophie-Rose Pickard, a fourth-year kinesiology student at Acadia, was the recipie...
Apr 15, 2021 (Submitted photo.)
Health Officials Believe Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Eggs Is At End
A Salmonella outbreak in Atlantic Canada that had been linked to contaminated eggs appears to be at an end. That's according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, which launched an extensive investig...
Apr 15, 2021
Man Causes Vehicle to Catch Fire After Getting Stuck on Metal Post While Fleeing from Police
A 23-year-old Salmonier man, wanted by police, has been arrested and charged with a variety of offences after a dramatic and unusual sequence of events near Springdale. RCMP received a report of an er...
Apr 15, 2021
Political Scientist Baffled Why Elections NL Would Stand in Way of Recount
A political scientist at Memorial University is bewildered as to why Elections NL would stand in the way of a judicial recount in St. John's East-Quidi Vidi. NDP Leader Alison Coffin is challenging he...
Apr 15, 2021 (Kelly Blidook, file photo.)
Alex Newhook Scores First Professional Goal with Colorado Eagles
In only his second professional hockey game, Alex Newhook of St. John's set up the first goal less than two minutes in with a pass from behind the net. A few minutes later, Newhook snapped a shot from...
Apr 15, 2021 (Photo courtesy Colorado Eagles.)
Government Delivers its Blueprint for Upcoming Year
Lieutenant-Government Judy Foote delivered the new Liberal government's agenda for the 50th General Assembly of the House of Assembly this morning. The Throne Speech is designed to give a broad overvi...
Apr 15, 2021 (VOCM File Photo)
