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Bonne Bay Health Centre Emergency Services to be Supported by Virtual ER Due to Physician Shortage
Emergency services at the Bonne Bay Health Centre in Norris Point will be supported by a virtual ER for the next couple of days, beginning tomorrow. The measure has been put in place due to a temporar...
Aug 04, 2022
Four Women's Teams Make History at Royal St. John's Regatta
History was made at the Royal St. John's Regatta this morning as for the first time ever women's teams rowed the long course. The race itself took place just before 11 a.m. with Verso getting the win ...
Aug 04, 2022
Government Close to Securing Physician for Bonavista: Osborne
A steady succession of emergency room closures throughout the province has forced patients to travel many miles to reach get care. In Bonavista and New Wes Valley residents have been protesting agains...
Aug 04, 2022 Health Minister Tom Osborne
Province Reports Four COVID-Related Deaths Since Last Week
The province is reporting four new COVID-related deaths since its last update. There are 16 people in hospital, with two people in critical care. 65 new cases were reported yesterday, the most of any ...
Aug 04, 2022
Bay d'Espoir Highway Closes Due to Smoke, Poor Driving Conditions
The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture the Bay d'Espoir Highway-Route 360-is closing for the day due to increasing amounts of smoke and deteriorating driving conditions. An update will ...
Aug 04, 2022 (Bay dEspoir Highway via Transportation Department.)
Government Accepting RFPs for Farmland Near King's Point
The province is now accepting requests for proposals for four parcels of farmland located near King's Point on the Baie Verte Peninsula. Interested parties have just under three weeks to apply as the ...
Aug 04, 2022
NL Sees Sharp Increase in Violent Crime in 2021
Newfoundland and Labrador saw an increase in crime from 2020 to 2021, including a sharp increase in violent crime, according to Stats Canada's Crime Severity Index, released this week. For 2021, the i...
Aug 04, 2022
204th Royal St. John's Regatta Going Ahead Today
Races are underway at the Royal St. John's Regatta. With temperatures in the high 20s and no wind to speak of, it's a perfect day on the pond for rowers in the 204th Platinum Jubilee installment of th...
Aug 04, 2022
Gas Down, Diesel Up This Week
Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are paying a bit less at the pumps this morning. The price of gas decreased by 2.6 cents per litre overnight. As well, the price of propane saw a slight decrease of ab...
Aug 04, 2022
One Person in Custody Following Police Presence at Cabin in Mahers
One person is in custody after a tense situation on the Avalon Peninsula. RCMP were called to the scene of a cabin in the Fox Marsh Road area of Mahers around 5:30 p.m. yesterday evening. Police were ...
Aug 04, 2022
