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St. John's Releases Bulk Garbage Collection Schedule
The schedule for bulk garbage pickup has been released by the city of St. John's. Bulk and metal collection will occur by your garbage pickup zone. As an example, if your regular garbage collection da...
Apr 27, 2022
Paxlovid Now Being Distributed to Community Pharmacies: Haggie
Health Minister John Haggie says the distribution of Paxlovid, a COVID antiviral medication, to community pharmacies has begun. To now, limited supply meant that the treatment was only available throu...
Apr 27, 2022 (File photo.)
More Fuel Price Increases Predicted This Week
A market watcher expects fuel prices to go up tomorrow as the Public Utilities Board prepares to give the weekly settings. Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy, predicts a 3 cent...
Apr 27, 2022
Richard Alexander Reflects on 20 Years with NL Employers' Council
The outgoing Executive Director of the Newfoundland and Labrador Employers' Council is reflecting on a 20-year career with the organization. Richard Alexander will be leaving the council in mid-May, h...
Apr 27, 2022
Growlers Fall to Lions in Game 3
The Newfoundland Growlers tasted defeat for the first time in this year's Kelly Cup playoffs, falling 3-2 to Trois-Rivires Lions in Quebec last night. Tyler Boland and Zach O'Brien scored for the Grow...
Apr 27, 2022
Process Started to Fix Damaged Stairs in Downtown St. John's
The poor condition of a well-used concrete stairway in downtown St. John's made its way to the floor of city council Tuesday. The steps below the Livingstone Street-Carter's Hill intersection have bee...
Apr 27, 2022
Health Department Responds to Questions Surrounding Antiviral COVID Treatments
The provincial government says 216 doses of the antiviral COVID treatment Paxlovid have been dispensed in Newfoundland and Labrador. Back in January, some 500 treatment courses were received and distr...
Apr 27, 2022 Árpád Czapp / Unsplash
Grieg Seafood Selected to Expand Aquaculture Industry on Southwest Coast
Grieg Seafood has been selected as the highest-ranked proponent for the expansion of the aquaculture industry to the province's southwest coast. The provincial government issued an Expression of Inter...
Apr 27, 2022
St. John's Mayor Excited for Return of Summer Events
The City of St. John's events calendar is filling up quickly, and absolutely no one is complaining. After two years of COVID interruptions, the entire province is prepping for Come Home Year. But yest...
Apr 27, 2022
Conception Bay South Honours Youth, Citizen Volunteer of the Year
Conception Bay South is honouring volunteers to celebrate National Volunteer Week. The Town of CBS held its Volunteer Appreciation Ceremony this week. This year's Citizen of the Year award goes to Eri...
Apr 27, 2022 (Youth Volunteer of the Year, Hope Bishop-Frizzell)
