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Activities Continue at Marble Mountain Despite Ski Lift Closure
The ski lift at Marble Mountain is now closed for the season but that doesn't mean activities have slowed. The marketing manager for the facility, Dustin Parsons, says they have events on for the next...
Apr 13, 2022 (Marble Mountain Facebook)
Province Releases Plan for Fourth Doses of COVID Vaccine
Newfoundland and Labrador has released it's plans for fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says second booster doses will be offered to people a...
Apr 13, 2022
Province Reports Seven Deaths Due to COVID-19
The province is today reporting seven new COVID-related deaths. There are 32 people in hospital due to COVID-19, six of whom are in critical care. 246 new confirmed cases are reported Wednesday, with ...
Apr 13, 2022 (Photo via Flickr through Creative Commons.)
RCMP Investigating Theft of Snowmobile in Lumsden
New-Wes-Valley RCMP are investigating the theft of a snowmobile in Lumsden earlier this season. The 2020 Ski-doo 850 Backcountry was stolen while parked behind an unoccupied cabin. The machine has a d...
Apr 13, 2022
NL Named Most Attractive Jurisdiction for Mining Investment in Atlantic Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador has been named as the most attractive jurisdiction for mining investment in Atlantic Canada, and the 21st-most attractive worldwide-but some concerns remain that could hamper...
Apr 13, 2022
Hazardous Road Conditions Plaguing Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview
Another town on the Avalon Peninsula is raising concerns about dangerous road conditions. Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview Mayor Mike Doyle says Point Road in Chapel's Cove is washed out, and the g...
Apr 13, 2022 (Point Road in Chapel Cove.)
MUN Providing Parking Relief for Students During Winter Final Exams
Memorial University is providing some parking relief for students during the winter semester's final exam period. From today until April 23, parking in all pay-per-use areas on the St. John's campus w...
Apr 13, 2022
Opposition MHAs Calling on Government to Address Doctor Shortage in Central NL
PC MHAs in the region say that Central Newfoundland is on the brink of a health care disaster. Five healthcare centers in the area are poised to lose their last physicians. MHAs Pleaman Forsey and Chr...
Apr 13, 2022 (Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans MHA Chris Tibbs.)
VOCM Cares Hosting Radiothon in Support of Ronald McDonald House Today
VOCM Cares is hosting a radiothon this afternoon on VOCM in support of Ronald McDonald House. The funds raised will go towards the Family Time Park initiative. The $750,000 campaign will see numerous ...
Apr 13, 2022
Province's Spending on NASCAR Debated in House of Assembly
The $600,000 dollars in total provided by the provincial government to help bring the NASCAR Pinty's Series to Newfoundland and Labrador over the next three years came in for considerable debate in th...
Apr 13, 2022
