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CEO of Local Tech Company Testing Tesla Self-Driving Software
The founder and CEO of a local tech company is branching out by helping Tesla learn more about a new self-driving technology. Joshua Green of Mysa, a tech company focused on smart thermostats, is the ...
Apr 02, 2022
Bragg: Closure of Mackerel and Herring Fisheries Comes as a Surprise
The province's Fisheries Minister says he was taken by surprise by DFO's decision to close the mackerel fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador. Bragg will be reaching out to harvesters on the south and ...
Apr 02, 2022 (Derrick Bragg. File photo.)
School Sports NL Provincial Tournaments Underway
School Sports Newfoundland and Labrador Varsity Provincial tournaments are officially underway. Both the Boys Varsity Basketball and Girls Varsity Ball Hockey championships will be up for grabs, with ...
Apr 02, 2022 (Photo via School Sports NL.)
Bell Island Resident Accuses Government of 'Mismanagement' Amid Ferry Issues
The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure is being accused of mismanaging the Bell Island ferry service after the Legionnaire was tied up for six days due to not having a full compliment ove...
Apr 02, 2022 (Photo: Dean Porter via MarineTraffic.com)
BA.2 Sublineage of Omicron Variant Detected in Newfoundland and Labrador
The Department of Health and Community Services confirms that the BA.2 sublineage of the Omicron variant has been identified in Newfoundland and Labrador. The department says a random sample of all PC...
Apr 01, 2022 (Photo by CDC from Pexels)
Culvert Collapses Near Little Rapids
Drivers on the province's west coast can expect some slowdowns in the area of Little Rapids following the collapse of a culvert on the Trans Canada Highway. The eastbound lanes at Little Rapids have b...
Apr 01, 2022
Newfoundlander Living in China Providing Insight Into Omicron Wave Response
A man originally from this province now living in Xi'An, China, says the country is being hit badly in a number of cities during the latest wave of the Omicron sub-variant of COVID-19. Chris Walsh has...
Apr 01, 2022 Photo courtesy Chris Walsh
Expedition to Monitor Environmental DNA From Titanic Wreck
It's being called the first-of-its-kind environmental genomics analysis of the site of the world's most famous shipwreck. OceanGate Expeditions and Newfoundland-based eDNAtec are participating in a st...
Apr 01, 2022 Courtesy of NOAA/Institute for Exploration/University of Rhode Island (NOAA/IFE/URI).
Province Changes Smoking Cessation Program to Help Low-Income Smokers Quit
The provincial government is making improvements to its Smoking Cessation Program to help low-income smokers quit the habit. Effective today, those who are eligible can avail of another 12 weeks of tr...
Apr 01, 2022
NL Reporting Six Deaths, 38 Hospitalizations Due to COVID-19
Six more deaths and 38 hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are being reported in the province today. Eleven people are in critical care. Of the 38 in hospital, 20 are in Eastern Health, seven are in Cent...
Apr 01, 2022
