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Shearstown Woman Charged Following Three-Vehicle Collision
A 25-year-old Shearstown woman, who was already suspended from driving, is scheduled to attend court on a number of charges following a rear-end collision this week that sent two people to hospital. B...
Mar 30, 2022
NL Reporting Seven New COVID-Related Deaths, 40 Hospitalizations
Public health is reporting seven more deaths and 40 people in hospital as the result of COVID-19. Eleven of the 40 people in hospital are in critical care. Twenty-one hospitalizations are in the Easte...
Mar 30, 2022
Officials Reveal Over 200,000 Files Taken in Cyber Attack
The provincial government has provided an update on the cyber attack that shut down much of the healthcare system last fall. Health Minister John Haggie still could not provide information regarding w...
Mar 30, 2022
Province Extending Health Care Coverage to All Ukrainians Entering NL
The provincial government is extending health care coverage to all Ukrainians who enter Canada and come to Newfoundland and Labrador under the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel. The pr...
Mar 30, 2022 (Photo via Andrew Furey Twitter page.)
Forest Industry Pitching Biofuel as Alternative to Oil, Electric Heat
The forest industry says there's a less expensive option for government to consider when converting buildings from oil heat. Bill Dawson, executive director of the Newfoundland and Labrador Forest Ind...
Mar 30, 2022 via NLFIA
Price of Gas, Diesel Predicted to Drop This Week
It's a good news/bad news scenario on the fuel front today. Dan McTeague of GasWizard.ca predicts a reduction at the gasoline pumps by about 3 1/2 cents per litre and a drop of 10 cents for diesel. Ho...
Mar 30, 2022
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Warning NL Against Austerity Measures
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is warning against austerity measures to address the provincial government's fiscal bottom-line. Saskatchewan director Simon Enoch says his province provide...
Mar 30, 2022
Gerry Byrne Reunites with Former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien
Provincial Immigration Minister Gerry Byrne was recently reunited with an old friend. Byrne's political career began when he was elected to the House of Commons in a by-election back in 1996 under for...
Mar 30, 2022
Limited Health Canada Data Shows NL Has Second Highest Rate of New COVID Cases
Newfoundland and Labrador has the second highest rate of new COVID-19 cases of those reported in Canada, according to limited available data. Numbers released by Health Canada on their "Current Situat...
Mar 30, 2022
Federal Government Defends Call for Increased Oil Production
The federal government is defending its call for increased oil production, even as they call for the industry to reduce emissions. Last week, government said it is looking at boosting oil production i...
Mar 30, 2022
