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Canada Post Dealing With Staffing Issues in Labrador City Area
Canada Post is advising of staffing issues affecting delivery in the Labrador City area. Canada Post says while all parcels and some small packets are still being delivered to all Labrador City addres...
Mar 03, 2022
Candidate for Federal Conservative Party Leadership Questions Bay du Nord Delay
A contender for the leadership of the federal Conservative Party of Canada is asking why a decision on the Bay du Nord project is taking so long. Equinor's proposal for the massive, deep ocean oil pro...
Mar 03, 2022 (Pierre Poilievre. Photo via House of Commons webpage.)
CMOH: Fewer Hospitalizations Tied to Omicron Variant
The Omicron variant has been less severe in its impacts than previous strains, and that is translating well into the province's hospitalizations. That's according to Chief Medical Officer of Health, D...
Mar 03, 2022
MHA Raising Concerns About Lack of Medevac Services on Labrador Coast
The MHA for Torngat Mountains is raising more questions about the delivery of health care services on the coast of Labrador after a 90 year old man in Postville fell and waited an extended period for ...
Mar 03, 2022 (Photo: Lela Evans - MHA District of Torngat Mountains)
St. John's Status of Women Council Marking National Day for Sex Worker Rights
Today is the National Day for Sex Worker Rights. The day raises awareness for the dangers sex workers face and advocates for the decriminalization of sex work. Lisa Faye, the executive director of the...
Mar 03, 2022
Capital City Releases 2021 Economic Review
The City of St. John's is reporting signs of recovery for the local economy in 2021. The city released its economic review on Wednesday, which shows an increase in retail sales, as well as consumer sp...
Mar 03, 2022
Cabin Owners Against Trash Tax Write Minister Outlining Regionalization Concerns
A group of cabin owners opposed to the forced implementation of garbage services in unincorporated areas is cautioning the provincial minister about the approach taken to regionalization. COATT or Cab...
Mar 03, 2022 (Municipal Affairs Minister Krista Lynn Howell)
Dildo Receives Video Message from Ukrainian People in Thanks for Lighting Up Town Sign
This week, the town of Dildo joined the chorus of support for the nation of Ukraine. The Dildo sign, which was put up during Jimmy Kimmel's mock mayoral campaign in 2019, has been lit up in blue and y...
Mar 03, 2022
More Snow On the Way for Avalon Peninsula
Another dose of winter is set to hit the eastern part of the island overnight. A special weather statement has been issued for the Avalon Peninsula, with 10 to 15 cm of snow on the way for the overnig...
Mar 03, 2022
Decision Imminent; Local Oil Analyst Hopeful for Future of Bay du Nord
A local oil analyst is hopeful for a favourable decision on the Bay du Nord project. A decision from the federal Environment Minister is imminent. Rob Strong says Bay du Nord is the biggest subsea dev...
Mar 03, 2022 (Map courtesy Equinor.)
