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NL Looking to Ottawa to Address Expansion of Mandatory Paid Sick Leave
Small businesses are continuing to struggle and the federal government needs to come to the table to address expansion of mandatory paid sick leave in the workplace. As the country transitions to livi...
Mar 01, 2022 (File photo.)
Pasadena Man Charged with Drug Trafficking Following Traffic Stop
A 22-year-old Pasadena man has been arrested on charges of drug trafficking after he was pulled over on the TCH near Corner Brook. The man was first pulled over round 11 p.m. Friday. A quantity of coc...
Mar 01, 2022
St. John's Reactivating Some Push-Button Pedestrian Signals
City crews are reactivating a number of push-button pedestrian signals throughout the capital city. The intersections are on Metrobus priority routes and are having an impact on bus schedules. In thes...
Mar 01, 2022
Application Process Open for Province's Online Big Game Licence Draw
The province's online big game licence draw application process is now open to the public. The moose quota for the island of Newfoundland this hunting season is 27,665. That includes 17,850 either sex...
Mar 01, 2022
St. John's Announces Top Male, Female Athletes, Team of the Year
The City of St. John's has announced its 2021 Athletes and Team of the Year. The winners were revealed at the start of council's public meeting this afternoon. The City congratulates the 2021 Athletes...
Feb 28, 2022 Liam Hickey and Abby Newhook, via the City of St. John's on Twitter.
Bluedrop Aims to Raise $40,000 Toward Humanitarian Relief in Ukraine
A local company with connections to Ukraine is watching Russia's invasion closely and pledging to help out. Emad Rizkalla, Founder and CEO, Bluedrop Performance Learning says he is watching the events...
Feb 28, 2022
Clarenville Launches "Making Tracks" Project to Highlight Provincial T'Railway
The Town of Clarenville and its neighboring partners are launching a new project called "Making Tracks' to capitalize on the year round tourism potential of the area. Clarenville is strategically situ...
Feb 28, 2022 Clarenville Town Hall
NL Reporting Two More Deaths Due to COVID-19
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting two more deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 66 since the pandemic began. The two most recent deaths are a woman over the age of 80 in the Eastern Heal...
Feb 28, 2022
17-Year-Old Arrested for Impaired Operation of ATV
RCMP arrested a 17-year-old after an ATV crash in Bristol's Hope near Harbour Grace on the weekend. Police were called to the scene around 1:15 a.m. Saturday after an ATV ended up in a ditch. Police s...
Feb 28, 2022
RNC Conclude Search of Blackmarsh Road - Columbus Drive Area in Shooting Investigation
The RNC has concluded its search of a busy intersection in the capital city in connection with a recent shooting incident which sent a woman to hospital. The RNC were alerted on Friday morning after a...
Feb 28, 2022
