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COVID Hospitalizations Remain Stable at 20; Four in Critical Care
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting 392 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today. Of those, 276 are in the Eastern Health region, 62 in Central, 48 in Western Health and six in the Labrador-Grenfell H...
Feb 25, 2022 (Vaccine illustration courtesy AstraZeneca.)
Drugs, Shotgun Found in Search of Bunyan's Cove Home
Police have taken a man into custody following the seizure of a gun and drugs from a home in Bunyan's Cove on the Bonavista Peninsula. Clarenville RCMP say 23-year-old Joshua Penney, who was recently ...
Feb 25, 2022 (Photo courtesy RCMP)
Man Charged Following Incident in Metro
Everything ended peacefully, but there were some tense moments as a man locked himself inside a room in a residence in centre city early last evening. RNC went to the home around 7:30 and were in the ...
Feb 25, 2022
Perry Trimper Watching Attack on Ukraine with Great Concern
A Labrador MHA who worked 14 years as an environmental scientist in the former Soviet Union is watching the events in Ukraine with great concern. Perry Trimper, the independent member for Lake Melvill...
Feb 25, 2022 (File photo.)
Shrimp Stocks in Key Area Still in Critical Condition: DFO
DFO has released its latest assessment of shrimp stocks, indicating the most fished area in the province is still the one in the hardest shape. There are three areas that are regularly monitored for t...
Feb 25, 2022 (Photo via DFO.)
Coast Guard Wraps Fuel Leak Operations Off Southern Avalon
The Canadian Coast Guard has wrapped up its response operations to a fuel leak off the southern Avalon. The MV Alaskaborg ran into rough weather last week and ruptured a fuel tank. The Coast Guard say...
Feb 25, 2022
Expect More COVID Waves: Chief Medical Officer of Health
The province's Chief Medical Officer of Health cautions there are likely more waves of COVID yet to come. But whether they'll match Omicron for spread, or Delta for severity, remains to be seen. Some ...
Feb 25, 2022 (Photo: YYT Twitter)
Oil Prices Shift in Response to Russian Attack on Ukraine
A commodity analyst says oil markets are spooked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which resulted in a sudden spike in oil prices yesterday. Gas watcher Dan McTeague predicted yesterday that gas wou...
Feb 25, 2022
Changes to Isolation Requirements Will Allow Health Care Workers to Return to Workplace
New COVID isolation requirements now in effect mean hundreds of health care workers could return to the workplace in the next day or two. Fully vaccinated people who are a household contact of a posit...
Feb 25, 2022 Health Sciences Centre
Fluorspar Mine in St. Lawrence Given 30 Days to Devise Restructuring Plan
The clock is ticking on a restructuring plan to save the Canada Fluorspar mine in St. Lawrence from shutting down. The company has been given 30 days to restructure its debt with a goal to resume oper...
Feb 25, 2022 (Image via Canada Fluorspar.)
