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Repairs Continue on TCH Following Rainstorm
Damage from that rainstorm late last week will top a half-a-million dollars as crews try to reopen roads, including the TCH. Backfilling continues on the TCH between Routes 490 and 461 as crews try to...
Feb 22, 2022
Air Canada Announces New Daily Flight from Montreal to Gander
Air Canada is adding a new daily flight to Montreal from Gander International Airport. The direct flight on board a 76-seat CRJ900, begins on June 25 and will operate in addition to Air Canada's daily...
Feb 22, 2022
Coast Guard Says Oil Spilled from MV Alaskaborg Has Dissipated
The Canadian Coast Guard says it appears as though the oil that spilled from the MV Alaskaborg, which ran into trouble off Cape Race earlier this month, has dissipated. The Coast Guard says no polluti...
Feb 22, 2022
CMHA-NL Concerned by Long Wait Times to See a Psychologist
Some patients in Newfoundland and Labrador are waiting for upwards of two years to see a psychologist. That's according to Kimberly Yetman, the CEO of the NL branch of the Canadian Mental Health Assoc...
Feb 22, 2022
Two Prince of Wales Skating Club Teams Headed to Nationals in Calgary
Two competitive synchronized skating teams who train out of the Prince of Wales Skating Club in St. John's are heading to nationals in Calgary, Alberta. The Synergy Novice and Intermediate Teams, coac...
Feb 22, 2022 (Photos via Amy Adams.)
Teenager Arrested Following Incident Involving Fleeing Vehicle
An incident involving a fleeing vehicle which began in Conception Bay South in the afternoon ended about five hours later in the east end of St. John's with the arrest of a teenager. The RNC tried to ...
Feb 22, 2022
Nine Years Since Passing of Veteran Officer Changed Safety Protocols for Fish, Wildlife Enforcement
A number of Improvements to health and safety practices for fish and wildlife enforcement officers have come into being following the tragic passing of a respected veteran officer. Howard Lavers passe...
Feb 22, 2022 Officer Howard Lavers.
Two Decades of Mail-In Ballot Experience Prepared St. John's for Pandemic Election: Breen
St. John's Mayor Danny Breen says two decades of experience with mail-in ballots prepared the city for its recent pandemic election. The election cost just over $350,000, on par with the average going...
Feb 22, 2022 (File photo.)
First Areas Confirmed in Connecting 60,000 NL Homes to Internet by 2030
The provincial and federal governments are looking to have every home in Newfoundland and Labrador connected to high-speed internet by 2030, and according to Ottawa the process to have the work starte...
Feb 22, 2022
Emergencies Act Passed in House of Commons
The Emergencies Act passed in the House of Commons Monday night after several days of fractious debate. The controversial measures passed by a vote of 185 to 151 and was split largely along party line...
Feb 22, 2022 (File photo. Image via CPAC.)
