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Infectious Disease Physician Encourages Continued Use of Masks Once Restrictions Lift
Public Health officials have indicated that all COVID-19 restrictions could be lifted by mid-March, but that doesn't mean that people should stop wearing masks or exercise physical distancing. Infecti...
Feb 19, 2022 (File photo.)
Rock Icon Sting Bringing 'My Songs' Tour to St. John's
Sting is coming to St. John's. The lead singer of The Police will be making a stop in St. John's, as one of six stops in Canada on his My Songs tour. Tickets for the concert, set for September 16 at M...
Feb 19, 2022 (Photo via Sting Official Twitter Page.)
Growlers Basketball Club Names Patrick Ewing Jr. Head Coach and GM Ahead of Inaugural Season
The Growlers have their bench boss. Growlers Basketball has named Patrick Ewing Jr. as the Head Coach and General Manager for its inaugural 2022 season. Son of NBA Hall-of-Famer Patrick Ewing, Ewing J...
Feb 18, 2022 (Photo via Growlers Basketball Twitter page.)
Social Determinants of Health a Key Focus of the Health Accord, Says Co-Chair
The social determinants of health are the key focus of the Health Accord which was tasked to find a way to improve the health care system and outcomes. Newfoundland and Labrador has some of the worst ...
Feb 18, 2022 (Photo via Gov NL.)
NF Power Dealing With Numerous Outages Thanks to Severe Weather
Newfoundland Power is dealing with a number of unplanned outages caused the high winds and severe weather conditions. The outages are in numerous locations across the island, with a majority of custom...
Feb 18, 2022
Province Scaling Back COVID-19 Updates Moving Forward
The province is scaling back its COVID-19 updates going forward. Starting tomorrow, advisories on COVID-19 numbers will be issued on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. There will be no updates on the w...
Feb 18, 2022
RNU Stresses Importance of Recruitment and Retention in Response to Health Accord
The Registered Nurses' Union is stressing the importance of recruitment and retention efforts in response to the release of the Health Accord. The RNU says addressing health human resource challenges ...
Feb 18, 2022 Registered Nurses Union President Yvette Coffey
Weather System Causing Disruptions Across the Island
Mother Nature is throwing everything at us today with wind, rain and snow, causing disruptions in services and the transportation network and making property owners nervous. The winds are gusting to o...
Feb 18, 2022 (Photos via Transportation and Infrastructure NL Twitter page.)
Resource Enforcement Division Seeks Public Assistance in Caribou Poaching Investigation
Resource enforcement officers are seeking the public's help in their investigation into recent reports of caribou poaching in the Stephenville Crossing area. The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and ...
Feb 18, 2022 (Stan Collins.)
Province Reports 234 New Cases of COVID-19
There are 234 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 being reported in the province today. There are 13 people in hospital, five of whom are in critical care. There are 277 recoveries leaving 1,757 active ca...
Feb 18, 2022
