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Trudeau Calling on Blockade Participants to Halt Activities Immediately
The Prime Minister is once again calling on participants in the illegal blockades to halt their activities or face serious consequences. The blockades on the Ambassador Bridge at Winsor, Ontario and a...
Feb 11, 2022
Rabies Confirmed in Three Foxes Near Nain
Government officials have confirmed three positive rabies cases in foxes near Nain and are awaiting confirmation on four additional suspected cases on the north coast of Labrador - three in Nain and o...
Feb 11, 2022 Scott Weingart / CC
RCMP Arrests Wanted Man After Use of Spike Belt
The use of a spike belt helped police bring a St. John's man, who was wanted for other offences, into custody after a dramatic sequence of events that started with a gas and dash at a gas station near...
Feb 11, 2022
Liberal MP Downplaying Rift in Cabinet Over Bay du Nord
One of the six Liberal MP's is downplaying what is perceived as a rift in Cabinet over the Bay du Nord offshore project. The PC Opposition has said this is further evidence that the Liberal Party, bot...
Feb 11, 2022 (Bay du Nord FPSO concept art, courtesy Equinor.)
PC's Petten Calls For House Debate Over Bay du Nord
Opposition House Leader Barry Petten is calling for the legislature to reopen for emergency debate on Bay du Nord. The call comes following reports of a rift within the federal Liberal caucus over sup...
Feb 11, 2022 (Photo: https://www.assembly.nl.ca/)
The Loop Increasing Capacity as COVID Restrictions Loosen
Capacity at The Loop in Bannerman is going back up to 80. It had been at 40 for the past several weeks as COVID restrictions tightened, but the city has doubled it based on Public Health guidelines. T...
Feb 11, 2022 (File photo.)
Team Gushue Drops Close Game to Switzerland
The Brad Gushue rink has been handed its first lost of the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The team faced a powerhouse Swiss team, who gained the lead early on and never surrendered. Team Gushue were able to p...
Feb 11, 2022
New West Coast Police Unit To Tackle Organized Crime, Drug Trade
A new police unit has been formed to target the drug trade and organized crime on the west coast of the province. The announcement was made today in Corner Brook. Co-operation between the RNC and RCMP...
Feb 11, 2022
NL Reporting Two More Deaths Due To COVID-19
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting its 51st and 52nd deaths today due to COVID-19. They are a man in his 70s in the Central Health region, and a man in his 90s in the Western Health region. There ...
Feb 11, 2022
Parents of Children in Daycare Frustrated by COVID Policies, Says Education Critic
The Opposition Education critic says he's hearing a lot of frustration from parents of pre-school age children who are confused about policies surrounding COVID exposures. Children in daycare are requ...
Feb 11, 2022 (Barry Petten. File photo.)
