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Hydro Extending Operations at Holyrood By Another Year
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is extending the life of the Holyrood Generating Station again. In its most recent update to the Public Utilities Board, Hydro confirms it will rely on Holyrood as a cr...
Feb 07, 2022
NL Records 46th Death Due to COVID; Briefing Called for Tuesday
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting its 46th death due to COVID-19. The victim is a man in his 60s in the Eastern Health region. Meanwhile, Public Health is reporting 166 new confirmed cases of the...
Feb 07, 2022
Power Expected to Be Restored in English Harbour West by 8 p.m.
It will be tonight before power is restored to a remote area of the south coast. English Harbour West has been without electricity since Friday because of the ice storm. As a result, Fitzgerald Academ...
Feb 07, 2022
Labrador MHA Says Residents Stressed Due to Lack of Transparency with COVID-19 Cases at Voisey's Bay
People living in communities on the north coast of Labrador are stressed out over the presence of COVID-19 at the Vale mine site in Voisey's Bay and the MHA for the area is blaming government secrecy....
Feb 07, 2022 (Photo: Lela Evans - MHA District of Torngat Mountains)
5 Wing Goose Bay Cautioning Snowmobile Users of Potential Snow Clearing Hazards
5 Wing Goose Bay is warning snowmobile drivers of potential hazards around the perimeter of the facility. They say snow clearing operations are ongoing along the fences of the facility, which can be h...
Feb 07, 2022 (File photo.)
St. John's Man Charged in Connection with Recent Drug Investigation
A 42-year-old St. John's man has been arrested and charged in connection with a recent drug investigation in the capital city region. It all started with a traffic stop in the centre city on December ...
Feb 07, 2022
Privacy Commissioner Shares Experience to Raise Awareness About Heart Failure
Someone who provides advice and direction to public bodies on the protection of privacy, is talking openly about his own personal experience in order to help people learn more about heart failure. Thi...
Feb 07, 2022 (Privacy Commissioner Michael Harvey)
Man Reconnects with Paramedic Who Saved Him During 1994 Stabbing Incident
A Newfoundland man severely injured in a violent incident in 1994 has reconnected with one of the people who helped save his life. Dave Murphy, who now lives in Alberta, was stabbed 13 times during th...
Feb 07, 2022 (Photo via David Murphy.)
Some Recreational Activities to Resume in St. John's
The province has moved to a modified Alert Level 3, meaning some of the restrictions imposed when the Omicron outbreak hit are starting to loosen. The city of St. John's says starting today, amateur s...
Feb 07, 2022
Local Groups Pleased Proposed Offshore Gas Hub Must Undergo Environmental Impact Statement
A number of local environmental groups are pleased that the environment minister has determined that the proposed Placentia Bay Liquid Natural Gas project must undergo an Environmental Impact Statemen...
Feb 07, 2022 (Photo via LNG. Artistic rendering of LNG production and export facilities at The Grassy Point location.)
