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Ottawa Prepares For Trucker Convoy Protests This Weekend
The City of Ottawa is preparing for convoy of truckers protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border drivers. While protestors have started to arrive, Ottawa police has been informed by the org...
Jan 28, 2022 Thank You (22 Millions+) views / CC
Agri-Foods Analytics Lab: Dairy Products to See Price Increase in Coming Months
If you thought grocery prices were bad now, get ready because they're about to get even worse, and it will have nothing to do with supply chain issues currently affecting prices. Dairy farmers will st...
Jan 28, 2022
Province Reports 265 New Cases of COVID-19 Today
There are 265 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 being reported in the province today. 20 people are in hospital, eight of whom are in critical care. There have been 297 new recoveries, leaving 2,478 act...
Jan 28, 2022
Rally Planned Against Proposed Waste-to-Energy Facility in Lewisporte
A rally is planned in Lewisporte to protest against a proposed waste-to-energy project for the area. Synergy World Power, also known as EnviroPower, made previous unsuccessful attempts to introduce it...
Jan 28, 2022 (Photo via Synergy World Power Website.)
Visitor Restrictions Easing at Health Care Facilities
Visitor restrictions at healthcare facilities are easing today. One support person is now permitted to visit patients or residents at facilities in Eastern and Western Health. A support person can vis...
Jan 28, 2022
Portugal Cove-St. Philip's Tables 2022 Budget
Portugal Cove-St. Philip's has tabled its 2022 budget, with no mil rate increases for property tax and business tax. The rate will stay at 6.5 mils for residents and 8.1 mils for businesses. However, ...
Jan 28, 2022 (Portugal Cove-St. Philip's/ Facebook)
NLVaxPass QR Codes Available for Those with Medical Exemption
NLVaxPass QR codes for people with an approved medical exemption are now available. People who have received a medical exemption for the COVID-19 vaccine and have a valid MCP are now able to download ...
Jan 28, 2022
17-Year-Old Charged in Fatal Collision in Pouch Cove
A 17-year-old from Torbay has been arrested and charged in connection with a crash on the Main Road in Pouch Cove in July that claimed the life of a 16-year-old boy. Police were called to the scene of...
Jan 28, 2022
Union Reaching Out to Correctional Officers as Criminal Proceedings End in HMP Death
The union that represents ten corrections officers originally charged in the death of 33-year-old Jonathan Henoche at HMP in November of 2019 is reaching out to the members involved now that criminal ...
Jan 28, 2022
CUPE Crying Foul Over Grand Falls-Windsor's Report on Worker Lockout
The union that represents the municipal workers of Grand Falls-Windsor is crying foul over the town's statement that it saved money during the worker lockout. The town released a statement yesterday s...
Jan 28, 2022
