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Woman Charged With Assault in Metro
A 33-year-old woman is facing assault charges after an incident in the metro region. RNC were called to a report of a disturbance in the city centre of St. John's at around 10:00 p.m. on Friday night....
Jan 08, 2022
Power Restored at MUN Data Centre Following 'Major Electrical Issue'
A power outage affecting Memorial University's data centre temporarily knocked out the university's servers and IT systems on Friday. Power was later restored to the data centre, enabling a number of ...
Jan 08, 2022
Newfoundland and Labrador Reporting 412 New Cases of COVID-19 on Saturday
The province is reporting 412 new cases of COVID-19 today. 129 of those cases are in Eastern Health, with 68 in Central, 85 in Western, 118 in Labrador-Grenfell, and 12 identified by a private lab. Th...
Jan 08, 2022
CMOH Says Efforts Underway for More Effective Delivery of Vaccines Amid Calls for Military Assistance
Public Health officials are in conversation with the regional health authorities to put measures in place to deliver vaccines more effectively. That's according to Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr....
Jan 08, 2022 (File photo.)
Man Facing Nearly A Dozen Charges in Metro
A 26-year-old man is facing nearly a dozen charges following two separate incidents in the St. John's area. At approximately 8:30 on Friday night, the RNC responded to a report of a stolen vehicle in ...
Jan 08, 2022
Snowmobiling Now Open in Gros Morne Enclave Communities, Says Parks Canada
Parks Canada has announced that snowmobiling is now open for residents of Gros Morne National Park enclave communities until May 15. Parks Canada says the dates are subject to change due to factors su...
Jan 08, 2022 (File photo.)
MUN Student Offers Reward for Missing Saxophones
A Memorial University student is looking for a pair of saxophones that went missing from his car earlier this year. While at the Aquarena in October, the two instruments, an alto and soprano saxophone...
Jan 08, 2022
Lotto Max Ticket Worth More Than $500,000 Sold in NL
Someone in this province is about to have a weekend to remember. Atlantic Lottery says a ticket sold in Newfoundland and Labrador on Friday night's Lotto Max is a second prize winner worth $533,748.30...
Jan 08, 2022
Municipalities Encouraging Residents to Keep Christmas Lights up to Spread Cheer
By this time of year most people are usually taking down their Christmas decorations and taking in their Christmas lights, but a growing number of municipalities are encouraging residents to keep the ...
Jan 08, 2022 Photo via Parks Canada NL Twitter page.
Province Braces for Winter Storm
A winter double-combo storm is barreling through the Maritimes on its way to Newfoundland. It will dump up to 35cm of snow on the island with the heaviest snow along the northeast coast, on the Great ...
Jan 07, 2022
