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Victoria Couple Left Homeless Following Christmas Morning House Fire
A Christmas morning house fire has left a couple homeless in Victoria. Firefighters responded to the blaze on Swansea Road just before 2 a.m. Saturday morning. The couple, in their 60s, lost everythin...
Dec 28, 2021
Harbour Grace RCMP Warning Public of Narcotics Circulating in Area After Three Overdoses in Past Week
RCMP in Harbour Grace is warning the public of a dangerous supply of narcotics that is circulating in the area. They say officers responded to three reports of drug overdoses this past week, administe...
Dec 28, 2021
Burin Peninsula Man Found Guilty of Stealing Bank Machine from Lounge
A man from the Burin Peninsula has been found guilty of breaking into a lounge and stealing thousands of dollars from a bank machine. Anthony Farrell was originally charged with breaking into JJ Billi...
Dec 27, 2021
Emergency Services in St. Lawrence Disrupted
Emergency services at the U.S. Memorial Health Centre in St. Lawrence have been disrupted again. Urgent care will be diverted to the Burin Peninsula Health Care Centre from 1:30 this afternoon, until ...
Dec 27, 2021
Federal Minister Says Province has Great Opportunity in Green Economy
The federal minister of natural resources says many provinces, including Newfoundland and Labrador, have a great opportunity before them in the "green economy." Jonathan Wilkinson, who's familiar with...
Dec 27, 2021
St. John's Man Charged With Murder in Death of Woman
A St. John's man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a woman in the city's downtown. Police were called to a house on Cookstown Road shortly before 6 a.m. this morning. Inside t...
Dec 27, 2021 (RNC holding scene at rear of 30 Cookstown Road in 2021)
Hospitality NL Relieved by Expansion of COVID Assistance Programs
Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador is among the many industry groups relieved by the expansion of COVID assistance programs. Ottawa announced last week that its Lockdown Support Program will see th...
Dec 27, 2021 (Brenda O'Reilly.)
Small Number of Unvaccinated Provincial Government Employees Off Work Without Pay
A few holdouts remain following the provincial government's mandatory vaccine deadline. Finance Minister and Deputy Premier Siobhan Coady says a handful of people in core government couldn't or wouldn...
Dec 27, 2021
NL Reporting 357 New Cases of COVID Since Friday
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting 357 new cases of COVID-19 since the last update on Christmas Eve. That includes 89 cases on Saturday, 135 cases on Sunday and 133 cases today. By region, there a...
Dec 27, 2021
Elks Lodge Celebrates 90th Anniversary Despite Challenges Brought on By COVID
It has been a rough couple of years for some service clubs and community organizations who have had to pivot because of the pandemic and, in some cases, do things differently. The Elks Lodge celebrate...
Dec 27, 2021
