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Feds, Province Closing in on Finalizing Rate Mitigation Plan: Furey
Muskrat Falls rate mitigation was among the topics discussed during a meeting between Premier Andrew Furey and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today in Ottawa. After the meeting, Furey met with members ...
Dec 06, 2021 (Photo via CPAC.)
Police Looking For Help in Fatal Crash Investigation
The RNC are seeking the public's help in their investigation into a fatal ATV crash in the Goulds that claimed the life of a 20-year-old woman over the weekend. The RNC were called to the area of Robe...
Dec 06, 2021
Marystown Restaurant Offering Free Christmas Dinners Again This Year
A Burin Peninsula business will be giving back again this Christmas offering a free Christmas dinner to those alone or unable to avail of a meal on Christmas day. Leon Walsh the owner of Chase's Diner...
Dec 06, 2021
Seven New COVID Cases Reported in the Province
Public Health is reporting seven new cases of COVID-19 in the province - all in the Western Health region. Four of the cases are contacts of previously known cases while three are under investigation....
Dec 06, 2021
Transportation Safety Board Investigating Site of Fatal Plane Crash Near Wabush
The Transportation Safety Board is deploying a team of investigators to the site of a fatal plane crash at Flora Lake near Wabush on the weekend. Two men, the pilot and passenger died when the amateur...
Dec 06, 2021
Western Health Issues Another COVID Exposure Advisory
Western Health has issued another advisory concerning a potential COVID exposure, this time in the Port aux Basques region. Western Health is advising anyone who visited the Mary Brown's on Grand Bay ...
Dec 06, 2021
RCMP Arrest Wanted Man Found Hiding in Attic of Home on Eastport Peninsula
RCMP have arrested a 48-year-old man wanted on an arrest warrant since October. David Elliot was arrested late last week, hiding in the attic of a home in Sandringham on the Eastport Peninsula. Glover...
Dec 06, 2021
NL Pharmacies to Offer Rapid Testing for Hepatitis C, HIV and Syphilis
By next fall, people will be able to walk into a pharmacy in three provinces, including Newfoundland and Labrador, and get a rapid test for Hepatitis C, HIV or Syphilis. It's part of the APPROACH 2.0 ...
Dec 06, 2021 (Dr. Debbie Kelly via School of Pharmacy, Memorial University Facebook.)
Police Conclude Investigation at Corner Brook Courthouse Following Reported Threat
Police have concluded their investigation at the Corner Brook Courthouse following a reported threat. The RNC say there is no threat on site. The building had been evacuated earlier in the morning. Th...
Dec 06, 2021
Shanneyganock Hosting Virtual Concert to Raise Funds for Young Man Battling Aplastic Anemia
One of the provinces most renowned bands, Shanneyganock, will be hosting a facebook live concert later this week in an effort to raise money for a young man battling, Aplastic Anemia, a form of blood ...
Dec 06, 2021
