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Vulnerability of Children in Abusive Situations Heightened During Pandemic
Children in abusive situations are especially vulnerable now that schools are closed. That's according to Bev Moore Davis of Miles for Smiles, a non-profit group that works with adult survivors of chi...
May 12, 2020 Bev Moore Davis, via Twitter.
Healthcare System Adapting to Prepare for Second Wave of Virus, says Haggie
Regional health authorities can now explore how to bring back some level of planned services, like elective surgeries and procedures, as the province has moved to Alert Level Four, but the health mini...
May 12, 2020
St. John's Council Narrowly Votes to Allow AP Parking Garage Development
St. John's City Council has voted 6-5 to allow Sonco Group to develop the AP Parking Garage in downtown St. John's. A 4-storey hotel will be built on top of the garage; ground level retail and office ...
May 12, 2020
Association of Seafood Producers Working with Harvesters on Concerns
Fish processors say the trip limits imposed on harvesters by them has nothing to do with importing crab from the Maritimes. Harvesters protested outside the FFAW headquarters on the weekend, saying th...
May 12, 2020 (File photo: Derek Butler)
RCMP Monitoring Waters Between St. Pierre and Island as Fishing Season Ramps Up
RCMP are patrolling the border between Canada and France off the south coast of Newfoundland, and are prepared to intercept anyone coming across. The ferry from Fortune to St. Pierre was idled when th...
May 12, 2020 Via @RCMPNL on Twitter
Serious Collision Closes Portion of Topsail Road Near The Villiage
A portion of Topsail Road is closed to traffic until further notice as the result of a serious multiple vehicle collision. Topsail Road from Cowan Avenue to Columbus Drive is closed, and drivers are b...
May 11, 2020
Liberal Leadership Candidate Asks for Delay in Race, Breaks Media Blackout Upsetting Election Committee
One of the candidates for the Liberal leadership is in hot water with the party's election committee. John Abbott wants the party to delay the resumption of the race, which has been suspended due to t...
May 11, 2020 (file photo)
ATV Accident in Makinsons Leaves Young Person Seriously Injured
A young person has been seriously injured following an ATV crash in Makinsons on Friday. Emergency responders were called to the scene following reports of an ATV accident in a gravel pit off the main...
May 11, 2020
City Council Votes Yes to New Southlands Daycare
St. John's City Council has voted in favour of a new daycare centre in Southlands. Teddy Bear Daycare has applied to city council to operate such a facility on Cheeseman Drive. The application had dra...
May 11, 2020
MDMA, Fentanyl Found in System of Young Nain Man Who Died Last Month
Officials have determined that the death of a young man in Nain last month was due to what police are calling "polydrug toxicity." RCMP say toxicology reports on the young man who died of a suspected ...
May 11, 2020
