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Eastern Health Implementing New Respiratory Care Program
Eastern Health is implementing a new two-pronged respiratory care program. The comprehensive respiratory care program will make it easier for patients with chronic respiratory illness, such as COPD, t...
Dec 01, 2021
Southwest Coast TCH to Reopen Later This Week Following Delays
It now looks like it's going to be later in the week before the TCH on the southwest coast reopens. Repair crews had hoped ty\o reconnect the island by mid-week, but workers lost a solid 24 hours when...
Dec 01, 2021 (Photos via Department of Transportation following torrential rain November 2021. Left: TCH near Little Paradise Park. Right: TCH at Overfalls Brook.)
Companies in Come by Chance Deal Credit Province with Idea to Convert Facility
The companies involved in the new deal for the Come by Chance refinery are giving full credit to the provincial government for not just making it happen, but coming up with the idea in the first place...
Dec 01, 2021 (Photo via Premier Andrew Furey Twitter.)
MusicNL Hands Out Industry Awards; Greg Smith Wins Media Person of the Year
The first of the awards for MusicNL Celebration week were handed out last evening at the industry reception. Eight industry awards and two honorary awards were handed out. Linda Byrne was given the Un...
Dec 01, 2021
Police Seize Two Vehicles, Ticket Drivers Caught Speeding in New Wes Valley
Two female drivers were nabbed for excessive speeding by New Wes Valley RCMP this week. Shortly before 4 p.m on Monday, an officer patrolling near Valleyfield spotted a car travelling 145 km/h in an 8...
Dec 01, 2021
Labrador City Fire Chief Cautioning Residents Following Artificial Christmas Tree Fire
The Labrador City Fire Chief is urging caution this holiday season after a Christmas tree fire broke out over the weekend. Just before noon on Saturday, Labrador City Fire Rescue responded to a fire o...
Dec 01, 2021
St. John's Releases Public Feedback on Potential Redevelopment of City-Owned Land
The capital city has released its "What We Heard" document on the potential redevelopment of city-owned vacant land. The city is proposing the development of three pieces of open land-a portion of for...
Dec 01, 2021 375 Waterford Bridge Road
Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Holding Election Today
It's municipal election day in the town of Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove. Only three people came forward to run for council back in September, two for the mayor's seat and one for a position on coun...
Nov 30, 2021
Driver Ticketed for Breaching Move Over Legislation After Near Miss With Police Car
A driver has been ticketed under the province's Move Over legislation and for driving without due care and attention after nearly striking a police car on the side of the highway last Thursday afterno...
Nov 30, 2021
Time Needed to Understand Transmissibility of Omicron Variant
It may be weeks before the significance of the highly mutated Omicron variant of the COVID-19 variant is understood. The variant was first publicly recognized in South Africa and has since spread thro...
Nov 30, 2021 (Photo via Flickr through Creative Commons.)
