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Wreath Laying for Work Related Deaths Will Be Done Virtually This Year Due to COVID-19
There won't be a wreath laying at Confederation Building this year to remember those who have passed due to a work-related illness; instead, the St. John's and District Labour Council will hold a a vi...
Apr 27, 2020
Members of Offshore Oil Industry Asking for Immediate Help from Federal Government
The province's offshore industry is reeling as oil prices plummet due to COVID-19, so the families and businesses most affected are hoping to get the attention of provincial and federal officials. The...
Apr 27, 2020
COVID-19 Update: No New Cases, Public Health Measures Being Examined
Planning is underway into how and when to slowly start relaxing public health restrictions in the province, with no new cases of COVID-19 reported today. There were two new cases reported in the provi...
Apr 27, 2020
Reduction of Public Health Measures Reasonable, But Process Will Be Slow
Models on the province's rate of COVID-19 and public health measures in place show that the collective efforts of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have been successful in flattening the curve. Dr. Pro...
Apr 27, 2020
Police Lay 26 Speed-Related Charges in Weekend Initiative
26 speeders were given tickets after a joint speed enforcement initiative by RCMP and RNC Traffic Services last week. On Wednesday, four drivers were traveling at excessive speeds ranging from 152 to ...
Apr 27, 2020
MAMKA Releases Report Into South Coast Salmon Die-Off
MAMKA, the group involved in investigating the massive die-off of salmon off the province's south coast last summer has completed its final report, and it attacks the media and "special interest group...
Apr 27, 2020 (Photo via Northern Harvest.)
Concerns Raised About Growing Amount of Trash Plaguing Beach in Old Perlican
Litter along the shoreline has become a growing issue in Old Perlican in Trinity Bay. A resident took to Facebook to share photos of trash that washed up on a nearby shoreline. Greg Shyshko says he's ...
Apr 27, 2020 (Photo courtesy Greg Shyshko.)
Harvesters Halt Boats, Transport Trucks Toting Out-of-Province Crab
Two out-of-province boats have been turned away from unloading their crab in Port-aux-Basques since last night, according to the FFAW. On Sunday night, the fisheries union issued a statement that fish...
Apr 27, 2020
Bonavista Mayor Stresses Need for Clear Message as Tourism Industry Faces the Unknown
The biggest challenge for the tourism industry right now is the "unknown," according to the Mayor of Bonavista, who says a line needs to be drawn in the sand. Mayor John Norman says the issue right no...
Apr 27, 2020
Locally-Owned Company Donates Nearly 1,500 Scrubs to Help Frontline Workers
A locally owned and operated company has donated 1,450 scrubs valued at $30,000 to frontline workers with Eastern Health to help with the demand during the pandemic. VP of Mark's Work Warehouse East C...
Apr 27, 2020
