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Eastern Health Warning of Potential COVID-19 Exposure in Sunnyside
Eastern Health is advising of a potential COVID exposure in Sunnyside. People who attended Sunnyside United Church on Tuesday, October 26th between 11 a.m. and 12 noon is asked to call 811 to arrange ...
Nov 05, 2021
Government Reminding Residents to Be Fire Safe on Guy Fawkes Night
Many Newfoundlanders and Labradorians look forward to celebrating Guy Fawkes Night, marked on November 5 each year. The provincial government is reminding residents to ensure bonfires are held safely ...
Nov 05, 2021 Ian Carroll / CC
COVID-19 Boosters for Those Eligible to be Provided Starting Next Week
COVID-19 booster doses for those eligible will be provided starting next week. Some changes have been made to eligibility for the booster shots, which are to be administered at least six months after ...
Nov 05, 2021 (Photo by New York National Guard via Flickr)
Bell Island Fish Plant Fire Deemed Suspicious
RCMP say a fire that destroyed the old fish plant on Bell Island over night is being treated as suspicious in nature. The fire was reported around 7:45 last night. An RCMP fire scene investigator was ...
Nov 05, 2021 (Photo courtesy Shannon Jenkins.)
Rick Mercer Releases New Memoir, 'Talking to Canadians'
A Newfoundland cultural icon has released his memoir, "Talking to Canadians". Rick Mercer stepped away from the hugely popular Rick Mercer Report in 2018. Mercer spent 15 seasons bringing ordinary peo...
Nov 05, 2021
Closing Arguments in Sex Offence Case Against Teacher Heard in Court
The Crown and defence gave their closing arguments this morning in the case of teacher Noel Strapp who's accused of sex offences against a high school student. 39-year-old Noel Strapp was charged in J...
Nov 05, 2021 (File photo.)
Grade 4 Student Named SJRFD Fire Chief for a Day
A grade 4 student at First Baptist Academy in Mount Pearl was given the royal treatment today, after being selected as the St. John's Regional Fire Department's Fire Chief for a Day. Nine-year-old Chr...
Nov 05, 2021
Restoration Effort of IT Services 'Steady Climb up a Big Hill'
Efforts continue to restore IT services in the province's health care system, "albeit slowly", according to Health Minister John Haggie. The minister was joined today by Premier Andrew Furey, Eastern ...
Nov 05, 2021 Photo via Gov NL
Proposed Changes to Adult Protection Act Under Review
Proposed changes to the province's Adult Protection Act received second reading in the House of Assembly yesterday. In the first five years since the first Adult Protection Act was proclaimed, 1671 ad...
Nov 05, 2021
Burin Peninsula Returning to Alert Level 2; Eight New Cases Reported Today
The Burin Peninsula is returning to Alert Level 2 following a recent outbreak linked to the school system. Public Health officials say while the initial source of the 83 total cases linked to the outb...
Nov 05, 2021
