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COVID-19 Case Identified in Sacred Heart Academy Community in Marystown
A member of the Sacred Heart Academy school community in Marystown has tested positive for COVID-19. Any students who are deemed to be close contacts will receive further notification. If a parent rec...
Oct 20, 2021 (File photo)
Atlantic Groundfish Council, OCI to Discuss Redfish Fishery in Unit 1
The Atlantic Groundfish Council and Ocean Choice International have scheduled a virtual news conference for today to discuss the Redfish fishery in the area known as Unit 1. According to DFO, the redf...
Oct 20, 2021
Steven Bragg Sentencing Set for Early November for 2017 Murder of Victoria Head
Steven Bragg will be sentenced early next month for killing Vctoria Head. Bragg was set to stand trial for first degree murder in late May. But instead he pleaded guilty to second degree murder, which...
Oct 20, 2021
Indigenous Artist and Activist, Andrew Harvey, Passes Away
First Light has cancelled programming this week as its members mourn the loss of a well known artist and Indigenous activist. Andrew Harvey passed away on Monday at the age of 39. Details of the funer...
Oct 20, 2021
Proposed Sugary Drink Tax "Regressive," says Opposition Finance Critic
The provincial government's tax on sugary drinks comes into effect next September, and the minister responsible is pointing to data suggesting that the tax will work in changing people's habits. Siobh...
Oct 20, 2021
MHA Jim Dinn Steps In as NDP Interim Leader
Alison Coffin may have stepped down as NDP leader yesterday, but the party hopes to see her back in the House of Assembly in the not-too-distant future. Coffin submitted her resignation Monday after a...
Oct 20, 2021
Eastern Health Partners with Medical Technology Company
Eastern Health has entered into a partnership that will see the newest healthcare technology brought to the health authority. The partnership, with BD-Canada, makes Eastern Health an innovation site f...
Oct 20, 2021 (David Diamond, File photo.)
Dawson Mercer Scores First NHL Goal
Bay Roberts native Dawson Mercer has scored his very first NHL goal. Mercer put the New Jersey Devils on the board a little over 5 minutes into the first period against Seattle, popping in a pass from...
Oct 20, 2021 (Photo courtesy New Jersey Devils Instagram.)
Lee Shinkle, Pioneer in Province's Offshore Industry, Passes Away
A well-known pioneer in the province's offshore industry has passed away. Lee Shinkle entered the province's oil and gas industry back in the 1980s with the creation of AMI Offshore Inc. Shinkle serve...
Oct 19, 2021 Photo Courtesy: Noia
Springdale Missionary Says the Haiti She Loved is No More in Wake of Kidnappings
A missionary who has worked in Haiti for more than 26 years says she's distressed watching what's happening in the Caribbean country. The powerful 400 Mawozo gang recently kidnapped 17 missionaries, i...
Oct 19, 2021 Photo Courtesy: Hands Across The Sea (HATS Haiti)
