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Mount Pearl Candidates Dismayed by Flyers Being Distributed to Residents
A growing number of candidates for Mount Pearl city council have come forward to express their dismay with a flyer being distributed to Mount Pearl homes with a list of candidates for whom to vote. Th...
Sep 22, 2021 (Photo: mountpearl.ca)
K-12 Public Exams Cancelled for 2021-22 School Year
Public exams in the province's K-12 system have been cancelled for this school year while a review is underway to determine whether public exams will continue into the future. The Department of Educat...
Sep 22, 2021
Schools in Summerford, Middle Arm Suspend Classes Due to COVID-19
Classes are suspended at New World Island Academy in Summerford today after a presumptive positive case of COVID-19 was identified in an individual who attends the school. The notification went out la...
Sep 22, 2021
NL First Nations Community Venturing Into the Oil Patch
The First Nations Major Projects Coalition and Maiwpukek First Nation are gearing up to work together towards increased equity participation in the LNG Newfoundland and Labrador Limited project, repre...
Sep 22, 2021 (Leo Power CEO of LNG NL, Chief Sharleen Gale Chair FNMPC, Chief Mi'sel Joe. File Photo.)
Government to Release Report on Public Input to Amend Province's Coat of Arms
The provincial government received more than 200 responses to an online questionnaire regarding the legal description of the province's Coat of Arms. The province intends to amend the legal descriptio...
Sep 22, 2021
Cleanup Ongoing After More Than 200,000 Salmon Die in Abnormal Event
The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture says more than 200,000 salmon died as the result of an unusual incident at the Marine Harvest aquaculture site on the south coast known as the Gor...
Sep 22, 2021 (Stock photo.)
Market Economist Optimistic About Future of Oil and Gas Prices
A market economist is optimistic about oil and gas prices, not just today, but over the next five to ten years. Rory Johnston, the managing director and a market economist with Price Street, made a pr...
Sep 22, 2021
Proceeds from McHappy Day to Support Ronald McDonald House Families
McHappy Day is back for another year, taking place across Canada today. For the first time, a portion of proceeds from all menu items will help support RMHC families in the community. Guests can also ...
Sep 22, 2021
St. John's to Observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
St. John's city council has unanimously voted to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30. The holiday was legislated by the federal government earlier this year to honour...
Sep 22, 2021
Canadian Dental Association Calling for Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers
The Canadian Dental Association is calling for immediate action from each of the provincial and territorial governments to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for health care workers-including oral health c...
Sep 22, 2021 (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
