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St. John's Council to Meet Virtually Following COVID-19 Exposure at City Hall
The city of St. John's will be holding its weekly council meeting virtually today due to a COVID-19 exposure at city hall. The city says the decision to move to a virtual format has been made out of a...
Sep 20, 2021
RCMP Seeking Public's Help Locating Missing Person
RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a 47-year-old man missing from Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Todd Penney is six feet tall and about 154 pounds. He was last seen on Saturday, September 18. ...
Sep 20, 2021
Demonstration Underway Regarding Search For Missing Fishermen
Aircraft and ships are again being mobilized to resume searching for two fishermen off southern Labrador. Dozens attended a protest at the Canadian Coast Guard station in St. John's this afternoon at ...
Sep 20, 2021 Marc Russell and Joey Jenkins on the Island Lady (Submitted)
One Man Dead Following Collision on Pitts Memorial Drive
The investigation continues into a fatal crash on Pitt's Memorial that claimed the life of a motorcycle driver and sent another person to hospital. The victim, a man in his 60's died at the scene afte...
Sep 20, 2021
Multiple Travel Trailers on Fire at Irish Loop Resort, Crews on Scene
The Holyrood Fire Department is on the scene of a situation this hour. Several travel trailers at the Irish Loop are fully engulfed. That campground is on the south side of the TCH only a short distan...
Sep 20, 2021
Annual Noia Conference Begins Tuesday
The annual Noia Oil and Gas Conference gets underway tomorrow in St. John's. It's been no secret that the last two years have been hard on the local oil and gas industry with thousands of layoffs, but...
Sep 20, 2021
Province Considering Work from Home Options in Public Service
The provincial government says it will continue to consider opportunities for so-called e-work in the public service. The province's largest public sector union was taken aback last week to learn that...
Sep 20, 2021 (File photo.)
Masks Again Required in Schools, on Buses
Teachers, staff and students are back to wearing masks as they head back to class today. With a fourth wave spreading across the country, the province re-introduced the mandatory mask requirement in p...
Sep 20, 2021
Significant Project in Goulds Set to Start Monday
A significant construction project is slated to start tomorrow in the Goulds and Kilbride Beginning on Monday and running through to the end of November, the Main Road in The Goulds and Bay Bulls Road...
Sep 19, 2021
Premier Providing Clarification on Mandatory Vaccine Passport
Premier Andrew Furey says the province's vaccine passport, which is expected to be introduced in the coming weeks, will be required for all non-essential services and gatherings in the province. Furey...
Sep 19, 2021
