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Innu Nation Lawyers Say Efforts to Delay Rate Mitigation Deal Not About Money
Lawyers for the Innu Nation say their efforts to delay the formal signing of the rate mitigation deal are not just about money. The Supreme Court has been hearing the Innu's application for an injunct...
Sep 16, 2021 (Photo courtesy Nalcor.)
Junior Miss Newfoundland and Labrador Raises Funds for Shriners
Young girls involved in last weekend's Junior Miss Newfoundland and Labrador pageant have raised a significant amount of money for Shriners. Over $14,100 was raised by 12 girls involved in the event. ...
Sep 16, 2021
Vaccination Passport Not Expected to be Mandatory
There are no plans for the moment to have a mandatory component to the province's impending vaccination passport. The government expects to roll it out around the first week of October, but it will be...
Sep 16, 2021 Marco Verch / CC
Softball Canada Names Newfoundlanders to National Men's Team
Softball Canada has announced the roster for the national men's team that will compete at the Pan American Championships next year, and more than a third of them are from this province. Shane Boland, ...
Sep 16, 2021
Plenty of Interest in Public Consultation Process of PERT Report, Says Finance Minister
The provincial government says there was a lot of interest in the public consultation process for the PERT report over the summer. The report itself was released back in the spring under a blanket of ...
Sep 16, 2021 (File photo.)
Repairs Continue to Roads in St. Mary's Bay in Aftermath of Hurricane Larry
Crews are on site to complete repairs to roads in the St. Mary's Bay area that saw damage caused by Hurricane Larry. That include North Harbour Road, Lower Road and Harricott Road, as well as the main...
Sep 16, 2021 Route 90 washed out near St. Vincents. between via @TI_GovNL on Twitter
Police Nab Driver Owing More Than $13,000 in Fines in Metro Area
A 50-year-old man in the metro region is without his vehicle after being caught with over $13,000 in outstanding fines last night. The RNC pulled the man over in the capital city's downtown around 11:...
Sep 16, 2021
35-Year-Old-Man Charged With Impaired Driving in St. John's
An impaired driver was taken off the roads in metro in the middle of the day yesterday. The RNC pulled the 35-year-old driver over in the eastbound lane on Pitts Memorial at 1 p.m. He was charged with...
Sep 16, 2021
Investigation Underway After COVID Cases Linked to Gatherings in Eastern Health Region
Public Health is investigating COVID-19 cases in the Eastern Health region linked to large indoor social gatherings. The COVID testing clinic at the Waterford Hospital in St. John's was busy last nigh...
Sep 16, 2021
Danny Williams Defends Muskrat Falls Decisions at Economic Conference
Former Premier Danny Williams yesterday addressed a conference focused on the economic and fiscal trajectory of the province. Williams was among a variety of speakers who addressed some of the fiscal ...
Sep 16, 2021
