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St. John's Moving Ahead with Construction of New Mews Centre
The city of St. John's is moving ahead with the next steps of the construction of the Mews Centre replacement. City council has selected J.W. Lindsay Enterprises Limited to build the new facility, to ...
Sep 08, 2021
Testing and Vaccination Clinics Open in Roddickton-Bide Arm in Response to COVID Cluster
COVID testing and vaccination clinics are being set up in the town of Roddickton-Bide Arm in response to a recent cluster of cases in the area. A public COVID-19 testing centre and a pop-up vaccinatio...
Sep 08, 2021 (File photo)
Path of Hurricane Larry Becoming More Clear
The expected track of hurricane Larry has shifted to the west, with the latest forecast suggesting the storm could make landfall in eastern Newfoundland early Saturday. The Canadian Hurricane Centre i...
Sep 08, 2021 (Photo via Canadian Hurricane Centre Twitter.)
Students to Be Offered Courtesy Busing Where Space Allows
When the pandemic struck, courtesy busing was eliminated to ensure social distancing on school buses. Now that students are returning to class under a low-risk scenario, courtesy busing can once again...
Sep 08, 2021
Students Head Back to Class Today
Students head back to class across most of the province today, and while administrators are hoping for as close to a return to normal as possible, COVID-19 is still top of mind. Aside from three schoo...
Sep 08, 2021
Newfoundland and Labrador to Introduce Vaccine Passports
The province will be introducing a vaccination passport similar to that in neighbouring Quebec within the next month. Premier Andrew Furey made the announcement yesterday. He acknowledged that while t...
Sep 08, 2021
RNC Looking for CCTV Footage of Daytime Collision in Torbay
The RNC is asking the public for possible CCTV footage as they investigate a daytime collision between a car and a motorcycle in Torbay late last week. Police were called after the collision around 3 ...
Sep 08, 2021
St. John's Seeking Feedback on Pedestrain Mall, Quidi Vidi Pedestrian-Only Zone
The downtown Pedestrian Mall officially closed for the season yesterday-now comes the process of getting a better understanding of what worked, and what needs improvement. The capital city has launche...
Sep 07, 2021
Western Environment Centre NL to Hold Federal Election Debate
A virtual federal election debate on the environment is being held on Wednesday. Hosted by Western Environment Centre Newfoundland, the debate will feature candidates from the Long Range Mountains dis...
Sep 07, 2021
5 New Cases Reported; Eastern Portion of Northern Peninsula Moving to Alert Level 3
The eastern portion of the Great Northern Peninsula has shifted back to Alert Level 3 thanks to a cluster of cases of the Delta variant in the area. There are five new confirmed cases of the virus rep...
Sep 07, 2021
