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NL Reaches 50 Per Cent Milestone for Second Dose Vaccinations
Another major milestone in this province's vaccination plan has been reached as about half of all eligible residents have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine. About 83 per cent have received at lea...
Jul 28, 2021 (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Sources: NL, Ottawa Finalizing Major Agreement to Offset Costs of Muskrat Falls
VOCM News has learned that Newfoundland and Labrador is in the process of finalizing an agreement with Ottawa that will offset some of the costs of the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project and help mit...
Jul 27, 2021 (Muskrat Falls generating station under construction. File photo courtesy Nalcor.)
Paradise Dedicates Public Playground in Memory of Young Boy
A ceremony was held today at a park in Paradise in memory of a little boy who was taken too soon. The playground on Reardon Avenue has been named "Noah's Place" in memory of Noah Zaja. Noah was just f...
Jul 27, 2021
Thousands of Flags Placed at Colonial Building to Honour Victims of Residential Schools
A small group gathered in front of the Colonial Building to place hand-made flags on the fence to honour Indigenous children found in unmarked graves at residential school sites across the country. Ar...
Jul 27, 2021
Memorial University Gives First Glimpse of Blue Whale Skull to be Displayed in New Science Facility
A skull of the largest animal to have ever lived on Earth was unveiled at MUN's new core science building this morning. At almost six metres long and with a tongue that would've weighed more than an e...
Jul 27, 2021
Report: Private Equity Firm Reaches Deal to Buy Controlling Stake of Come by Chance Refinery
A deal has reportedly been struck to save the Come By Chance refinery. The Financial Post says private equity firm Cresta Fund Management will buy a controlling stake, with a plan to convert it to pro...
Jul 27, 2021
Highway Reopens Following Serious Crash in Grand Falls-Windsor
The investigation continues following a serious collision in Grand Falls-Windsor this afternoon. Two vehicles collided on the Trans-Canada Highway just east of the Mount Peyton Resort, one of which la...
Jul 27, 2021
Promotion Company Calls Reopening Travel to St. Pierre-Miquelon a "Massive" Step
A representative of a non-profit tourism promotion company in the province sees the plan to reopen travel to St. Pierre-Miquelon as a 'massive' positive step for the Fortune area. Executive Director o...
Jul 27, 2021 (Photo: newfoundlandlabrador.com)
Shipwreck Discovered in Flemish Pass Basin
A survey contractor working for Equinor in the Flemish Pass Basin has found a shipwreck in the basin area. Survey contractor Fugro discovered the wreck earlier this month through an autonomous underwa...
Jul 27, 2021
New Fully Accessible Art Gallery in St. John's Encourages Interacting with Exhibits
A new fully accessible art gallery is on its way to downtown St. John's. Funded by the provincial Inclusion Grant and sponsored by the Canada Council for the Arts, "Sensorius: Where the Skin Meets the...
Jul 27, 2021
