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Twelve Tons of Ghost Gear Pulled from Ocean on Eastern Avalon
An operation to recover abandoned or lost fishing gear in the eastern Avalon region saw over 12 tons of gear pulled from the ocean. Eleven vessels participated in the DFO funded cleanup, dragging up o...
Jul 27, 2021
Government to Provide Limited Counter Service at Motor Vehicle Registration
Government is going to provide walk-in counter service at Motor Vehicle registration offices after all - but only on a limited basis. Last week, Minister Sarah Stoodley said their plan called for leav...
Jul 27, 2021 Motor Registration Division
Family Dog Saves St. John's Family from Knife-Wielding Attacker
A St. John's family victimized by a knife-wielding random attacker last week has a hero in their midst-the family dog. On July 22 at about 10:30 p.m., a man broke into three houses on Empire Avenue we...
Jul 27, 2021
Physicians Fielding Pressure of Family Doctor Shortage, says NLMA
The Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association says government has to immediately come up with a plan to increase the number of family physicians in the province as health outcomes are being affect...
Jul 27, 2021
Province Opens Applications for 2021-22 Inclusion Grant
Applications for the 2021-2022 Inclusion Grant are now open. John Abbott, the minister responsible for the status of persons with disabilities, officially opened the grant program today at the Craft C...
Jul 26, 2021
67-Year-Old Dead Following Collision on Bay D'Espoir Highway
A 67-year-old man is dead following a collision between a tractor trailer and an SUV on the Bay d'Espoir Highway on Friday afternoon. The accident happened at about 4:30 on Route 360 about 60 kilometr...
Jul 26, 2021
No New Cases of COVID-19 Over the Weekend, Two Remain in Hospital
There have been no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the last public advisory on Friday. On the ship anchored in Conception Bay that was first announced on July 13, the total number of confirmed c...
Jul 26, 2021
Province Appoints Patrick Roche as Interim RNC Chief of Police
Government has appointed an interim chief of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. Patrick Roche began his career with the force in 1985. Throughout his 36 years as a police officer, Roche has worked i...
Jul 26, 2021
Bell Island Residents Refute Province's Defense on State of Ferry Service
People on Bell Island aren't buying the provincial government's defense of the ferry service this year. Some say it's the worst it has ever been, even going back to the days of the old John Guy. The t...
Jul 26, 2021 (File photo.)
Former NDP Provincial Election Candidate Running for St. John's City Council
A woman who ran for the NDP in the last two provincial elections is trying to win a seat on St. John's City Council. Jenn Deon, who was in the news this summer as part of a special event at the Royal ...
Jul 26, 2021
