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RCMP Investigating Sudden Death on ATV Trail in Central
RCMP in Grand Falls-Windsor are investigating a sudden death on the old rail bed between Badger and Grand Falls-Windsor. The 54-year-old man's body was found on the ATV trail around 9:00 p.m. Monday, ...
Jun 30, 2021
Victim Blaming for Intergenerational Trauma Lasting Legacy from Residential Schools: Evans
The MHA for Torngat Mountains says one of the lasting legacies of residential schools has been a pattern of blaming the victim for intergenerational trauma. Lela Evans says the damage caused by removi...
Jun 30, 2021 (Lela Evans file photo)
Resident of Salmon Cove to Raise Concerns in Meeting with MHA Steve Crocker and MP Churence Rogers Today
A meeting is planned for this morning to discuss concerns residents have with a recent algal bloom in Forest Pond near Salmon Cove. Eric Penney, a concerned resident, is meeting with MHA Steve Crocker...
Jun 30, 2021
Increased Black Bear Sightings in Province Prompts Warning from Wildlife Officers
The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture is warning of an increase in the number of black bear sightings in and around residential areas in the province in recent days. Conservation offic...
Jun 30, 2021
Provincial Government Announces Details for New Physical Activity Tax Credit
The provincial government has announced the details of a new tax credit aimed at getting people more active. The physical activity tax credit, first announced in the 2021 budget, will allow households...
Jun 30, 2021 (Andrew Furey/ Twitter)
Burin, St. Lawrence and Conception Bay North Ambulance Workers Reach Agreement with Employer
Ambulance workers in Burin, St. Lawrence and Conception Bay North have reached an agreement with the employer. NAPE members at Collin's Ambulance Service Ltd. (Fewer's Group of Ambulance Services) hav...
Jun 30, 2021
Sandringham Man $3 Million Richer After Lotto 6/49 Win
A man from Sandringham got the surprise of a lifetime while camping earlier this month, when he found out that he was $3 million richer. Clint Harvey says he decided to check his Lotto 6/49 ticket whi...
Jun 30, 2021
Health Canada Reviewing Information Regarding Possible Rare Side Effect of AstraZeneca
Health Canada has issued new information regarding a possible side effect of the AstraZeneca COVISHIELD vaccine. Health officials are reviewing very rare instances of capillary leak syndrome linked to...
Jun 30, 2021 (By Whispyhistory - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=100128053)
Court Dismisses Registered Sex Offender's Request to Cross Examine Alleged Teenage Victim
The Supreme Court has ruled Stephen Hopkins will not get to cross-examine the teenage girl he's alleged to have sexually assaulted in St. John's last fall. The 31-year-old Hopkins is accused of follow...
Jun 30, 2021 (File photo, Stephen Hopkins in HMP.)
DFO Researchers Contend Seal Cull Would Have Little Impact on Cod Stock Recovery
DFO researchers are countering the common opinion that the harp seal population off Newfoundland and Labrador is "out of control," and say a harp seal cull would have no measurable impact on cod stock...
Jun 29, 2021
