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Survey Shows Majority of Relatives of Long-Term Care Patients Satisfied With Facility's Pandemic Response
Relatives of long-term care patients are offering their thoughts on the pandemic response of care facilities. A survey conducted by the Angus Reid Institute gathered the opinions of 800 family members...
May 30, 2021
NLMA Launches Campaign Encouraging NLers to Get Their Vaccines
The outgoing President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association says she still encounters vaccine hesitancy among some of her patients. That's why the NLMA has launched an ad campaign enco...
May 30, 2021 (Lynette Powell, file photo.)
Police Arrest Impaired Driver in St. John's
Another impaired driver was taken off the road in metro. Police arrested a 46-year-old man around 5 p.m. Saturday evening after receiving a tip about suspicious activity near a commercial business in ...
May 30, 2021
Bay St. George Area Moves to Alert Level 4; Most Schools to Remain Open
Much of the Bay St. George region has moved to Alert Level 4 due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in the area. Communities in the St. George's-Stephenville-Port au Port area on the west side of the Trans Ca...
May 30, 2021
NL Employers' Council Looking for Concrete Action to Address Debt in Provincial Budget
The provincial budget comes down tomorrow and at least one business group wants to see some concrete action to address the growing debt. According to the recent Greene Report, the province has posted ...
May 30, 2021 (File photo.)
MUN Social Work Program Key to Addressing Vacancies in Rural Communities: NAPE
The President of NAPE believes that Memorial University's Social Work program will be key to addressing vacancies in rural areas of the province. A government-NAPE joint committee has been discussing ...
May 30, 2021 (File photo.)
$6-Million 6/49 Ticket Sold in Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Be sure to check your Lotto 6/49 lottery tickets. A ticket sold in Happy Valley-Goose Bay for the May 29, 2021 draw of Lotto 6/49 is a jackpot winner worth $6-million. Details on the prize winner will...
May 30, 2021
Eight New Retail Locations Approved to Sell Cannabis
Cannabis NL has released the names of successful applicants for eight new licenced cannabis retail locations in the province. The agency reviewed 42 applications following a recent Request for Proposa...
May 29, 2021
Two Bat Species Placed on Endangered List Due to Deadly Disease
The presence of white nose syndrome, a deadly fungal disease that's decimating bat populations throughout eastern North America, has prompted provincial government officials to add two local bat speci...
May 29, 2021 Photo by Brock Fenton
Highway Open Near Bellevue After Vehicle Carrier Fire
The highway between Chance Cove and Bellevue is was closed for several hours yesterday after a vehicle fire. A vehicle on a carrier transport truck went ablaze on the TCH around Bellevue. The truck ha...
May 29, 2021 (Photo courtesy of Peter Rogers)
