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COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments Now Open to Anyone 12 and Older
The day has finally come-all eligible Newfoundlanders and Labradorians can register for their first COVID-19 vaccine appointment. Anyone 12 years of age and older can call or go online to set up their...
May 17, 2021 (Photo: Pfizer Canada)
NDP Leader Believes Alternative Report Holds Solutions to Province's Financial Problems
The leader of the province's NDP says while some of the recommendations in the Greene Report should be implemented, she believes an alternative report holds solutions to the province's financial probl...
May 17, 2021
Soaring Electricity Rates Loom as Muskrat Falls Set to Come Fully Online This Year
Muskrat Falls is set to come fully online later this year and with the threat of soaring electricity rates looming. Premier Andrew Furey admits the province is working with a "drop-dead deadline" for ...
May 17, 2021
Two Impaired Drivers Taken Off the Road Sunday in Metro
Two drivers got more than they bargained for on Sunday. Metro police responded to a possible impaired driver in the middle of the afternoon. The RNC pulled over a 23-year-old man at about 2:30 p.m. wh...
May 17, 2021
DRL Island-Wide Bus Service Won't Survive Without Government Help by June According to Company
The general manager of DRL Coach Lines says if the operation doesn't receive support from the government by June, a shutdown of the service will have to be considered. This follows an announcement fro...
May 17, 2021 (Photo: amtraktrains.com/)
14 Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 Over the Weekend; 85 Active in Province
Newfoundland and Labrador reported 14 new confirmed positive cases and one new presumptive positive case of COVID-19 over the weekend. All of the newly confirmed cases, five on Saturday and nine on Su...
May 17, 2021
Heart and Stroke Foundation Holding 34th Annual Ride for Heart Next Month
The Heart & Stroke Foundation will hold their 34th annual Ride for Heart next month, their biggest single-day fundraiser. For a second year, the event will welcome participants virtually to ride, ...
May 16, 2021
Police Searching for Southlands Hit and Run Suspect
Police are searching for the operator of a vehicle involved in a pedestrian hit and run in the Southlands area. Around 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 19th, RNC responded to reports of a vehicle/pedestrian...
May 16, 2021
Pro-Palestinian Rally in St. John's One of Many Across Country
About 200 people attended a pro-Palestinian rally in St. John's Sunday to condemn escalating violence in the Middle East. The protesters gathered on the steps and grounds of the Colonial Building to d...
May 16, 2021
Nine New COVID Cases in NL All Related to Travel
Newfoundland and Labrador reported nine new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. All are related to travel within Canada. There are also two new recoveries, one person is in hospital with the virus, and there...
May 16, 2021
