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Timing and Format of Premier's State of the Province Address Tonight "Very Odd": Earle
The province will be listening tonight as the Premier gives his first State of the Province address-but many are perplexed with the format. The norm is to choose a service club, such as Rotary, as the...
May 13, 2021 (Jerry Earle, file photo.)
Two Teens Caught Excessively Speeding on Trans-Canada Highway in Separate Incidents
An 18-year-old White Bay man was caught driving at 70 km/h over the speed limit on the Trans-Canada Highway. On Tuesday an RCMP officer was patrolling west of Baie Verte Junction when a car came up be...
May 13, 2021
High Rates of Sexual Assault, Incarceration, Suicide, and Children In Care Symptoms of Continued Government Failure: Evans
The MHA for Torngat Mountains says recent revelations regarding sexual assault in Labrador is a symptom of larger inequality issues faced by Labradorians. The Canadian Press says the number of reporte...
May 13, 2021 (Photo: Lela Evans - MHA District of Torngat Mountains)
Around 3,000 Students in St. John's Now on Compressed School Days
A fifth junior high school in St. John's is moving to compressed days. In a letter to parents yesterday, Brother Rice Junior High announced the new schedule will take effect on Monday. It includes a s...
May 13, 2021
Fuel Prices See Minimal Change This Week
There is no real change in prices at the gas pumps this morning, but the price of some other fuels has seen a small bump. The regulated price of gas is up by fractions of a cent (0.2), but diesel is u...
May 13, 2021
Most COVID-19 Cases in Province Variants of Concern, Province Shifting to Phase 3 of Vaccine Rollout
All residents 40 and older can now book their vaccine appointments, and by Friday that will be expanded to everyone 30 and older (Phase 3). Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says w...
May 13, 2021 (U.S. Secretary of Defense, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
Lawyer Blames Outdated Elections Act for Failed Bid at Judicial Recount
Lawyer Kyle Rees and client Alison Coffin say they're disappointed but not surprised that their bid for a judicial recount failed. Coffin, who is staying on as NDP leader for now, lost her St. John's ...
May 13, 2021 (File photo.)
Canadian Government Files Court Documents Against State of Michigan Over Line 5 Pipeline
The Canadian government has filed documents with the courts against the State of Michigan, which is threatening to shut down the Line 5 pipeline. Calgary-based Enbridge has been in a long-running batt...
May 13, 2021 (Photo: Enbridge)
Pulling of Halifax Flight by Air Canada Significantly Impacted Gander Airport: Wright
The pandemic has reduced Gander's once-bustling aviation industry to a few scattered interprovincial flights, and the CEO of the Gander International Airport Authority is shining a light on how those ...
May 13, 2021
Court Upholds Convictions of Child Luring Against Man Who Argued He was Tricked
The Court of Appeal has upheld convictions of child luring against a man who argued he was tricked into committing the crimes. Kyle Brown was found guilty last September and sentenced to one year in j...
May 13, 2021
