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Fate of Douglas Snelgrove Could Be in Hands of Jury as Early as Tomorrow
The fate of RNC officer Douglas Snelgrove could go to the jury as early as tomorrow when counsel is expected to give its closing statements. That would be just one week since the jury was selected and...
May 11, 2021
Council Approves Proposal for 'Pump Track' on North Bank of Quidi Vidi
The City of St. John's will see a new outdoor recreation facility on the grounds of Quidi Vidi Park thanks to community cycling enthusiasts. City Council unanimously approved the construction of a pum...
May 11, 2021 (Photo: ambanl.ca/pumptrack)
Vaccine Clinics Open for Those 50+ and Household Members of Rotational Workers
COVID-19 vaccination clinics are now available to anyone 50 and older, as well as household members of rotational workers. This includes children 12-years-old and older. The province's health authorit...
May 10, 2021 (U.S. Secretary of Defense, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
Contact Tracing Underway After Presumptive COVID Case Linked to School in Doyles
Contact tracing has begun related to a presumptive positive case of COVID-19 linked to Belanger Memorial School in Doyles on the province's west coast. Close contacts, including school cohorts, are be...
May 10, 2021 (Belanger Memorial School, via Google Maps.)
Election Recount Application Hampered by Catch-22: Rees
NDP Leader Alison Coffin's bid for a recount in St. John's East-Quidi Vidi could fall victim to a catch-22. Coffin's lawyer Kyle Rees says that's the problem he faced in arguing the case yesterday. A ...
May 10, 2021 (Left to Right: Alison Coffin, Kyle Rees.)
Community Shares Condolences After Crash Claims Life of Central NL Pastor
A crash on the Trans-Canada Highway near Benton late yesterday afternoon claimed the life of a well-known community member of Central Newfoundland. Lead Pastor Ralph Benson of the Evangel Pentecostal ...
May 10, 2021 (Ralph Benson. Photo shared by Evangel Pentecostal Community Church in Gander.)
One Dead Following Collision Near Glenwood on Friday
A 51-year-old man is dead after an accident Friday afternoon on the TCH just west of Glenwood. A pickup truck and a van were heavily damaged. The occupant of the van, who was not wearing a seatbelt, d...
May 10, 2021
Government Providing Grant to Provinces Only Oyster Farm to Advance Shellfish Aquaculture
Only a few days after Dame Moya Greene revealed the true extent of our financial plight and recommended government quit subsidizing the aquaculture industry, the province is giving a fish farm on the ...
May 10, 2021 (Photo: Merasheen Bay Oysters)
Nurses Union Again Calling on Government to Address Staffing Shortages as Members Pushed to Breaking Point
This is Nursing Week and once again the union is calling on government to come to terms with staffing shortages. The Registered Nurses' Union says understaffing and excessive overtime have pushed thei...
May 10, 2021 Registered Nurses Union President Yvette Coffey
Tuition Freeze Didn't Achieve Objective says President of MUN
The president of Memorial University welcomes some of the recommendations from two recent reports covering higher learning in Newfoundland and Labrador, including one which would reduce its reliance o...
May 10, 2021 (Photo courtesy Memorial University.)
