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St. John's Mayor Encouraging Residents to Complete 2021 Statistics Canada Census
St. John's City Council is encouraging all residents to complete the 2021 Statistics Canada census. Mayor Danny Breen says the information collected in the census is critical to city planning, municip...
May 02, 2021
Avalon Pond Cleanups Pulls Hundreds of Bottles, Cans from Bay Bulls Big Pond
Avalon Pond Cleanups has posted a sobering indicator of how much man-made trash is polluting local waters. The group recently posted photos to social media following a 20 hour clean up at Bay Bulls Bi...
May 02, 2021
Carbonear Boy Begins Running Challenge in Support of Janeway Children's Hospital
A Carbonear Academy student is running a 50-kilometre challenge for the month of May. Eleven-year-old Tristan Jenkins is running in support of children's hospitals as a part of the Million Reasons Run...
May 02, 2021
Lewisporte RCMP Warning Residents to Lock Vehicles Following Thefts
Residents of Lewisporte are being warned to lock their vehicle following a recent string of thefts of property from unlocked vehicles in the town. Lewisporte RCMP have received seven reports of thefts...
May 02, 2021
Mental Health of Workers Continues to Decline During Pandemic: Report
The mental health impact of the COVID pandemic is continuing to be felt across the country. More than a year into the pandemic and there hasn't been any sense of a mental health recovery. That's accor...
May 02, 2021
Auditor General's "Sobering Analysis" Highlights Government Inaction on Finances, says Opposition
The finance critic says the AG's report shows the result of continued government inaction in dealing with what he calls the province's fiscal mess. Tony Wakeham thanked the Auditor General's team "for...
May 01, 2021 (File photo.)
One Year and One Million Masks: DF Barnes Reflects on Impact of Local PPE Production
DF Barnes celebrated a significant milestone this week with the production of their one millionth face mask. The production facility is located in a single room in the DF Barnes offices in St. John's ...
May 01, 2021
RNC Confirm Well-Being of Man Reported Missing
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has located a St. John's area man reported missing on the weekend. Police say they have confirmed the safety and well-being of James Mulrooney, and thank the public...
May 01, 2021
Naval Reserve Division Conducting Training Exercises in St. John's Harbour
The Naval Reserve Division is conducting a small boat exercise in St. John's Harbour this weekend. The training exercise is to practise small boat operations, communication and marine emergency respon...
May 01, 2021
Five New COVID Cases Reported in Province; Three People Now in Hospital
The province is reporting five new cases of COVID-19 today as well as a third hospitalization. Three of the new cases are in the Eastern Health region. Two of those cases are travel related while the ...
May 01, 2021
