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RCMP Warning Public of Multiple Scams in Circulation
RCMP are warning the public about a number of common scams in circulation that are victimizing Canadians at an alarming rate. Millions of dollars have been lost due to COVID scams alone. According to ...
Apr 16, 2021
Moose on the Loose Twice This Week in Downtown St. John's
For the second night this week, there was a moose on the loose downtown St. John's causing all kinds of commotion. A moose was caught on video wandering through the downtown-it also surprised drivers ...
Apr 16, 2021
No New Cases of COVID in Western Health Following Testing in Corner Brook and Meadows
Some encouraging news out of Western Health following community COVID testing in Corner Brook and Meadows. 1,243 tests were completed with no new confirmed or presumptive positive cases reported. West...
Apr 16, 2021 (File photo)
Financial Pressures of Muskrat Falls Looming Over Upcoming Budget
Premier Andrew Furey says a solution to the Muskrat Falls juggernaut has to come before commercial power starts flowing later this year. The Premier said in December he was expecting some word from Ot...
Apr 16, 2021
Hints of New Scientific Discoveries in NL Could Shed Light on Early Complex Life Forms
Newfoundland and Labrador rocketed onto the world stage a few years ago with the discovery of the first known fossilized evidence of muscle tissue-and new discoveries in the same general region of the...
Apr 16, 2021 (Haootia Quadriformus, courtesy Discovery Geopark.)
Provincial Government Moves Toward Elections Act Overhaul in Bill 1
The provincial government has wasted no time in signaling its intention to overhaul the Elections Act. The first order of business following today's Speech from the Throne was a notice of motion from ...
Apr 15, 2021
Eastern Health Opens Vaccination Appointments for Those 65 and Older
Eastern Health is now taking appointments for Pfizer or Moderna vaccines for everyone 65 years of age and older. You do not have to pre-register to book an appointment, and anyone who has already pre-...
Apr 15, 2021 (U.S. Secretary of Defense, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
Man Charged After Fleeing Police on Side-by-Side Through Traffic in Spaniard's Bay
A 43-year-old Bay Roberts man is facing a slew of charges after fleeing from police while operating a side-by-side. An RCMP officer who was conducting traffic enforcement while parked on the side of t...
Apr 15, 2021
Two New Travel-Related Cases of COVID Identified in NL
There are two new confirmed COVID cases in the province, both related to travel. One involving a man in the Western Health region is related to domestic travel, while the other, involving a man in his...
Apr 15, 2021 (Image courtesy Deer Lake Airport.)
Rugby Player from NL Secures Prestigious Awards from Acadia University
A young rugby player from St. John's is bringing home some hardware from Acadia University's Virtual Athletic Banquet. Sophie-Rose Pickard, a fourth-year kinesiology student at Acadia, was the recipie...
Apr 15, 2021 (Submitted photo.)
