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FFAW Rally Highlights Concerns Surrounding Potential 3Ps Cod Moratorium
A few dozen fish harvesters and others gathered in Clarenville this morning outside MP Churence Rogers constituency office to express their concerns about the possible closure of the inshore cod fishe...
Mar 31, 2021
Ches Crosbie Steps Down as PC Party Leader
Ches Crosbie is stepping down as leader of the PC Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. After days of silence following his defeat in Windsor Lake, Crosbie called a news conference over the lunch hour t...
Mar 31, 2021 David Brazil (left) thanks Ches Crosbie (right) for his service to the province, following Brazil's appointment as interim PC Party leader.
Trial Date Set for Man Who Allegedly Threatened the Lives of Politicians
The trial date has been set for a west coast man who police say wanted to execute politicians in a bid to stop the provincial election. Police have said that a single tip from the public gave them jus...
Mar 31, 2021
Indigenous Groups in Canada, US Uniting Against Hydro-Quebec's Transmission Line Plans
Indigenous groups on either side of the political border are uniting against Hydro-Quebec's plans to build a transmission line to Massachusetts. The Labrador Innu and Innu in Quebec are among those su...
Mar 31, 2021 (Innu Nation Grand Chief Etienne Rich.)
Gas Prices Predicted to Rise Again
The consumer group for fair gas prices is predicting another increase in the price of gas this week. George Murphy says gas shows an increase of 3.4 cents per litre. Heating, stove oils and diesel all...
Mar 31, 2021
St. John's to Lift Parking Restrictions Outside Downtown
Parking restrictions are lifting in parts of the capital city as of midnight tonight. Effective 11:59 p.m. on-street parking restrictions are ending for all areas outside the downtown, the business di...
Mar 31, 2021
Premier to Modernize the Elections Act
Premier Andrew Furey says he plans on updating the Elections Act following one of the most unusual elections in the province's history. Furey describes the election as "different," maintaining that no...
Mar 31, 2021
Rally Against Closure of 3Ps Cod Fishery in Clarenville Today
A rally is scheduled for this morning outside the Clarenville office of MP Churence Rogers to raise awareness about the impact a possible closure of the cod fishery in 3Ps could have. FFAW President K...
Mar 31, 2021
Nunatsiavut Government Relaxing Stance on Non-Essential Travel to North Coast
The Nunatsiavut Government is no longer asking people in the province to refrain from travelling to, from or between any of the five Inuit communities on the coast of Labrador. Those who have been ask...
Mar 31, 2021 Johannes Lampe, President, Nunatsiavut Government.
Air France Jet Makes Unexpected Stop at St. John's International
An Air France jet made an unexpected stop at St. John's International Airport yesterday. The Airbus E3-30, en route from Paris to St. Martin in the Caribbean, was diverted due to a medical emergency. ...
Mar 31, 2021 (Photo courtesy of Dominic Greene.)
