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Piccadilly Man Charged for Impaired Driving on ATV
A 23-year-old man from Piccadilly was arrested and his ATV seized for driving impaired this weekend. Shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday, an RCMP officer noticed the man driving on the main road in the comm...
Mar 30, 2021
NL Pauses Use of AstraZeneca Vaccine on Adults Under 55
Effective immediately, Newfoundland and Labrador has suspended the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on adults under 55 years of age following new guidance from the National Advisory Committee on ...
Mar 29, 2021
No New Cases of COVID-19 in NL
There are no new cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador today. That means there are only two active cases in the province, one in the Eastern Health region and the other in Central Health. The...
Mar 29, 2021
Chief Electoral Officer Declines Comment Amid Speculation, Possible Court Action
The preliminary results are in, but there are still many questions surrounding the provincial election and the voting process that ensued. However, the Chief Electoral Officer will not be providing an...
Mar 29, 2021
MNL President and PC Candidate in Hot Water After Sharing "Racist" Facebook Post
The President of Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador, Sheila Fitzgerald, is apologizing after sharing a post on her personal Facebook that condemns immigration among other things. Fitzgerald took...
Mar 29, 2021
DFO Increases Total Allowable Catch for Snow Crab in the Province
DFO has increased the total allowable catch (TAC) for snow crab in Newfoundland and Labrador waters. The TAC for the Newfoundland and Labrador Region in 2021 is 38,186 tonnes, an overall quota level i...
Mar 29, 2021
PC Insider Expects Ches Crosbie to Resign Soon
A former PC cabinet minister expects that Leader Ches Crosbie will step down sooner rather than later and that the party will use the next couple of years to set up a leadership campaign. Crosbie lost...
Mar 29, 2021
Man Facing Multiple Charges After Stealing Gas From Property in Corner Brook
A man from the west coast who owes almost $10,000 in fines will likely add more debt to his name after somebody stole gas from a property on Pratt Street in Corner Brook in the wee hours yesterday. RN...
Mar 29, 2021
Premier says Focus Will be on Value for Money, Not Job Cuts
Rather than job cuts, the Premier says his focus will be on getting the most bang for every buck the government spends or borrows. Andrew Furey has said the much-maligned but yet-to-be-completed Green...
Mar 29, 2021
Mother Nature Offers Wet and Windy Weather for Newfoundland; Spring Snowfall for Labrador
It will be a wet and windy offering from Mother Nature today and tonight affecting most areas of the island but parts of Labrador are in for a spring snowfall. The south and southwest coasts are in fo...
Mar 29, 2021
