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Just Over 10% of Eligible NLers Have Received First Dose of COVID Vaccine, says Health Department
There are no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province today with one single active case remaining. In the meantime, the province is providing an update on vaccination rates in Newfoundland and ...
Mar 26, 2021 (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
MUN Preparing for Return to On-Campus Learning in September
Memorial University is preparing for a return to on-campus teaching and learning in September. The news comes in a letter written to MUN students from Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Mark Abraha...
Mar 26, 2021
Dale Jarvis Named Next Executive Director of Heritage NL
There are some big changes coming at the top at Heritage NL. Dale Jarvis will succeed Jerry Dick-who is retiring at the end of April-as Executive Director of the organization. Dick has served in the r...
Mar 26, 2021 (File photo)
Metrobus Extending Capacity Effective Tomorrow
Metrobus is expanding capacity effective tomorrow. With the move to Alert Level 2, the buses will accept a full load of passengers. However, that applies only to seated passengers. Once all seating ca...
Mar 26, 2021
Newfoundland and Labrador Celebrates Purple Day in Awareness of Epilepsy
There is lots of purple on the go today. This is Purple Day in Newfoundland and Labrador, an event designed to raise awareness of Epilepsy. It's estimated that one per cent of the population has the d...
Mar 26, 2021 (Photo via Epilepsy NL)
JAG Hotel Moving Forward with Expansion Plans
"We're ready to go." Local businessman John Steele is ready to move forward with plans to expand the JAG hotel in the west end of the capital city's downtown. Steele acknowledges that the local hotel ...
Mar 26, 2021
Shannon "Shaq" Coady Remembered with Great Affection
A fixture in the local hockey community is being remembered with great affection. Shannon "Shaq" Coady, the former equipment manager for the St. John's Maple Leafs, passed away suddenly earlier this w...
Mar 26, 2021
No Live COVID-19 Briefing Today
There is no live COVID briefing today. The next scheduled live COVID briefing will take place on Wednesday at 2 p.m. COVID updates will be announced via government release each day at 2 p.m. unless si...
Mar 26, 2021
BMO Winterset Award and MUN Peter Cashin Prize Announce Winners
Multiple awards for writing in Newfoundland and Labrador were handed out yesterday. The winner of the 2020 BMO Winterset Award was Eva Crocker for her debut novel, "All I Ask". She was awarded $12,500...
Mar 26, 2021 (Eva Crocker, Left, via Facebook. Dr. Andrea Procter, Right, via MUN)
Impacts of Election on Candidates Being Researched
A Memorial University political scientist is conducting research into the impact the 2021 election has had on candidates. Kelly Blidook is working with Royce Koop of the University of Manitoba in putt...
Mar 26, 2021 (Kelly Blidook, file photo.)
