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Man Facing Drug Trafficking Charges After Disturbance in Happy Valley-Goose Bay Hotel Room
A 56-year-old man is facing drug trafficking charges after a hotel room in Happy Valley-Goose Bay was trashed. RCMP were called to a disturbance at the hotel on Friday, March 19 and found Alain Binet ...
Mar 25, 2021
Hospitality NL Welcomes Return of Alert Level 2
Hospitality NL is pleased with the return to Alert Level 2 this weekend and the reopening of the Atlantic Bubble next month. Most bars and restaurants that have weathered the storm are expected to reo...
Mar 25, 2021
More Snow, Rain Headed for Most of Newfoundland
Mother Nature is not ready to say goodbye to winter just yet despite the date on the calendar. Most of the island is in for some blustery weather Friday night through Saturday with the southern-most s...
Mar 25, 2021 (File photo.)
RNU Receives Vaccine Schedule Following Plea for Transparency from Public Health
The Registered Nurses Union says a meeting with Eastern Health last night has resulted in a schedule for vaccination for members who still have not received their vaccine. The RNU has made repeated re...
Mar 25, 2021 Registered Nurses Union President Yvette Coffey
Crosbie Calls Province a "Laughingstock;" Furey Disagrees
The Premier calls it troubling to know that Elections NL allowed four people to vote by telephone in the final days before the ballot submission deadline. Andrew Furey reinforces that he is not respon...
Mar 25, 2021
Elections NL Working to Accommodate Four Who Voted by Phone
It turns out that four people who were given the ability to vote by phone because of "administrative errors" with their mail-in ballots will have to be accommodated in another way. Sandra Gillam in La...
Mar 25, 2021
One of Two Charged in Mount Pearl Armed Robbery Released on Bail
One of two people charged with a recent armed robbery in Mount Pearl has been released on bail. Richard Driscoll and Jessica Driscoll, who are husband and wife, had been in custody since their arrest ...
Mar 25, 2021
Police Issue 80 Tickets, Seize Four Vehicles for Speeding on the Avalon
Some drivers are feeling the heat, but in this case, it's not coming from the sun. Police are warning that milder temperatures and sunshine do not justify speeding and they're taking action. Four driv...
Mar 25, 2021
Vaccination Process Remains on Track, says Health Minister
Newfoundland and Labrador's vaccination process remains on track according to the health minister. At yesterday's COVID-19 update it was announced that the pre-registration process is being opened up ...
Mar 25, 2021 (Photo: Pfizer: Arne Müseler / www.arne-mueseler.com, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE , via Wikimedia Commons.
Moderna: Baltimore County Government, PDM-owner, via Wikimedia Commons.
AstraZeneca: gencat cat, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.)
Gas Prices Plunge by 9.3 Cents Per Litre
Some major relief this morning as gas prices drop by just over nine cents per litre. This comes following several weeks of price increases, bringing gas prices to near-record highs across the province...
Mar 25, 2021
