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St. John's Board of Trade Calling for Entire Province to Move to Alert Level 2
The St. John's Board of Trade is calling on Public Health to move the entire province into Alert Level 2 without delay. CEO AnnMarie Boudreau says business owners throughout the community understand t...
Mar 22, 2021
Man Living with Rare Disorder Making Plea to Government for Treatment Approval
A man living with a rare and degenerative disorder is making a heartfelt plea to officials to get approved for a treatment that will help to prevent further damage to his lungs and liver. Alpha-1 Anti...
Mar 22, 2021
O'Neill Nissan Holds Grand Opening at New Location on Topsail Road
O'Neill Nissan is celebrating the grand opening of its new home. The O'Neill Automotive Group has moved its dealership from 938 Topsail Road to 900 Topsail Road. The new dealership is just shy of 58,0...
Mar 22, 2021
Corner Brook Musician's "Hallelujah" Cover Featured in Zack Snyder's Justice League
A local musician's cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" is featured in the biggest movie of the winter. The long-awaited blockbuster, Zack Snyder's Justice League was released last week, featuring th...
Mar 22, 2021 (Allison Crowe, Billie Woods Photography)
Provincial Swimming Pools Reopen in Corner Brook, Gander
Swimming pools run by the province in Gander and Corner Brook are scheduled to reopen today. Operations have been tweaked with a focus on safety and cleaning in line with public health and COVID-19 gu...
Mar 22, 2021
Too Early to Tell When Province Can Open Borders to Canada: CMOH
The Provincial Advisory Council on Tourism has suggested that Newfoundland and Labrador open its borders to the rest of Canada by July 1, but for Public Health it is far too early to make that determi...
Mar 22, 2021
FFAW Calling For 3Ps Cod Fishery to Remain Open
FFAW-Unifor is calling for the minister of fisheries to reject a proposed closure of the 3Ps cod fishery on the province's south coast. A recommendation to close the fishery has been presented to Mini...
Mar 22, 2021 (Keith Sullivan file photo.)
School Sports NL Ready to Resume Activities Once Deemed Safe
School Sports NL says it's ready to go if and when it receives the green light to resume sporting activity in the province's schools. The rapid spread of the UK variant of the COVID virus last month w...
Mar 22, 2021
Pair Charged for Failing to Self-Isolate Under Special Measures Orders
Metro police have charged two people for failing to follow the COVID-19 Special Measures Orders regarding self-isolation. The RNC got a call from a hotel in the west end of St. John's regarding two oc...
Mar 22, 2021
A 'Dream Come True' for Local Writer as First Novel Receiving Movie Adaptation
A local writer calls it a "dream come true" after learning that her very first novel is being made into a film. Bridget Canning says it was one thing to have "The Greatest Hits of Wanda Janes" publish...
Mar 21, 2021 Photo via Facebook
