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Canadian Red Cross Available for Self-Isolation Assistance
The Canadian Red Cross's Newfoundland Division is reminding the public that they're available to assist anyone in self-isolation. Anyone in need of food, medication, or just a friendly phone call can ...
Mar 21, 2021
Federal Government Give $260,000 to Labrador Community Groups
Labrador community groups are receiving $260,000 from the federal government. The money from the Emergency Community Support Fund will be distributed to many different groups including women's shelter...
Mar 21, 2021
RC Church to Sell Off Properties to Settle Abuse Claims
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's is preparing to sell off properties to settle abuse claims linked to Mount Cashel Orphanage. In a message to all parishioners on Sunday, Archbishop Peter H...
Mar 21, 2021
No New Cases of COVID-19 for Third Day in a Row
It's strictly status quo when it comes to the COVID-19 picture in Newfoundland and Labrador today. Since Saturday's update, there's no change in the number of cases, recoveries and hospitalizations. T...
Mar 21, 2021 (Photo via Gov of PEI.)
Travel Agent "Ready to Go" Once Restrictions Lifted Despite Challenges
A local travel agent says the pandemic has shaken the industry to its very core. Derek Winsor runs E&B Travel in St. John's. Not only have some agents lost business due to COVID, but they've also ...
Mar 21, 2021
Questions Surrounding Legitimacy of Election Continue as Special Ballot Deadline Approaches
It remains to be seen, but questions surrounding the legitimacy of the election campaign could linger well beyond polling day, the date for which is still not known. That's according to at least one l...
Mar 21, 2021 (Kelly Blidook, file photo.)
Those Experiencing Trouble Sleeping Shouldn't "Catch Up" on Weekends: MUN Researcher
A local researcher says one of the mistakes that people who have trouble sleeping often make is trying to "catch up" by sleeping in on their days off. Dr. Sheila Garland of Memorial University says wh...
Mar 21, 2021
Labrador-Grenfell Health Seeking Volunteers for Vaccine Rollout
Labrador-Grenfell Health is seeking out volunteers to be part of their COVID vaccine rollout. Currently, they are looking to fill three types of roles: Greeters, Post-Immunization Observers, and Flow ...
Mar 21, 2021 (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
ASP says Calls for Closure of Commercial Capelin Fishery "Misguided"
The Association of Seafood Producers sees calls for the closure of the commercial capelin fishery this year as "hasty and misguided." ASP says the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' latest stock asse...
Mar 21, 2021
Nunatsiavut Government Reports High Vaccination Rates in Labrador Communities
By now, most residents of Inuit communities on the north coast of Labrador have received both doses of the Moderna COVID vaccine. The Nunatsiavut Government is reporting that 78 per cent of all reside...
Mar 20, 2021 (Photo via Gov of PEI.)
