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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.)
Eastern Health Establishes Phone Line for COVID Vaccination Booking
Eastern Health has established a toll-free telephone line for those unable to book their vaccination appointment online, or need to cancel or reschedule their appointment. Vaccines are being prioritiz...
Mar 20, 2021
First Responders Hopeful for Effects Vaccine Rollout Will Have on Emergency Responses
COVID-19 has dramatically changed the way first responders work. Eastern, Central and Western Health started administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to first responders this week, while vaccines to firs...
Mar 20, 2021
Bell Island RCMP Warn of Facebook Messenger Scam Using Local Politician's Likeness
Bell Island RCMP are warning residents of a Facebook Messenger scammer presenting themselves as politician David Brazil. On Thursday, a resident of Bell Island who is Facebook friends with Brazil, rec...
Mar 20, 2021
21 Recoveries Leave Province with Only 5 Active Cases of COVID-19
Some positive news coming out today in regard to Newfoundland and Labrador's COVID-19 numbers. There are no new cases of the virus to report, and there have been 21 new recoveries since yesterday, lea...
Mar 20, 2021
Variants of Concern Changing How We Must Approach Sports: Fitzgerald
Public Health is asking sports organizations to submit Return to Play plans that Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says will look different from those submitted last year thanks to variants of concern now circula...
Mar 20, 2021
Police Say Man Swapped Outfit Between Theft Attempts at Bay Roberts NLC
Bay Roberts RCMP are on the lookout for a man they believe responsible for the theft of liquor from a local NLC earlier this week. On Monday, a man reportedly entered the Beaver Plaza Mall NLC and sta...
Mar 20, 2021
Connection Between Sheila's Brush and Promise of Spring Explained by Almanac Author
Spring is literally in the air as today is the Spring Equinox. Equinox is derived from Latin, meaning equal night. It's one of two days of the year where we have equal daytime and equal darkness. Robe...
Mar 20, 2021
Enforcement of Isolation Questioned as Sports Organizations Wait to Return to Play
Some sporting organizations are raising serious questions on learning that a return-to-play may not be in the cards for some time to come. Pat Yetman owns Yetman's Arena and operates the Yetman's Hock...
Mar 20, 2021
