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Observatory Releases Report on the 160 Victims of Femicide in Canada in 2020
In 2020, 160 women and girls were killed by violence in Canada. Of those, 128 were killed by a man known to them. The Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability documents femicides a...
Mar 18, 2021 (A graphic by the Canadian Femicide Observatory shares the faces of some of the women killed by violence across Canada in 2020.)
Air Canada to Increase Weekly Flights Between Deer Lake and Toronto
Air Canada is increasing its flights from Deer Lake to Toronto to seven days a week. In the middle of January, Air Canada reduced the route to five days a week due to a lack of demand. After hearing f...
Mar 18, 2021
One New Case, Three COVID-19 Recoveries Reported in NL
The province has one new confirmed case of COVID-19. The case, involving a man in the Eastern Health region is related to international travel. The man is self-isolating and contact tracing is underwa...
Mar 18, 2021
Premiers Set April 19 as Tentative Date to Rejoin Atlantic Bubble
The Atlantic Premiers have agreed to rejoin the Atlantic Bubble, as long as case counts remain low within the region. Today, the council announced a tentative date of April 19 for the bubble to reform...
Mar 18, 2021
NL Tourism Report Recommends Reopening Industry to Vaccinated, COVID-Negative Canadians
The Provincial Advisory Council on Tourism has released its interim report on local industry. The report looks at the impacts of COVID, air access, and economic recovery after what has been a devastat...
Mar 18, 2021 (Video still from a NL tourism marketing campaign by Target Marketing.)
Sunwing to Resume Flights Between Newfoundland and Toronto
Sunwing has announced that it is resuming service between Newfoundland and Toronto beginning in June. St. John's, Gander and Stephenville are all part of the charter airline's service schedule for New...
Mar 18, 2021
Vaccine Studies Expanding to Wider Proportion of the Population: CMOH
As new evidence comes to light, COVID vaccines now available are being investigated and approved for a wider proportion of the population. Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald provid...
Mar 18, 2021
The Loop at Bannerman Park Closes for the Season
The capital city says with warm temperatures and rain in the forecast for the end of the week, The Loop is now closed for the season. The popular Bannerman Park skating surface saw limited use this se...
Mar 18, 2021 (File photo.)
Messy Weather On the Way for Newfoundland Tonight
Messy weather is on the way tonight for most of the island and is expected to last until Friday evening. Environment Canada meteorologist Justin Boudreau says a weak weather system is going through La...
Mar 18, 2021
Furey, Crosbie Spar Over COVID-19 Modelling Used to Call Election
Premier Andrew Furey is revealing more information about the modelling he used to determine whether or not it was safe to call an election last January. At yesterday's COVID-19 briefing, Dr. Proton Ra...
Mar 18, 2021
