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DFO Warning Aquarium Products May Contain Zebra Mussels
DFO is advising aquarium owners to be vigilant after Zebra Mussels were recently found in some aquarium products. Zebra Mussels are one of the worst aquatic invasive threats in Canada. Once establishe...
Mar 14, 2021 Photo via DFO
Province Reports No New Cases of COVID-19 Over the Weekend
The province is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 again today for the second straight day. There has been one new recovery in the Eastern Health region, bringing the total number of cases down to 52....
Mar 14, 2021
Gushue Rink Eliminated From Brier
The Brad Gushue rink will not repeat as Canadian curling champs. They were bounced last night at the Tim Hortons Brier 8-2 by Alberta. It will be Alberta and Saskatchewan today with the winner taking ...
Mar 14, 2021 Photo via Curling Canada
Local Novel To Be Translated into German
A local author is going to make literary waves in Germany next year. Melissa Barbeau's critically acclaimed novel, The Luminous Sea will be translated into German. The book is an IPPY Award winner, th...
Mar 14, 2021
Unga the Bonobo, Made Famous in Come From Away, Dies at 29
The bonobo made famous in the Broadway musical "Come From Away" has passed away. Unga died at the age of 29 after suffering a stroke Friday, March 5. She was born in Belgium in 1993, but spent most of...
Mar 14, 2021
Applications Open for Black Bear Licences Across Province
Applications for black bear licences for Newfoundland and Labrador are now available. Licences are valid for both the 2021 spring and fall hunting season. Previously, black bear licenses issued on the...
Mar 14, 2021 (Stock photo.)
COVID Vaccination Pre-Registration Open for Home Support Workers
Home support workers can now pre-register for the COVID vaccine. Public Health is asking home support workers to indicate when pre-registering, whether they are employed by a client of the provincial ...
Mar 14, 2021 (Vaccine illustration courtesy AstraZeneca.)
MUN Sees Increase in Undergraduate Program Applications for Fall Semester
Applications to Memorial University for undergraduate programs are up just about 18 per cent compared to last year. The most notable increase comes from International students, increasing by nearly 47...
Mar 14, 2021
RCMP Seeking Public Assistance in Fatal Hit and Run Investigation in Sheshatshiu
A 29-year-old man is dead following an ATV-pedestrian collision in Sheshatshiu. Police received reports early yesterday morning that a man had been struck by an ATV on Matshateau Street. Police say th...
Mar 14, 2021
Western Health Continuing With Vaccine Rollout for Those Over 80, Home Care Workers
COVID-19 vaccinations are continuing to roll out in the Western Health Region. Appointments are now being booked for individuals 80 years-of-age and older. Home care workers employed by an agency or w...
Mar 13, 2021 (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
