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Province, School District Lay Out Plan for Education Under Reduced Alert Levels
Some students are heading back to in-class instruction next week, while others are reverting to online instruction following a change in COVID alert levels effective this weekend. Education Minister T...
Mar 11, 2021
Health Officials Hopeful St. Clare's Outbreak at an End
Public Health officials are hopeful the COVID outbreak at St. Clare's hospital in St. John's is over. Over the last month, several cases were identified in unit 6A at the hospital, leading to the test...
Mar 11, 2021
TSB Releases Report into Thorburn Lake Helicopter Crash that Claimed One Life
The TSB has released its report into the crash of a private helicopter at Thorburn Lake in July of 2020 that claimed the life of a Gambo man. The Robinson R44 II helicopter was returning from a remote...
Mar 11, 2021 (Photo source: Google Earth, with TSB annotations.)
Convicted Killer Kenny Green Released on Bail on Assault Charges
A man who beat another man to death in downtown St. John's in 2013 was released on bail this morning. 40-year-old Kenny Green was sentenced to six years in prison for manslaughter in the killing of 47...
Mar 11, 2021 (File photo)
College of Physicians and Surgeons Cautions Bay Bulls Doctor for Spreading COVID Misinformation
A Bay Bulls physician has been counselled to comply with the Canadian Medical Association's Code of Ethics and Professionalism after spreading misinformation about COVID-19. Dr. Peter Morry was cautio...
Mar 11, 2021 (A screen shot of one of the several posts on Dr. Peter Morry's Facebook page that have been identified to be 'false information.')
Pandemic Dramatically Impacting Implementation of Muskrat Falls Recommendations says Consumer Advocate
The province's Consumer Advocate says the implementation of recommendations outlined in Justice Richard LeBlanc's Muskrat Falls Report released one year ago need to remain a priority as the province c...
Mar 11, 2021 (Twitter/ Nalcor Energy)
Recommendations on Top 10 Riskiest Roads in St. John's Expected Within a Year: Froude
The City of St. John's has its top 10 list of riskiest roads to drive, walk or bike along. Now they're on the hunt for outside consultants to recommend how to make those areas safer. $100,000 was earm...
Mar 11, 2021 (File photo, Councillor Ian Froude.)
Corner Brook RNC Looking for Help Identifying Man Involved in Two Thefts
Police in Corner Brook are looking for the public's help in identifying a man wanted in relation to two thefts in the city. Just after 4:00 yesterday the RNC were called out after a man stole merchand...
Mar 11, 2021
Philip Pynn Released From Custody a Day After Turning Himself In To RNC
Philip Pynn was released from custody late yesterday afternoon, a day after turning himself in. Arrest warrants were issued last month after police received information that the 35-year-old had breach...
Mar 11, 2021 (File Photo)
Price of Gas Up Nearly Double Predicted Price This Week
Gas prices are up significantly across the province this morning. The regulated price of gas is up by 4.4 cents today. The price of all other fuels is up as well. Diesel and stove oils are both up by ...
Mar 11, 2021
