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Online Petition Asking the NLESD to Continue With Online Learning Throughout the Province Gaining Steam
An online petition asking the English School District to continue with an online learning model for all schools throughout the province is picking up steam online. Yesterday, schools outside the Avalo...
Mar 04, 2021
Nurses Union says It Was Not Involved in US Awarded Healthcare Contract
The Registered Nurses Union says it has not had any involvement in the awarding of a contract to Change Health, a US-based company contracted to come up with a Workforce Management System for health c...
Mar 04, 2021 Registered Nurses Union President Yvette Coffey
RCMP Take Two Illegal Drivers Off the Road on West Coast
Police on the west coast caught up with two illegal drivers in separate incidents only a few minutes apart just before lunchtime yesterday. A 44-year-old man was stopped in the Philip Drive area of Co...
Mar 04, 2021
Crown Fast-Tracking Trial for St. John's Sex Offender in Rare Occurrence
The Crown is fast-tracking the trial for a St. John's man with a history of sex-related attacks. 30-year-old Stephen Hopkins is accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl last September after a...
Mar 04, 2021
People's Recovery: Coalition to Collaborate on Alternative Economic Recovery Plan
A coalition of groups isn't waiting for Moya Greene and the Premier's Economic Recovery Team to render its report-they're going to do their own report. They call themselves the People's Recovery-a coa...
Mar 03, 2021
Privacy Commissioner Rules Against Justice Department's Decision to Withhold Surveillance Footage
The Privacy Commissioner says the Justice Department should get with the times when it comes to its video surveillance system. Michael Harvey's comments stem from a request for several hours of video ...
Mar 03, 2021
Former Cabinet Minister Jim Hodder Passes Away at 80
A former provincial cabinet minister in the Peckford era has passed away. Jim Hodder, who was a teacher before entering politics, won five elections in the Stephenville area. Hodder was first elected ...
Mar 03, 2021
Natuashish Snowmobilers Located Safe and Sound
Two snowmobilers, reported missing from Natuashish were located safe and sound overnight last night. RCMP received a report that the pair was overdue after they set out from Natuashish-believed to be ...
Mar 03, 2021
NL to Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout by Extending Period Between Doses
The province is hoping that more people will be able to get their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine after deciding to extend the period between the first and second doses. Chief Medical Officer of Health...
Mar 03, 2021
RCMP Caution Drivers After Collisions Reported in Whiteout Conditions
It's a blustery day on parts of the island with snow squalls coming and going, and high winds. The TCH between the Witless Bay Line and Butter Pot has reopened. It was closed for a period this afterno...
Mar 03, 2021
