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ECMA Releases List of Nominees for 2021 Awards; Stingray NL Secures Three Nods
The East Coast Music Association released their 2021 award nominations this morning and Stingray Radio has been well represented garnering three nominations. VOCM along with its sister-station KIXX Co...
Mar 02, 2021
Fortune Man Charged with Arson After Allegedly Setting Two Homes on Fire
A man from Fortune has been charged with setting fire to two homes in the Burin Peninsula town on Sunday. 37-year-old Terrence Connors was arrested and remains in custody following the incidents. RCMP...
Mar 02, 2021
Clause in Federal Government's New Gun Law Could Significantly Impact Businesses and Entertainment Industries
A local business owner says Bill C-21, the federal government's new gun law, will have a significant impact on his business. Tom Davis is the owner and team leader at Frontline Action, a St. John's bu...
Mar 02, 2021 (Photo: Facebook/Frontline Action)
Oil Consultant Hopes Rising Oil Prices Prompts Resumption of Offshore Activity
A consultant in the local oil and gas industry is hopeful that rising oil prices may spark increased production and exploration in the offshore. Rob Strong has been involved in the oil and gas sector ...
Mar 02, 2021 (Equinor)
Control in the Hands of a Few Big Companies Further Threatening Battered Fishery: FFAW
The FFAW is ramping up the rhetoric with an ad campaign that targets control of the province's fisheries by a few big companies. The action comes on the heels of last year's approval of licence transf...
Mar 02, 2021 (Keith Sullivan file photo.)
March Coming In Like a Lion: Intense and Blustery Morning for Metro
Metrobus and GoBus services resumed at 4:00 this afternoon. About 15 cm has fallen in metro but things began to improve by mid-afternoon with a decent evening in store. The Robin Hood Bay landfill is ...
Mar 02, 2021
568 Cases Linked to Latest COVID Outbreak Likely UK Variant: Fitzgerald
Public Health officials believe any cases of COVID-19 related to community spread in the province are likely as a result of the B117 variant. 568 cases have been linked to the latest outbreak in the m...
Mar 02, 2021
Testing Site Set up in St. Anthony after Hospital Worker Tests Positive for COVID
A healthcare worker at the Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital in St. Anthony tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. All contacts who have been identified are quarantining and undergoing testing. So ...
Mar 02, 2021 (File photo.)
Storm Warnings Issued Across NL With Snow and High Winds in the Forecast
Environment Canada has tacked on another few cm of snow for that system which first hits on the southwest coast tonight before spreading across the province. The Avalon Peninsula got over 20 cm yester...
Mar 01, 2021
Regulated Child Care Services on the Avalon Permitted to Open at Half Capacity
Regulated child care services on the Avalon Peninsula are now permitted to open to operate at up to 50 per cent capacity. The Department of Education says the change, made in consultation with the Chi...
Mar 01, 2021
