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Stormy Sunday For Most of Newfoundland
Much of Newfoundland is getting a predicted blast of winter today. As of late Sunday afternoon, almost 20 centimetres of snow had fallen on the St. John's metro region with more expected throughout th...
Feb 28, 2021
NL Reports 7 New Cases of COVID-19 on Sunday
Newfoundland and Labrador reported seven new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. The province also reported another death but officials say that person, who was over the age of 70 and in the Eastern Health r...
Feb 28, 2021
APEC Report Shows Province's Economic Recovery Vulnerable Post-Pandemic
The path to recovery will be a long one for many communities in the Atlantic region and even longer for some sectors. That's according to a new report that measures the vulnerability of some industrie...
Feb 28, 2021
SmartICE Helping Northern Communities Develop Maps for Safe Ice Travel
A Memorial University project is helping people in northern communities gain a better understanding of sea ice conditions. Trevor Bell, a Memorial University research professor who is behind SmartICE,...
Feb 28, 2021 (Photo courtesy @SmartICE_Arctic Twitter.)
Application Deadlines Extended for Provincial Support Programs
The deadline has been extended for applications for the provincial government's Small Business Assistance, Tourism and Hospitality Support and Artist Support programs. The departments of Industry, Ene...
Feb 28, 2021
Federal Approval of AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Changes Vaccine Roll-Out Plan
Federal approval of the AstraZeneca vaccine forced some last-minute changes to the province's vaccine roll-out plan. Health Minister John Haggie says the new vaccine could be available in Canada as so...
Feb 27, 2021 (Photo via Gov of PEI.)
Party Leaders React to Delay in Dame Greene's Interim Report
Premier Andrew Furey is backing up Moya Greene's assertion that the election played no role in the decision to delay the report. Furey states that he was informed of the decision yesterday, and did no...
Feb 27, 2021
Province Announces Sixth Death Due to COVID-19 and Four New Active Cases
Health officials in the province are reporting a sixth death related to COVID-19 today, as well as four new positive cases. The man who passed away was above the age of 70 and was in the Eastern Healt...
Feb 27, 2021
Stella's Circle Reflects On "Remarkable" Response to Homeless Population During Outbreak
Despite restrictions under Alert Level 5, Stella's Circle managed to help twelve clients find homes during the latest outbreak. That's just one of the many services provided by the social justice orga...
Feb 27, 2021
Moya Greene Delays Interim Report By Up To Six weeks, States it Has "Nothing to do With the Election"
The Chair of the Premier's Economic Recovery Team has delayed the delivery of the interim report to the Premier by up to six weeks. The initial report was due tomorrow. At an unexpected media briefing...
Feb 27, 2021
