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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
Curbside Recycling Set to Return in St. John's
The city of St. John's resumes curbside recycling next week. Recycling was temporarily discontinued following the recent outbreak in the metro region. Recycling collection is for B areas from March 1s...
Feb 27, 2021
Rapid Response Team Deployed in Response to St. Clare's COVID Cases
All patients and staff at St. Clare's hospital are undergoing COVID testing after more positive cases were identified on Unit 6A. The first positive case was reported February 8th and since then testi...
Feb 27, 2021 (Photo: David Turner)
Education Minister Notes Positive Conversations with NLTA Ahead of Some Schools Reopening
The province's education minister says additional measures being implemented at schools outside the Avalon region beginning next week have been well received by the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers ...
Feb 27, 2021
Police Investigating Sudden Death at St. John's Lockup
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is investigating the sudden death of a man in St. John's lockup, Friday afternoon. Police responded to the facility on Water Street shortly after 2 p.m. and confirm...
Feb 26, 2021
Snow Crab Stock Shows Some Improvement from 'Historic Lows' of 2018: DFO
There are some positive signs for the province's snow crab industry out of the latest stock assessment by DFO. Overall, the stock exploitable biomass has increased during the last three years from wha...
Feb 26, 2021 (Stock photo.)
Man Accused of Damaging Community Mailboxes Released on Conditions
A St. John's man accused of damaging mailboxes and stealing the mail inside has been released from jail on conditions. 28-year-old Chad Clarke was arrested Tuesday night and charged with theft of mail...
Feb 26, 2021
Schools Outside Avalon Region Permitted to Resume In-Class Instruction
Schools outside the Avalon region are scheduled to reopen to in-class instruction on Wednesday, March 3. Dr. Fitzgerald has provided guidance to school boards about measures to be put in place for a s...
Feb 26, 2021
Province Details Priority Groups for Vaccination Phases 2 and 3
Newfoundland and Labrador has released the priority groups for Phases Two and Three of the vaccine rollout. According to Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, it's hoped that Phase Tw...
Feb 26, 2021 (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
4 New Cases of COVID-19 in NL, Areas Outside the Avalon to Shift to Level 4
All regions of the province outside the Avalon Peninsula will move to Alert Level 4 as of midnight tonight. There are four new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province today-three in the Eastern He...
Feb 26, 2021
