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Nurses and Seniors Anxiously Waiting to be Vaccinated as Province Set to Receive 6,000 Doses This Week
The province is set to receive six trays of the Pfizer vaccine this week after a delay in deliveries from the manufacturer. That represents just over 6,000 doses of the vaccine. Approximately 500 heal...
Feb 23, 2021 (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
70+ Cattle Perish in Large Barn Fire in the Goulds
Firefighters estimate 70 or more cattle were lost in a blaze that consumed a large barn on the Back Line in the Goulds last night. During all the chaos last evening it was reported that 100 had perish...
Feb 23, 2021
Important for Rotational Workers to Adhere to Self-Isolation as Variants Continue to Cause Concern: CMOH
The province's Chief Medical Officer of Health says variants of concern, like the UK variant responsible for the latest outbreak, will continue to come into the province through travel. That's why Dr....
Feb 23, 2021
Local Group Refurbishing Used Laptops to Help Students in Need
A group of people working overtime to put laptops in the hands of children in need has made the move to become an official non-profit organization. The shift to suspend in-class instruction has meant ...
Feb 22, 2021 (Photo of an early wave of laptop donations, courtesy Gerry Ryan of Panoptic Computer Solutions.)
St. John's Council to Release Report on Privatization of Mile One Next Week
The consultant's report regarding the sale of Mile One stadium will be released next week. The City of St. John's is making the KPMG report available to the public on Monday, March 1. KPMG was contrac...
Feb 22, 2021
Caribou Ban Still in Effect: Officials Launch Investigation Into Alleged Illegal Hunting
An investigation has been launched after a recent social media post falsely suggested that a ban on the George River, Mealy Mountain, and Lac Joseph caribou herds had been lifted. Caribou numbers in L...
Feb 22, 2021 (Photo courtesy Ted Pardy.)
Hygienists Association Calls for Dental Health to be Deemed an Essential Service
Dental hygienists say dental health needs to be considered an essential service. Dental procedures are not permitted under Alert Level 5. Tiffany Ludwicki is President of the Newfoundland and Labrador...
Feb 22, 2021
Consultation for Kelly's Brook Shared-Use Path Extended Until Month's End
The consultation process concerning the Kelly's Brook Shared-Use Path will be extended to the end of the month. Over 1,500 people have visited the capital city's engage site to learn more about the pr...
Feb 22, 2021
Five People Now in Hospital with COVID-19 as Province Reports 14 New Cases
Five people are now in hospital with COVID-19 with 14 new confirmed cases reported in the province today. Twelve of the new cases are in the Eastern Health region, and two are travel-related-including...
Feb 22, 2021
NDP Calling for Public Release of Moya Green's Interim Report on March 1st
NDP Leader Alison Coffin is calling for the public release of Moya Greene's interim report on March 1st. That's the day after Greene is due to deliver the document to the provincial government. The Pr...
Feb 22, 2021
