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Remembering the Ocean Ranger: 39 Years
It was a Monday morning 39 years ago today that Newfoundlanders and Labradorians awoke to the devastating news that the Ocean Ranger oil rig had sunk, with the loss of all 84 crewmembers. It happened ...
Feb 15, 2021
Man Intercepted with 36 Knives and Allegedly Threatened to Execute Politicians Seeking Bail Today
A man intercepted by police with dozens of knives and plans to execute local politicians will ask a judge to release him on bail today. Last week, 66-year-old George Brake was found fit to stand trial...
Feb 15, 2021
Province's Top Court Dismisses Allan Potter's First-Degree Murder Appeal
The province's top court has dismissed Allan Potter's appeal of his first-degree murder conviction. Potter stabbed Dale Porter 17 times, leaving him to die in his North River driveway in June of 2014....
Feb 15, 2021 (Allan Potter file photo)
City of St. John's Cancels Recycling with Re-Evaluation in Two Weeks
The City of St. John's has canceled recycling collection as of today. Officials will re-evaluate the decision in two weeks' time. However, garbage collection will continue and the Robin Hood Bay site ...
Feb 15, 2021
Eastern Health Working on Reducing Long Waits and Backlogs at COVID Testing Sites
Long waits and backlogs have been reported at various COVID-19 testing sites since the spike in cases last week, but the province's health minister says staff are working on the problem. One of the bi...
Feb 15, 2021 (Photo: Sean Kelly Facebook)
Health Authorities Scale Back Services After Move to Alert Level 5
Health authorities in the province continue to scale back services in light of the current COVID outbreak and the move to Alert Level 5. As of today, all four are reducing the number of elective and n...
Feb 15, 2021
English School District Switching to Online Learning Across Province
The province's English school district is extending its switch to online instruction to include all of its schools in the province. The move is effective Monday and will last at least until February 2...
Feb 14, 2021
NL Reports 11 New Cases of COVID-19 on Sunday
There are 11 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador today. Ten of the cases are in the Eastern Health region, while one is in the Western Health region. Officials say that single...
Feb 14, 2021
More Snow, High Winds Headed for Most of Newfoundland Tuesday
As if we didn't have enough on our hands with the COVID-19 outbreak, Mother Nature is preparing to have a crack at us. A low-pressure system approaching from the west will first hit the southwest coas...
Feb 14, 2021
Elections NL Further Extends Deadline to Apply for Special Ballots
The deadline to apply for a special ballot in the provincial election has again been extended to Friday, February 19 at 8 p.m. to ensure everyone has an opportunity to exercise their right to vote. Ch...
Feb 14, 2021 (Photo: Elections NL)
