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PC Candidate Damian Follett Diagnosed with COVID-19
PC Candidate for Mount Scio Damian Follett has been diagnosed with COVID-19. A statement issued Friday evening confirms that Follett and his family are isolating, and that contact tracing is underway....
Feb 12, 2021 (Damian Follett discusses his positive COVID-19 test in a video posted in February.)
Supreme Court and Court of Appeal Announce Temporarily Closures in St. John's-Metro
The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Appeal Court have both announced that temporarily suspending operations in the St. John's metro region. The Court of Appeal will be closed for th...
Feb 12, 2021
Man Facing Firearm Charges After Alleged Threats on Carbonear Trail
A Carbonear man is facing multiple firearms charges after an alarming incident in the town on Wednesday. Harbour Grace RCMP say they were called shortly after midnight on Wednesday to reports that two...
Feb 12, 2021
Temporary Air Service Slated for Bell Island After Days Without Ferry Crossings
Temporary air services have been arranged for Bell Island which has been without ferry service for days due to high winds and heavy seas. The service interruption has resulted in shortages of some goo...
Feb 12, 2021 (File photo.)
300 Health Care Workers in Self-Isolation Across NL
Some 300 health care workers are currently in self-isolation, affecting every health authority in the province. 233 health care workers are isolating in the Eastern Health region, 35 in Central Health...
Feb 12, 2021
50 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in NL, Health Officials Encourage Province-Wide Testing
The Chief Medical Officer of Health says contacts related to the recent COVID outbreak are starting to be seen outside the metro area. Fifty new confirmed cases of the virus are being reported today, ...
Feb 12, 2021
DRL Suspends Bus Service in Light of COVID-19 Outbreak
The trans-island DRL bus service is being suspended for the time being because staff are not comfortable traveling back and forth to the St. John's region. General Manager Jason Roberts understands th...
Feb 12, 2021 (File photo.)
Burlington Halts Use of Town Hall as Polling Station One Day Before Provincial Election
Elections NL cannot say at this time how many elections workers are quitting or refusing to work the polls that are scheduled to be open tomorrow. First, election workers began to quit prompting Elect...
Feb 12, 2021
NAPE Angered as Government Employees at Affected Sites Not Yet Asked to Work from Home
The President of NAPE is livid that government employees at two sites that have seen confirmed COVID cases have not yet been asked to work from home. Instead, workers who are not considered to be clos...
Feb 12, 2021 (Via Google Maps.)
Two St. John's City Staff Test Positive for COVID-19
Two staff members with the City of St. John's are isolating after testing positive for COVID-19. The staff members, one at City Hall and one at the Municipal Depot, are isolating along with other staf...
Feb 12, 2021
