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51-Year-Old Man from Lodge Bay Dead Following Boating Incident
A 51-year-old Lodge Bay man is dead following a boating incident off the coast of Labrador. Police received a report of a missing person in the area of Pleasure Harbour at around 5 p.m. on Sunday. Acc...
Feb 08, 2021
11 New Cases of COVID-19, New Measures Implemented in St. John's-Metro
For the first time since COVID-19 was first detected in Newfoundland and Labrador, the province has confirmed community spread of the virus. There are eleven new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the pro...
Feb 08, 2021
No Current Plans to Move Polling Station from Mount Pearl Senior High
There are no plans at this time to move the polling station from Mount Pearl Senior High. The school is to be used as a polling booth for Saturday's election, but there have been two positive cases of...
Feb 08, 2021
Mount Pearl Minor Hockey Suspends Programming Due to Ongoing Contact Tracing
Mount Pearl Minor hockey has temporarily suspended all programming effective immediately. In a post on Facebook today, the Mount Pearl Blades Minor Hockey Association says the decision to halt activit...
Feb 08, 2021
Snowfall Continues as Mother Nature Blasts Province with Winter Storm
Close to 15 cm of snow is on the ground at St. John's International Airport. Drizzle will turn back to snow tonight about another 5-10 cm. Eastern Newfoundland, Southern Newfoundland and Central are i...
Feb 08, 2021
PC, NDP Question Timing of Election Given COVID Situation
The PCs and NDP are again raising concerns about the timing of this provincial election in light of the evolving COVID situation. The NDP's Jim Dinn says the situation at Mount Pearl Senior High under...
Feb 08, 2021
NLTA Concerned About Potential Reach of COVID Cases Involving Students
The Teachers' Union is concerned about the potential reach of two recent confirmed cases of COVID-19 connected to Mount Pearl Senior High. President Dean Ingram says the provincial government's guidan...
Feb 08, 2021 (File photo: Dean Ingram, former President of the NLTA.)
President of Deacon Sports and Entertainment Still Waiting on Meeting with City Council Regarding Mile One
The President of Deacon Sports and Entertainment says he has yet to get a meeting with St. John's City Council to go over his proposal for the purchase and revitalization of Mile One Centre. Dean MacD...
Feb 08, 2021
Final Decision Tomorrow If Changes Will Be Made to St. John's Vote-By-Mail Process
A final decision is coming tomorrow regarding whether or not the City of St. John's will be making changes to the vote-by-mail process in future elections. The proposed changes would require voters to...
Feb 08, 2021
City Council to Discuss Contentious Issue of Decorative Lighting in Galway
St. John's City Council will be discussing the contentious issue of decorative lighting in Galway during tomorrow's city council meeting. The city needs to make a decision regarding the payment to Dew...
Feb 08, 2021
