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CMOH Encourages Smaller Super Bowl Parties with Physical Distancing and No Shared Food
Football fans normally gather for tailgate parties and rec room gatherings for Super Bowl Sunday, but the province's Chief Medical Officer of Health is warning that celebrations this weekend will look...
Feb 04, 2021
Repairs Underway After Winter Storm Damages Muskrat Falls Transmission Towers
Repairs are underway to fix damage caused to transmission towers in Labrador by a recent winter storm. Nalcor indicated last week that while the main components of the transmission towers and lines we...
Feb 03, 2021
Actor Hal Holbrook, Who Began Storied Career in Newfoundland, Passes Away at 95
A veteran American actor of stage and screen, whose acting career began in Newfoundland, has passed away. Hal Holbrook passed away January 23 at the age of 95, but the news was only announced this wee...
Feb 03, 2021 (Publicity photo of Hal Holbrook for a television production of Our Town, 1977.)
Majority of NLers Desire a Plan to Restructure Delivery of Government Services: Poll
A new poll shows that many Newfoundlanders and Labradorians asked want a plan to restructure the way government provides programs and services. The survey, conducted by Narrative Research, shows that ...
Feb 03, 2021
Court of Appeal Reduces Sentence Against Man Convicted of Online Child Luring
This story contains details that some readers may find disturbing. Discretion is advised. A west coast man convicted of child luring and pornography crimes has had his sentence reduced by the province...
Feb 03, 2021
Dismissal of Charges 'Sickening' but Not Surprising, says Local MADD President
The head of Mothers Against Drunk Driving in this province says she's sickened but sadly not surprised that charges have been dropped against a man accused of killing two people while impaired. All ei...
Feb 03, 2021
Various Church Groups Concerned About Controversial Proposed Parish Lane Development
Representatives of various church communities are expressing their concerns about the controversial proposed Parish Lane Development in the Queen's Road area. The Anglican Church put the old Cathedral...
Feb 03, 2021
Police Investigating $1,200 Perfume Theft from Marystown Business
RCMP are seeking the public's help in connection with a recent theft from the Shoppers Drug Mart in Marystown. RCMP received a report from the store that a variety of perfumes, valued at approximately...
Feb 03, 2021
NL Issues Flight Advisory as Two New Cases of COVID-19 Identified in Western Region
There are two new cases of COVID-19 in the province. Both cases are in the Western Health region and are both related to travel. The first is a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador in his 50s, and is...
Feb 03, 2021
Woman Charged with Assaulting Officer After Single-Vehicle Crash
A 35-year-old Grates Cove woman was arrested and charged following a car crash on the main highway in Old Perlican on Monday, February 1. RCMP were called to the area just before 6 p.m. after a car st...
Feb 03, 2021
