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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
All Fuels Predicted to Increase This Week
Industry watchers are predicting more increases at the pumps this week. According to the Consumer Group for Fair Gas Prices, all fuels including gas, diesel, and heating and stove oils, will be increa...
Feb 03, 2021
DFO Investigating Injured Seal Near Chapel Arm
DFO is investigating after someone shot and injured a seal on the ice near Chapel Arm Monday. Area residents were distressed to see the animal, apparently injured and bleeding on the ice in full view ...
Feb 03, 2021 (Submitted photo of the seal in Chapel Arm before being injured.)
Students in Mount Pearl Concerned with Using Schools as Polling Stations
Students at a school in Mount Pearl are expressing their concerns over the use of school facilities during the provincial election. Aaron Norris is a grade 12 student at Mount Pearl Senior High and is...
Feb 03, 2021 (Photo: Mirari Loyarte)
Over 8,000 Residents on West Coast Without Power Due to Severe Weather
Newfoundland Power is reporting significant outages in the Stephenville - Port aux Basques areas. Over 8,000 people have lost power due to the severe weather or loss of supply. No word on a restoratio...
Feb 03, 2021 Newfoundland Power
Mosque Under Construction in CBS Targeted by Vandals, No Evidence of Hate Crime
A mosque under construction in Conception Bay South was targeted by vandals last week but so far there's no evidence linking it to a hate crime. The incident occurred sometime last Thursday at the sit...
Feb 03, 2021
Messy Weather Causing School Closures Across the Island, Metro Schools Open
A messy, mixed bag of weather is making its way across the island this morning. Meteorologist with Environment Canada's Gander Weather Office, Brendan Sawchuck says snowfall-wise, only a couple of cen...
Feb 03, 2021
Residents of Inuit Coastal Labrador Communities to Receive Second Dose of Vaccine Next Week
The second dose of the Moderna COVID vaccine will be administered to all eligible residents of Inuit coastal Labrador communities next week. The second dose will be administered starting on Monday in ...
Feb 03, 2021
Ottawa Reaches Tentative Deal to Produce COVID-19 Vaccines in Montreal
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa has signed a tentative agreement with a US-based company to produce COVID-19 vaccines in Canada. The memorandum of understanding was reached with Maryland-bas...
Feb 02, 2021
