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Flu Season Non-Existent in NL Thus Far Due to Public Health Measures
Public Health measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 appear to have had a significant impact on the flu season. As of the week ending January 16, the number of lab-confirmed cases of influenza right...
Jan 25, 2021
St-Pierre-Miquelon Dealing with COVID Outbreak at Hospital
Officials on the French islands of St-Pierre-Miquelon are dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak at its hospital. As of late Sunday, there were reportedly seven confirmed cases linked to the hospital cluste...
Jan 25, 2021 (Photo: Ian Gratton via Flickr)
More Details Expected Today Involving Man Charged with Failing to Self-Isolate in Corner Brook
More details are expected today involving a man charged with failing to self-isolate after arriving in this province from Alberta on Friday. The 24-year-old, a resident of Fort McMurray, was pulled ov...
Jan 25, 2021
Heritage NL Onboard with Adaptive Reuse to Help Preserve Heritage Structures
The executive director of Heritage NL agrees with the adaptive use of some purpose-built heritage properties to help preserve them. Jerry Dick cites churches as an example. In many rural areas, once-t...
Jan 25, 2021 (File photo)
No New Cases of COVID-19 in NL on Sunday
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today. That leaves the province with five active cases and one person still in hospital. There have been no new recoveries sin...
Jan 24, 2021
Alberta Man Accused of Not Following COVID-19 Rules to Self-Isolate
An Alberta man has been charged with failing to follow COVID-19 safety protocols in Newfoundland and Labrador. The resident of Fort McMurray arrived in the province two days ago and was arrested in Co...
Jan 24, 2021
Horse Therapy Program Expands to Central Region to Help People with COVID Fatigue
The Spirit Horse mental health program in Portgual Cove is partnering with Countrytime Equine in Glovertown to help people experiencing COVID fatigue. The Canadian Red Cross has provided funding to cr...
Jan 24, 2021
Biggest Barrier to Food, Housing is Lack of Income, says End Homelessness St. John's
The executive director of End Homelessness St. John's says a lack of income is at the root of systemic issues that affect poverty. Doug Pawson supports the campaign for $15 dollar an hour minimum wage...
Jan 24, 2021
One Person in Custody Following Investigation in Deer Lake
One person was taken into custody following an ongoing investigation in Deer Lake Saturday night. Shortly before 9 p.m., RCMP issued a tweet advising the public of a significant police presence on Mai...
Jan 24, 2021
Trudeau "Disappointed" With Biden's Decision to Cancel Keystone XL Pipeline
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expressing disappointment with US President Joe Biden's decision to cancel the Keystone XL Pipeline. The decision will have a significant economic impact on the countr...
Jan 23, 2021 (Image via CPAC.)
