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No New Cases of COVID-19 in NL, Six Cases Remain Active
There are six active cases of COVID-19 in the province, with no new confirmed cases reported today. One person remains in hospital. The regular live COVID briefings have been reduced to once a week du...
Jan 18, 2021
Waterfront Building Containing Popular Restaurants Up for Sale
The building that houses two popular restaurants in downtown St. John's has been put up for sale, yet another casualty of COVID-19 and a battered business landscape. Harbour Walk Hospitality Group, wh...
Jan 18, 2021 (via Google Maps.)
Multi-Vehicle Collision Ties Up Traffic at Busy St. John's Intersection
A multiple-vehicle accident tied up traffic for some time early this afternoon. The crash occurred at the intersection of Thorburn and the Prince Philip Parkway. There is no immediate word on possible...
Jan 18, 2021 (Submitted photo.)
Privacy Commissioner Echos Concerns Over Potential ATIPP Roll-Back
The province's Privacy Commissioner has reiterated his concerns about a possible roll-back in public access to information. Michael Harvey made the first presentation to a public hearings process whic...
Jan 18, 2021
St. John's Business Owner Shocked by Discovery of Dead Birds on Sidewalk
A St. John's business owner was shocked by what he witnessed this morning while opening up for the day. Jamil Hossain owns NJ's Kitchen in Churchill Square. He was just getting ready to open when he h...
Jan 18, 2021 (Photo courtesy Jamil Hossain)
NAPE Concerned About Planned Cuts to Beds and Staff at Waterford Hospital
The union that represents workers at the Waterford Hospital says Eastern Health is already planning cuts to beds and staffing levels even though the new mental health and addictions facility is years ...
Jan 18, 2021 (File photo)
CMOH Holding Solo COVID-19 Briefings on Wednesdays
The regular live COVID-19 briefings have been reduced to once a week with the provincial election underway. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Jancice Ftizgerald will host the briefings solo on Wedne...
Jan 18, 2021
Education Week Kicks Off in Newfoundland and Labrador
This is Education Week in Newfoundland and Labrador with the theme 3Rs: Renew, Refresh, Reconnect. NLTA President Dean Ingram says the theme reflects the current circumstances of all our students and ...
Jan 18, 2021
Happy Valley-Goose Bay RCMP Caution Snowmobilers of Poor Ice Conditions on Grand Lake
RCMP in Happy Valley-Goose Bay have issued a warning to snowmobilers about thin ice conditions on Grand Lake. Police have received several reports of snowmobiles crossing the lake in areas where there...
Jan 18, 2021
Finding Candidates for Fall Municipal Elections May Prove Challenging: MNL
One of the greatest challenges facing municipalities this year will be getting people to run in the municipal elections in September. That's according to the CEO of MNL, Craig Pollett, who says munici...
Jan 18, 2021
