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School Reopening Plan Must Promote Resilience in Face of Inevitable Flare-Ups: NLTA
Time is running out for teachers and administrators to make proper preparations for the return to school, which is just weeks away. The largest school district, the English School Board, expects to re...
Aug 14, 2020 (Photo by Robert Couse-Baker via Flickr Creative Commons.)
Carol Anne Haley Not Running in Next Provincial Election
A Liberal cabinet minister is not going to be seeking re-election. Carol Anne Haley, the MHA for Burin-Grand Bank, is currently the minister for the Status of Women. She won two elections but announce...
Aug 14, 2020
Wal-Mart Shoppers Appalled After Customer Crumples Mask, Spits Towards Employee
Wal-Mart this week became one of the first large retailers to make mask-wearing mandatory but the conduct of one customer yesterday left many shaking their heads. To assist with the transition into th...
Aug 14, 2020 Picture of a Wal-Mart storefront via corporate.walmart.com
Twillingate Rallying Through the Final Stretch as Voting Opens for Kraft Hockeyville
Voting has begun for Kraft Hockeyville, and the Town of Twillingate is asking for help in the final push. Twillingate and the George Hawkins Arena are up against Pense, Saskatchewan, Saint-Felicien, Q...
Aug 14, 2020 Via Amber Chantal Loder on Facebook.
St. John's Allowing Businesses to Expand in Downtown Pedestrian Mall
The City of St. John's is allowing changes to the Pedestrian Mall. Businesses in the mall footprint on Water Street in St. John's can now expand beyond their own storefronts. The city says the applica...
Aug 14, 2020
Crosbie Accuses Federal Liberals of Failing to Promote Oil and Gas Industry
The official opposition is blaming delays in offshore exploration on a lack of federal support. PC Leader Ches Crosbie says BP Canada's decision to delay their exploration of the offshore means big co...
Aug 14, 2020 (Ches Crosbie, file photo.)
Rivers in Gros Morne National Park Close to Salmon Angling
Salmon angling has been prohibited in several rivers throughout Gros Morne National Park due to adverse water conditions. Parks Canada says low water levels and warm temperatures in rivers throughout ...
Aug 14, 2020
New Forestry Project to Make Use of Timber for Muskrat Falls Site
The Innu Nation has entered into an agreement with JP Forestry and Environment Ltd of Corner Brook for a two-phase forestry project in Labrador. According to a release, the project will make use of wo...
Aug 14, 2020
Rapid Access to Testing and Results Critical to Functionality of School System: NLTA
Teachers hope to see an enhanced level of testing for those who enter the school system come next month. Health officials in Alberta have recommended that teachers be tested before going back to schoo...
Aug 14, 2020 (File photo: Dean Ingram, former President of the NLTA.)
Metro RNC Track Man, Wanted for Violent Offences, to O'Leary Industrial Park
A 42-year-old man, wanted for previous violent offenses, was arrested last night in St. John's. RNC say they first observed Michael Pippy driving a motorcycle on the Outer Ring Road around 6:00 p.m. T...
Aug 14, 2020 (File photo)
