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PC and NDP Leaders say They are Well Prepared for Election
Both PC and NDP leaders say they're ready to go if the writ is dropped amid widespread speculation that Newfoundlanders and Labradorians will be heading to the polls. Ches Crosbie says if you spend an...
Jan 07, 2021
Labrador-Grenfell Health and Government Prioritizing Vaccine Rollout
Labrador-Grenfell Health and the provincial government are prioritizing immunization for adults in remote Indigenous communities, priority health care workers, residents of long-term and personal care...
Jan 07, 2021
Travel Industry in Planning Mode as Vaccine Rollout Fuels Optimism
The COVID vaccine rollout continues to fuel optimism about the future, and the travel industry is in planning mode to figure out how they will bounce back from the pandemic. The tourism sector has bee...
Jan 07, 2021
Vaccination of Some Long-Term Care Residents, Indigenous Communities to Begin Next Week
Residents of long term care homes in the province will start being vaccinated sometime next week. Health Minister Dr. John Haggie says that of the first trays of the COVID-19 vaccine that were deliver...
Jan 06, 2021 (The Moderna vaccine first arriving in Labrador. Photos via PAL Airlines. )
4 People Dead; D.C. Mayor Announces 15-Day Extension of Public Emergency
Four people have died following a chaotic day at the Capitol Building, in Washington D.C. yesterday. A woman was shot by the U.S. Capitol Police; three others died in separate medical emergencies. Tho...
Jan 06, 2021 (Protesters at the Capitol Building, via CSPAN.)
NLESD Asks Schools to 'Hold Off' on KinderStart Sessions
The English School District has asked schools across the province to "hold off" on KinderStart sessions for the time being. The board says the decision has been made "out of an abundance of caution" a...
Jan 06, 2021
No New Cases as NL Extends Atlantic Bubble Closure for Another Month
No new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the province today. There are nine active cases of the virus in Newfoundland and Labrador with one person in hospital. With rising case numbers reported ...
Jan 06, 2021
Shooting Suspect Arrested in Nova Scotia Following Extensive Search
RCMP in Nova Scotia have arrested 24-year-old Jason Bryan Baker following a shooting incident in Riverview, New Brunswick. Police put out an alert to the public advising them to stay away from the sus...
Jan 06, 2021
Newfoundlander Takes New Position with Hubble Space Telescope
Newfoundlander Bethany Downer has added an impressive new title to her resume. Downer, who has been training for a foray into space, has started a new position as the Chief Communications Officer with...
Jan 06, 2021 (VOCM file photo)
Opposition Leaders say Shortall's Departure from Task Force Portends Things to Come
Both opposition party leaders are coming down hard on the Liberal government following Federation of Labour President Mary Shortall's resignation from the Premier's Economic Recovery Task Force. PC le...
Jan 06, 2021
