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More COVID Vaccines and Storage Freezers to Arrive by End of January
More shipments of COVID-19 vaccines and the ultra-low freezers used to store Pfizer vaccine are on the way to the province. Health Minister Dr. John Haggie says 2,400 doses of the Moderna vaccine have...
Jan 05, 2021 (Photo: Pfizer Canada)
Province to Make a Decision Soon on Atlantic Bubble Participation
A decision is expected in the coming days on Newfoundland and Labrador's participation in the Atlantic Bubble. The province pulled out of the bubble in December for a month. That deadline is coming up...
Jan 05, 2021
Happy City Releases Report on Sex Work and Safety in St. John's
Happy City has released a Living in the Community report on Sex Work and Safety in St. John's. The program heard from people with lived experience in the sex trade, members of the public and private s...
Jan 05, 2021
Man 'Trades' in Freedom after Armed Robbery in St. John's
RNC officers chased down a suspect last night after an armed robbery in the centre city area of St. John's. They arrested a 25-year-old man not far from Traders at the corner of Stamp's Lane and Fresh...
Jan 05, 2021 (Photo: Bill Simms)
Public Hearings to be Held in Privacy Law Review
Public hearings are scheduled for later this month as part of the statutory review of the provincial Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. A number of parties have made submissions incl...
Jan 05, 2021 Photo: Michael Harvey, Privacy Commissioner via @OIPCNL)
Generous Outreach Helps Save Cat Rescued from Trap in Lewisporte
Quick action and the generosity of many helped save the life of one lucky cat this weekend. Terry Penney and his son were driving down the road in Lewisporte on Saturday when they noticed a cat with a...
Jan 04, 2021 (Bug, the cat, courtesy Terry Penney.)
St. John's Mayor Hopeful for Resolution to Wastewater Negotiations
Negotiations are still underway to work out a cost-sharing agreement for upgrades to the capital city's wastewater treatment facility. The city must comply with new regulations that come into effect t...
Jan 04, 2021
Taxi Industry Rebuilding Amid Challenges of Pandemic
It's not unusual to find an issue in the taxi industry when it comes to any kind of collapse in the economy, but one cab company says the pandemic has been the ultimate economic challenge. George Murp...
Jan 04, 2021
One Case of COVID-19 Reported in Central as NL Resumes Briefings
The province has one new confirmed case of COVID-19-the first in 2021. The travel-related case involves a man in the Central Health region. The man, who is between the ages of 20 and 39 is self-isolat...
Jan 04, 2021
Local Mattress Producer Reflects on Pivot to PPE During Early Pandemic
A local business owner is looking back with pride on a joint effort involving his company to support essential workers at the height of the first COVID-19 wave. Bob Tetford is the owner of Restwell Ma...
Jan 04, 2021 (An employee stitches a mattress at the facility in Harbour Grace. Photo courtesy RestNL.com )
