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NL Reports One New Case of COVID-19, Adds Another Recovery
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting one new confirmed case of COVID-19. It involves a man in his 40s in the Eastern Health region. The source of the infection is under investigation. There are 19 a...
Dec 29, 2020
FFAW Secretary-Treasurer Anticipating Significant Drop on Province's Crab Fishery Value
The numbers are not yet finalized, but the landed value of the province's crab fishery is down significantly over last year. FFAW Secretary-Treasurer Robert Keenan says they're anticipating a decrease...
Dec 29, 2020 (Robert Keenan, File photo.)
Mercer, Newhook in Action Tonight Versus Switzerland
Alex Newhook, Dawson Mercer and company take on Switzerland tonight at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton. Mercer has two goals and three assists while Newhook has two goals and one assi...
Dec 29, 2020 Photo via Hockey Canada
MUN President Eager to Get Back to In-Person Classes
The president of Memorial University says she's eager to get back to a greater sense of normalcy after two semesters of limited in-person instruction. Vianne Timmons says they will take a measured app...
Dec 29, 2020
Treasured Clarenville Resident, Harry O'Gay, Passes Away
A beloved resident of Clarenville has passed away. Harry O'Gay was a retired instructor at the College of the North Atlantic in Clarenville and an avid cross country skier. He passed away on Monday at...
Dec 29, 2020 Photo Credit Clarenville Area Co-Op
Ceiling Fan Recall Issued by Health Canada
Health Canada has issued a recall on a certain make and model of ceiling fan sold at Home Depot stores due to the risk of injury. The blades of the Hampton Bay Mara 54-inch ceiling fans can detach whi...
Dec 29, 2020 Photo via Health Canada
Gemma Hickey Running for St. John's Centre Liberal Nomination
Community activist Gemma Hickey is going to try their hand at politics. Hickey is going after the Liberal nomination in St. John's Centre. The district is currently held by NDP Jim Dinn.
Dec 29, 2020 Photo Credit Nicole Bond Winters
Huge Rise in Reported Online Puppy Scams, says BBB
2020 saw a sharp rise in reported online puppy scams says the Better Business Bureau. The BBB says the pandemic resulted in increased demand for pets to help ease loneliness and tension, but that dema...
Dec 29, 2020
Hibernia Proposal Being Considered by Committee to Help Offshore Oil Industry
The committee tasked with dispersing the $320 million from Ottawa to help Newfoundland and Labrador's beleaguered offshore oil industry weather the COVID-19 storm currently has two or three proposals ...
Dec 29, 2020 (Photo by Jack Lawson.)
Bay of Islands Police Checkpoints Find 3 Violations; No Impaired Drivers
West coast police set up checkpoints in various areas of the Bay of Islands yesterday but did not find a single impaired driver. The RNC stopped about 400 vehicles, finding two of them unregistered an...
Dec 29, 2020
