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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
Mount Pearl Man Charged with Assaulting Officer
A man has been charged after an RNC officer was assaulted during a disturbance at a residence in Mount Pearl. The incident unfolded at about 10:30 p.m. last night. The 31-year-old has been charged wit...
Dec 29, 2020
33-Year-Old Woman Charged with Impaired Driving After Rolling Vehicle in Mount Pearl
A woman has been charged with drunk driving after rolling her vehicle on Pitts Memorial. The accident happened in the Mount Pearl area of the arterial just before 10:00 last night. The vehicle rolled ...
Dec 29, 2020
Newfoundland Pony Society Hopes to Increase Number of Registered Ponies
The Newfoundland Pony Society is putting a push on getting ponies registered. The once plentiful breed numbered in the thousands just a few decades ago, but changing municipal laws and the advent of A...
Dec 28, 2020 (Photo courtesy Matthew Emberton.)
Aerial Search Resumes for Missing Fishing Crew Off Coast of Nova Scotia
RCMP Air Services today resumed the aerial search for the Chief William Saulis, a fishing vessel that went down December 15 off the south coast of Nova Scotia, claiming the lives of six men including ...
Dec 28, 2020
Notable Newfoundlander Ed Finn Passes Away at 94
A former Newfoundland politician and trade unionist who was also an active writer and blogger has passed away. Born in Spaniard's Bay and raised in Corner Brook, Ed Finn passed away on Sunday at the v...
Dec 28, 2020 (Photo courtesy Governor General of Canada.)
Two New Travel-Related Cases of COVID-19 in NL
There are two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province, both in the Eastern Health region and both related to travel. Both cases involve men between the ages of 20 and 39. One man had returned ...
Dec 28, 2020 (File photo)
MUN Issues Advisory on Phishing Attack Targeting Students, Employees
A phishing attack is making the rounds at Memorial University. The email asks students and employees to apply for COVID-19 relief funding. The emails, which claim to be from Financial and Administrati...
Dec 28, 2020
Mercer and Newhook Draw High Praise from Former Flames GM
Two players from this province are being praised for their performance in Team Canada's Saturday night blowout win against Germany at the World Junior Hockey Championship. Dawson Mercer set a single-g...
Dec 28, 2020 (Alex Newhook photo via BC Hockey)
