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RCMP Continue Investigation into Sudden Death in St. Mary's Bay
RCMP are continuing their investigation into the sudden death of a 30-year-old woman in the community of O'Donnell's in St. Mary's Bay. Police were called to a home shortly before 9:00 Monday night. T...
Dec 16, 2020
80 Per Cent of Resident Will See Reductions in Fees with 2021 Paradise Budget
The town of Paradise approved a $37.2-million budget for 2021 last night. There will be no tax increases for residents, with the residential and commercial mil rates staying at 7.2 and 11.5 respective...
Dec 16, 2020
Mount Pearl Reduces Mil Rate in 2021 Budget
Following a year littered with financial uncertainty, the city of Mount Pearl is reducing its residential mil rate from 7.4 to 7.1. That decrease will result in savings of about $100 per household bas...
Dec 16, 2020
Tech Sector Initiative to Benefit More than Just High School Students
A new initiative designed to get more young people involved in the tech sector will have educational benefits beyond high school students. Yesterday, the provincial government announced the Technology...
Dec 16, 2020
Province Announces New Technology Career Pilot Program
The provincial government has announced a new initiative to get more young people involved in the tech sector. The Technology Career Pathway pilot program will be offered at eight schools across the p...
Dec 15, 2020 Craig Rowe, TechNL
Canada Set to Receive 168,000 Doses of Moderna Vaccine
Canada has secured a second agreement for doses COVID-19 vaccines. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is set to receive up to 168,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine before the end of December, pe...
Dec 15, 2020 (Image via CPAC.)
47-Year-Old Charged for Operating ATV While Impaired
A 47-year-old Victoria man has been charged for operating an ATV with over twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system. Harbour Grace RCMP say they pulled the man over after noticing the man operat...
Dec 15, 2020
Province Reports One New Case of COVID-19 in Eastern Health Region
There is one new case of COVID-19 reported in the province today. It involves a man who came to the province from Europe for work. The man, between the ages of 20 and 39 is self-isolating in the Easte...
Dec 15, 2020
Brown Applauds Labrador West Mining Industry for Securing Localized Training
The NDP member for Labrador West is applauding the mining industry for lobbying the provincial government to secure more localized training in the region. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed toda...
Dec 15, 2020 (File Photo.)
RCMP Investigating Death in St. Mary's Bay
Police are on the scene in St. Mary's Bay after a 30-year-old woman was found dead last night. Holyrood RCMP are in O'Donnell's investigating and say that residents can expect a continued police prese...
Dec 15, 2020
