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One New Case of COVID-19 in Western Region
There is one new case of COVID-19 in the province today. The case is a woman between the ages of 20 and 39 in the Western Health region. The person involved is a staff member at a school. Chief Medica...
Dec 11, 2020
NLTA Reiterating Concerns as Harbour Breton Schools Remain Open
The Teachers' Association is calling on the provincial government to be more transparent with parents, students and teachers when it comes to the decision-making process on school closures. President ...
Dec 11, 2020 (File photo: Dean Ingram, former President of the NLTA.)
Couple to Shut Down Page After Year of Stories from Post-Resettlement Little Bay Islands
Over 37,000 people have been tuning in to the stories of a couple who decided to become the only year-round residents of a resettled Newfoundland town one year ago, but soon those adventures will no l...
Dec 11, 2020 (Photo courtesy Kintsugi via Facebook.)
Man Sentenced to Four Years in Jail for Attempted Murder on Signal Hill
A man convicted of attempted murder after trying to push another man off Signal Hill has been sentenced to four years in jail. The 31-year-old is being credited for time-served, leaving 1,217 days or ...
Dec 11, 2020
Canopy Growth Pays $1.9-M Remittance to Province
Paid in full. The minister responsible for industry, Andrew Parsons, tweeted out the remittance from Canopy Growth this morning. It shows that the $1.9-million owed to the province by Canopy was paid ...
Dec 11, 2020
Man Dead Following Single-Vehicle Crash on Veteran's Memorial
A 55-year-old man is dead following a single-vehicle crash on the Veteran's Memorial last night. Bay Roberts RCMP were called to the scene between the exits to Spaniard's Bay and Bay Roberts around 9:...
Dec 11, 2020
Memorial University Holding Christmas Charity Drive Saturday
Memorial University is doing its part this weekend to help generate some much-needed help to people during the holidays. President Vianne Timmons is spearheading a charity drive tomorrow in front of t...
Dec 11, 2020
Man Charged with Misappropriating $1.2-M from Gander Aviation
A 48-year-old man has been charged in connection with the alleged misappropriation of more than $1.2-million from Gander Aviation. RCMP were notified in November of 2018 by an employee about suspected...
Dec 11, 2020
Rutter Taking Lead on $3.1-M Radar Technology Project
Canada's Ocean Supercluster has announced a new project that will have broad impacts on ocean industries. The $3.1-million Rutter Internet of Things project, essentially, gives mariners a full suite o...
Dec 11, 2020
Police Investigating Armed Robbery at Downtown St. John's Business
There was an armed robbery in downtown St. John's last night. Shortly after 8 p.m., two men wearing masks entered the business, flashed a weapon, and demanded money. The RNC say they left the area a s...
Dec 11, 2020
