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COVID-19 Cases in Western Bay Prompts Nearby Town to Take Precautions
A string of communities along the Conception Bay North Shore are the latest to implement measures as they deal with three cases of COVID-19. Reports indicate three people in the Western Bay area recen...
Dec 09, 2020
Gas Predicted to Drop by One Cent
The Consumer Group for Fair Gas Prices is predicting a drop of one cent per litre in the cost of gasoline. There will be very little change in heating, stove oils and diesel. The Public Utilties Board...
Dec 09, 2020
Two Women Arrested Following Drug Seizure in Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Two women have been arrested and charged following a drug seizure that resulted from a recent traffic stop in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. A patrol officer noticed a truck swerving on Hamilton River Road l...
Dec 09, 2020
Road Conditions Close Schools in Central
Central Newfoundland, as predicted by Environment Canada, is getting dumped on today with 19cm as of 9:00 this morning and counting. Gander had about 10 cm as of midnight but meteorologist Rodney Barn...
Dec 09, 2020
Vaccinating in Long-Term Care Homes a Challenge: Tam
Canada's top doctor says vaccinating one of the country's most at-risk populations will be quite a challenge. Doctor Theresa Tam admits moving residents from a long-term care centre to a vaccine site ...
Dec 09, 2020 (File photo via CPAC.)
Museum Association Questioning Planned Closure of Railway Coastal Museum
The Museum Association is raising some serious questions about the capital city's plans to shut down the Railway Coastal Museum without public consultation. MANL calls the museum "an award-winning anc...
Dec 09, 2020
Report Predicts Food Prices to See Highest Increase in 2021
The 11th annual edition of Canada's Food Price Report released Tuesday morning forecasts an overall food price increase of 3 to 5 per cent for 2021 - the highest predicted increase ever. The most sign...
Dec 09, 2020
Police Warning Public of Break-Ins at Mobile Home Storage Facilities in Metro
The RNC is warning the public about a series of recent break-ins at mobile home storage facilities in the metro region. Police were called December 1 about a break-in at a mobile home storage facility...
Dec 09, 2020
Deer Lake Affected by Latest Round of Air Canada Service Cuts
Air Canada has announced more service cuts to the Atlantic region effective in January. They include the suspension of service to Deer Lake, Charlottetown, Fredericton, and Halifax. The Halifax-Deer L...
Dec 08, 2020
Lawsuit Claims Negligent Dental Surgery Performed on Inmate
A lawsuit has been filed against the provincial government and others after what lawyer Bob Buckingham calls the negligent performance of dental surgery on an inmate of the Correctional Centre in Bish...
Dec 08, 2020 Bob Buckingham (VOCM News)
