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Premier Ford Appoints Rick Hillier to Oversee Vaccine Distribution in Ontario
A Newfoundlander has been appointed to oversee the distribution of COVID vaccines in Canada's most populous province. Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced that Retired General Rick Hillier will ove...
Nov 23, 2020 (Photo courtesy Rick Hillier via Facebook.)
52-Year-Old Woman Charged with Assault, Break and Enter and Kidnapping in St. John's
A woman is facing a raft of charges after an alleged abduction in St. John's on Sunday. Police say the incident occurred in an apartment building on Freshwater Road around the lunch hour. They say the...
Nov 23, 2020
2 New Cases of COVID-19 in NL, 23 Total Active Cases
Newfoundland and Labrador has two new cases of COVID-19 today-both in the Western Health region. One is travel-related from Manitoba and the other is connected to a previous case. There are 23 active ...
Nov 23, 2020
Nearly Three Dozen Tickets Issued in Joint RCMP and RNC Operation
Police issued nearly three dozen tickets last Thursday as the result of a joint RCMP and RNC traffic services operation on the Trans Canada near Butter Pot Park. Most of the tickets issued were for sp...
Nov 23, 2020
NL Identifies First Case of COVID-19 in K-12 School System
Newfoundland and Labrador has its first case of COVID-19 in our K-12 school system. A student at Elwood Elementary in Deer Lake has contracted the virus. The child is connected to an existing case. Cl...
Nov 23, 2020
People Within the Atlantic Bubble to be Required to Self-Isolate in NL
Newfoundland and Labrador is restricting movement within the Atlantic Bubble. The province will soon require people arriving from the other Atlantic provinces to self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival....
Nov 23, 2020
Police Reopen Empire Avenue Following Disturbance
A section of Empire Avenue in St. John's has reopened to traffic after police descended on a home in the area this morning. A half dozen RNC vehicles, including the K-9 units, sped to the scene betwee...
Nov 23, 2020
NLTA Calling for Mandatory Face Masks in Schools as Cases Rise
The NLTA is calling for mandatory face masks in schools and further tightening of public health precautions in light of a growing number of COVID cases in the province. At least two clusters have been...
Nov 23, 2020 (File photo: Dean Ingram, former President of the NLTA.)
NL Woman Behind RCMP Workplace Harassment Lawsuit Says Needed Changes May Have to Come From Union
A former Mountie who was part of a class action against her former employer, says needed changes to address toxic, hateful, and homophobic attitudes in the RCMP may have to come from a union level. A ...
Nov 23, 2020
St. John's City Council to Decide on Changes to Rawlins Cross
St. John's City Council will be deciding what infrastructure changes they will be pursuing at Rawlins Cross at today's meeting. A pilot project was implemented in late 2018, which saw the intersection...
Nov 23, 2020
