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If Complaints Continue Tighter Restrictions May Occur in Bars and Restaurants: Dr. Fitzgerald
Public health officials have seen a rise in complaints about a lack of physical distancing in public indoor spaces. The Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, says they have heard of ...
Nov 19, 2020
Fuel Prices See Slight Increase this Week
Fuel prices are up across the board this morning. The price of gas in the province has increased by 0.3 cents while diesel is up by exactly one cent. Furnace oil has increased by 0.62 of a cent, while...
Nov 19, 2020
Drivers Cautioned as Caribou Take to Roadways on West Coast and Northern Peninsula
It's another sign of the coming winter. Caribou have been taking to roadways along the Northern Peninsula and West Coast. The provincial government is cautioning drivers to use extra care on the roads...
Nov 19, 2020 (File photo)
Important Fundraiser for Daffodil Place Today
Today is a big day for Daffodil Place, the home-away-from-home for cancer patients who have to be in St. John's for treatment. Expenses are up and revenue is down at the facility, which normally requi...
Nov 19, 2020
CUPE Blindsided by City of St. John's Layoffs
CUPE says it was blindsided by the capital city's announcement that some two dozen full-time jobs are being eliminated at City Hall and Mile One as part of the city's budgetary process. Ten of those p...
Nov 19, 2020 (Photo of Sherry Hillier courtesy CUPE NL.)
CBS Area Residents Continue Call for Environmental Assessment while OCI CEO Claims Negligible Impact
The CEO of Ocean Choice International is pleased an extensive Land Use Assessment prepared for the town of Conception Bay South shows their proposal for an industrial complex in Long Pond will have "n...
Nov 19, 2020 (Photo: https://oceanchoice.com/longpond)
Dozens of Layoffs Reported at Beaver Brook Antimony Mine
Dozens of workers have been issued layoffs at the Beaver Brook Antimony Mine near Glenwood following a difficult year for the industry. A company spokesperson says the majority of their workforce-whic...
Nov 19, 2020 (Photo courtesy Province of NL.)
Resident at Seniors Complex in Grand Bank Tests Positive for COVID-19, Advisory Issued
Eastern Health has issued an advisory to residents of Blue Crest Cottages in Grand Bank of potential exposure to COVID-19 after a resident recently tested positive for the virus. The affected resident...
Nov 18, 2020 (Photo via Flickr through Creative Commons.)
Newfoundland Growlers Among Six ECHL Teams to Suspend Season Due to COVID-19
The Newfoundland Growlers are opting out of competition for the 2020-21 ECHL season under the league's Voluntary Suspension Policy. The announcement coincides with the remaining teams in the ECHL's No...
Nov 18, 2020
Santa Given Special Clearance for Downtown Appearance in Lieu of Parade
There won't be a Christmas parade in St. John's this year, but that doesn't mean that Santa won't pay a visit to the capital city to ring in the Christmas season. Santa Claus has received special clea...
Nov 18, 2020 (Santa Claus appears in downtown St. John's for the 2019 parade. Photo by Earl Noble.)
