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Travel-Related Case of COVID-19 Identified in Central Newfoundland
The province has one new confirmed case of COVID-19. It involves a man in the Central Health region who is between the ages of 20 and 39. The man-a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador-recently retur...
Nov 13, 2020
MUN to Phase In Return of Non-Academic Staff
Memorial University is going to start bringing back non-academic staff the week after next. Starting November 23, staff will be in the office for two days a week with an intended full return during th...
Nov 13, 2020
Dog Hailed a Hero for Finding Missing Man in Woods
The owner of a husky mix is hailing her dog as a hero after helping to find a missing man who was lost in the woods in Conception Bay South since last Friday. Laura Jean Piercey says her Rescue dog Ze...
Nov 13, 2020
Waitlist for Autism Assessments Remain Long as Action Plan Slowed During Pandemic
Parents of children awaiting Autism assessments say the waitlists remain long despite a provincial Autism Action Plan put in place last year. The Autism Society says while some improvements have been ...
Nov 13, 2020
Pressure Mounts for Environmental Assessment of Harbour Project in CBS
Pressure is mounting against a major industrial complex proposed for the Long Pond area of CBS. OCI is proposing a five-story building and up to 12 acres of in-fill in the harbour. No environmental as...
Nov 13, 2020 (Photo: https://oceanchoice.com/longpond)
NL Businessman Wonders if Oil Refinery Owners Intend to Convert into Tank Farm
A Newfoundland businessman involved in the offer to buy the Come By Chance oil refinery wonders if the owners really wish to sell. In fact, Dean MacDonald thinks that Silverpeak may be intent on conve...
Nov 13, 2020 (Dean MacDonald, file photo.)
CUPE Warns Against Unlocking Pensions
The Canadian Union of Public Employees is warning people not to "buy into" what the union calls government's "risky" proposal to unlock pensions. The House of Assembly is expected to reconvene sometim...
Nov 13, 2020 (Photo of Sherry Hillier courtesy CUPE NL.)
Final Day of Voting for Striking Dominion Workers
This is the final day of voting for striking workers at Dominion. They have been on the picket lines for two-and-a-half months but got a new offer from Loblaw on the weekend. It's believed that the ne...
Nov 13, 2020
Speeding Driver Found to Have No Insurance
A man who should not have been behind the wheel was nabbed by RNC on the west coast yesterday afternoon after officers spotted him going at a high rate of speed. Police stopped the 29-year-old, who is...
Nov 13, 2020
Man with $54,000 in Fines and Six Warrants Flees Police then Crashes into Another Vehicle
A 36-year-old man with a huge debt load of fines and multiple warrants is in hot water after fleeing from police which resulted in a collision with another vehicle. RNC attempted to pull over a suspec...
Nov 13, 2020 (Photo: Shawn Williams)
