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Harley Davidson Motorcycle Stolen from Behind Marystown Home
Police are investigating after a motorcycle was stolen from a home on the Burin Peninsula overnight on Tuesday. The 2018 Harley Davidson FXBB motorcycle was parked behind the home in Marystown at the ...
Jun 12, 2020
Bubble Trouble: Province Not Opening Borders to Rest of Atlantic Canada Yet, says Premier
Newfoundland and Labrador has no intentions yet of opening up the borders to an "Atlantic Bubble." Talks about a larger bubble involving this province and the Maritimes have taken place, but Premier D...
Jun 12, 2020
Glovertown RCMP Impound Dirt Bike of Teen Found Stunting on Roadway
A dirt bike has been impounded and a 16-year-old ticketed for pulling stunts on the machine on Main Street In Sandringham, Wednesday afternoon. Glovertown RCMP patrolled the Eastport Peninsula in an u...
Jun 12, 2020
Online Concert to Benefit Bay Roberts Family Displaced by Fire
An online concert is being held this weekend to help a Bay Roberts family who lost their home due to fire on May 30. Organizer Lindsay Newman says planning to help the Shears family began immediately ...
Jun 11, 2020
No Source Yet Identified as Oil Spill Near Postville Continues to Dissipate
The slick discovered in the waters off Postville, Labrador earlier this week continues to dissipate. That's according to the Canadian Coast Guard which is in the area with its Environmental Response T...
Jun 11, 2020 (Overflight photo courtesy Canadian Coast Guard, June 10, 2020.)
Burin Man Arrested After Dodging Police for a Week, Threatening to Shoot Officers
A Burin Peninsula man was taken into custody on a long list of charges following a series of events that unfolded in Burin overnight Wednesday. RCMP say 23-year-old Tristan Barrett had been on the run...
Jun 11, 2020
Finance Minister Expects Budget by September Deadline
The government expects to have a budget by the end of September when the money taps run dry. The minority government extended its financial lifeline to September 30 through Interim Supply, but it may ...
Jun 11, 2020
NL Marks Another Two-Week Streak with No New Cases of COVID-19
Newfoundland and Labrador has achieved another two-week stretch with no new cases of COVID-19. To date, 14,117 people have been tested for the virus. That number, however, does not include the possibi...
Jun 11, 2020 (Photo via Flickr through Creative Commons.)
New 811 HealthLine App Enables Virtual Appointments with Nurse Practitioners
The provincial government has expanded the existing 811 HealthLine to include a new app and access to primary care. Health Minister John Haggie today rolled out a new app through which people can sche...
Jun 11, 2020
Advocate Highlights the Technological Divide and its Effects on Equitable Education
The prospect of digital learning for the province's students in September is a very real possibility, and a local poverty advocate is concerned that could put some students at a disadvantage. Dan Mead...
Jun 11, 2020
