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Fuel Prices Increase This Week
The price of fuel is trending upward this week with increases across the board. The cost of gasoline and diesel is up by about 2.3 and 2.7 cents per litre respectively. Furnace oil is up by over 2.32 ...
Nov 13, 2020
NLTA says Adding More Sports in Schools Goes Against Public Health Measures
The NLTA believes more extracurricular activities in the province's schools will increase the risk of the spread of COVID-19 and runs contrary to public health measures now in place. As of Monday, sch...
Nov 13, 2020 (File photo: Dean Ingram, former President of the NLTA.)
Rotational Workers Seek Increased Testing During Christmas to Allow More Family Time
The MHA for Topsail-Paradise says his office is being inundated by rotational workers with suggestions on ways to allow them to better interact with their families when home. Paul Dinn says all want t...
Nov 13, 2020
Two Brothers Praised for Heroic Actions for Saving Man in Bauline
Two brothers from Bauline were recognized in the town this week for their heroic action in helping to save the life of a man on Duck Pond earlier this year. Bill and Wade LeGrow were recognized on Nov...
Nov 13, 2020
Grand Falls-Windsor Disheartened by Loss of Building to Fire for a Second Time
The Town of Grand Falls-Windsor is disheartened by the loss of a building consumed by fire on the Corduroy Brook Nature Trail. It's the second time the building, considered the cornerstone of the Gibs...
Nov 13, 2020
Bay Roberts RCMP Looking for Pickup Truck Stolen from Business
Bay Roberts RCMP are asking people to keep an eye out for a black pickup truck stolen from a business along the Conception Bay Highway. The theft reportedly happened between 4:00 p.m. on November 6:00...
Nov 13, 2020
Health Officials Change Protocol for COVID Testing after Human Error
Health officials have changed the way they match up the dates of COVID tests with the people tested, to avoid future errors like the one that occurred earlier this week. Health Minister John Haggie sa...
Nov 13, 2020 (File photo.)
Come By Chance Refinery Owner Rejects Initial Offer from Origin
The company interested in buying the Come By Chance refinery is seeking transparency as to why their offer was rejected. Word emerged yesterday that Silverpeak-the owner of North Atlantic Refinery Lim...
Nov 13, 2020 (Photo: Silverpeak)
Nalcor Estimates 45,000 Litres of Oil Released in Churchill Falls Incident
Nalcor says roughly 45,000 litres of oil was released in an incident at Churchill Falls back in late October. It's not clear how much of the oil was consumed by a fire following a transformer failure ...
Nov 12, 2020
Man Found Dead Following Early Morning House Fire in Victoria
A 64-year-old man was found dead after a house fire in Victoria early this morning. RCMP received a report around 1:30 that a home on The Neck Road was engulfed in flame. The Victoria Volunteer Fire D...
Nov 12, 2020
