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Man with $25,000 in Fines Stopped by RNC
Metro police stopped a man yesterday who owed a whopping $25,000 to the Crown in fines. The RNC pulled over the 52-year-old in the west end of St. John's early in the afternoon. He was given more tick...
Nov 12, 2020
Another Suspicious Fire in Grand Falls-Windsor Area
There has been yet another suspicious fire in the Grand Falls-Windsor area-and this time an outdoor recreational structure was consumed. The Grand Falls-Windsor Fire Department fought the blaze late l...
Nov 12, 2020
Federation of Labour Outraged over Money Being Taken from Injury Fund
The Federation of Labour is "outraged" by a recent Workplace NL announcement that it says takes money from the workers' compensation injury fund to benefit employers. Workplace NL this week announced ...
Nov 12, 2020 (File photo)
Human Error Cause for COVID Case Mix-Up
Human error was the cause of a mix-up at the Provincial Public Health laboratory resulting in a previously reported positive case actually being negative. An extensive investigation led to the discove...
Nov 12, 2020
More Indoor Sports Being Reintroduced in Schools Next Week
More indoor school sports are being reintroduced as of next week, and the executive director of School Sports NL believes their plan will satisfy the wants and needs of coaches and players across the ...
Nov 12, 2020
Energy Minister says Talks on Oil Refinery Purchase Continue
Energy Minister Andrew Parsons is pleased that Origin remains interested in the Come By Chance oil refinery but won't say if the provincial government will consider an equity stake in the facility. Or...
Nov 12, 2020
Cabinet Minister Defends Government Funding for Oil Industry
Federal Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan is defending the amount of funding provided to sustain the province's oil industry through the global pandemic. Ottawa pledged $320-million to support...
Nov 12, 2020
Gas Prices Predicted to Rise this Week
The price of all fuel is expected to increase this week. The Consumer Group for Fair Gas Prices says gas will go up by 1.4 cents a litre. Diesel will increase by 2.2 cents and heating and stove oil wi...
Nov 11, 2020
Travel Advisory Issued as NL Identifies Two New Cases of COVID-19
Public Health officials are reporting two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Central Health region and involve a man and a woman in their 60s. Both cases are travel-related as both had returned to...
Nov 11, 2020
Investigation Reveals Error in COVID Test Data Processing, Turning Previous Positive to Negative and Revealing Two New Unidentified COVID Results
It turns out that a COVID case reported in the Western Health region with no known source was an error - but two new previously unidentified cases have since been discovered by the provincial lab. The...
Nov 11, 2020
