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ACT Applauding Further Action to Curb Vaping in Youth
The Alliance for the Control of Tobacco is applauding further action being taken to curb vaping among younger Newfoundlanders and Labradorians. ACT Executive Director Kevin Coady is calling vaping amo...
Oct 22, 2020
Soccer Hall of Famer Recognized Yet Again
A man who has been instrumental in helping to build, promote and develop soccer in the province for more than half a century is being recognized yet again by the Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Assoc...
Oct 22, 2020
CBS Mother Pleads for Help From School for Bullied Daughter
The mother of a Grade 7 student at Frank Roberts Junior High in CBS has gone public after her daughter was bullied at school both verbally and physically. Robyn Brewer says her daughter has been the v...
Oct 22, 2020 (Photo: https://www.frankrobertsjh.com)
Hurricane Epsilon Tracking Well Offshore Newfoundland
Hurricane Epsilon is forecast to track northeastward toward the Atlantic provinces this weekend but it is expected to be mostly a fish storm. It is currently off Bermuda and could affect the weather i...
Oct 22, 2020 (Photo: NOAA)
Minister Assures Flu Vaccine Supply Stable
The province's health minister is responding to concerns about how quickly supplies can be restocked at pharmacies giving out flu vaccinations. Dr. John Haggie says within the first day of flu shot cl...
Oct 22, 2020
Most Fuels Increasing This Week Except for Gas
The price of most fuels is increasing today, with the sole exception being gasoline. Gas prices have dropped by 2.2 cents per litre. Diesel is up by 0.1 cent, furnace and stove oils have both increase...
Oct 22, 2020
Search for Missing St. John's Man Draws Attention of NL Gov and Prime Minister
The Prime Minister has committed to looking into what he can do to help get the search for Jordan Naterer, a man from this province missing in BC, back up and running. Naterer never returned from a hi...
Oct 22, 2020
Christmas COVID Plan to be Released by Government in November
An announcement regarding what the holiday season will look like in the province this year is still a few weeks away. During yesterday's COVID-19 briefing, Premier Andrew Furey noted that public healt...
Oct 22, 2020
Fisheries Minister Responds to Job Losses at Grieg Aquaculture Facility
Fisheries Minister Elvis Loveless says he was as surprised as anyone with the news yesterday of job losses at Grieg's salmon aquaculture facility in Marystown. He says he first heard the news as of ye...
Oct 22, 2020 (Photo: By JReynolds00 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=82269632)
Loblaw Seeking Injunction Against Dominion Workers Picketing at Distribution Centre
Loblaw is heading to court to seek an injunction against Dominion workers picketing its local distribution centre. About 1,400 workers have been on strike for two months with no new talks in sight. On...
Oct 22, 2020 (Photo: @Unifor597)
