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Free Flu Shots Now Available in Community Pharmacies
All residents of the province age five and older can now receive their flu shot in a community pharmacy for free. The Pharmacists' Association of Newfoundland and Labrador says it is more important no...
Oct 19, 2020
Stephenville Mayor Hoping Residents Avail of Radon Testing Program
The town of Stephenville is taking action to address the potential risks of radon to residents. Radon is a radioactive gas that is invisible, odourless, and tasteless. It comes from the breakdown of u...
Oct 19, 2020
Premier Kicking Off NATI's Innovation Week
Premier Andrew Furey will be speaking at the kickoff to NATI's Innovation Week this morning. The innovation week lineup was announced last Friday as one of three projects the association is undertakin...
Oct 19, 2020 (Photo: @FureyAndrew)
Search for Missing St. John's Man in Vancouver Area Called Off
The official search for a missing St. John's man in the Vancouver area has been called off, but his mother is telling CTV News that she hopes it will be resumed after the discovery of a bag which she ...
Oct 19, 2020
Decision Today on Whether CCLA Will Appeal Travel Ban
We will find out this afternoon whether the Canadian Civil Liberties Association will appeal the Supreme Court's decision on the travel ban. The province's travel ban was challenged under the notion t...
Oct 19, 2020
Young Driver Caught at Excessive Speed on West Coast
A young woman was caught zipping down a highway on the west coast last night at a very high speed. The RNC clocked her at 151 km/h at around 9:00 on the Trans Canada Highway near Exit 7 (Riverside Dri...
Oct 19, 2020
Controversial OCI Proposal Rejected - For Now
Federal regulators have turned down an application by Ocean Choice International to build an industrial complex in Long Pond harbour in Conception Bay South. But the company says it's all part of the ...
Oct 19, 2020
Former Minister Nick McGrath To Run For Tories in Lab West
Former Tory MHA and cabinet minister Nick McGrath is seeking a return to the House of Assembly. McGrath has secured the nomination for the PC Party in the district of Labrador West, the seat he held u...
Oct 18, 2020 (Former minister Nick McGrath. VOCM File Photo.)
No New Cases of COVID-19 in NL
Health officials in the province are reporting no new cases of COVID-19 today. Newfoundland and Labrador continues to have 11 active cases. To date, 48,658 people have been tested, 272 have recovered ...
Oct 18, 2020
Bookworms Book Fees Waived
The suddenness of the lockdown in March meant many people who had library books out may not have had a chance to return them. But one librarian is assuring the public that readers are in the clear. Le...
Oct 18, 2020
