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George River Caribou Shows First Population Increase in Over 25 Years
The provincial government says the population of the George River caribou herd is showing some signs of improvement, but hunters are still cautioned to respect the long-established hunting ban. At its...
Oct 16, 2020 (Photo: Ted Pardy)
Reports of COVID-19 Violations Decreasing
The provincial government has received over 4,400 reports through its online COVID reporting form since April. A month-by-month breakdown of the numbers released by the Department of Health shows ther...
Oct 16, 2020
Hundreds of Workers in Atlantic Region May Join Dominion Strike
The union representing striking Dominion workers says they could soon be joined on strike by hundreds of their brothers and sisters throughout the Atlantic region. Senior Unifor official Chris MacDona...
Oct 16, 2020
New Case of COVID-19 Reported in Western Health Region
Health officials are reporting one new case of COVID-19 today. The new case involves a man in his 40s in the Western Health Region. The man is a close contact of a previous case, living in the same ex...
Oct 15, 2020
Police Seize Mushrooms, Pellet Gun from Driver in West Coast Traffic Stop
West coast RCMP seized a quantity of drugs and a weapon following a traffic stop in Burgeo over the weekend. At 12:30 Sunday afternoon police noticed a vehicle driving erratically along route 480. The...
Oct 15, 2020
Growlers Owner Frustrated by Reports Surrounding City's Handling of Initial KPMG Report
The owner of the Newfoundland Growlers is angry after seeing a report in The Telegram newspaper today about how the city altered and sat on a consultant's report on Mile One and the Convention Centre....
Oct 15, 2020 (Dean MacDonald, file photo.)
Provincial Task Force to Develop Recommendations for Offshore Industry Recovery Funds
The province has released more details on the task force that will decide how $320-million in federal funding for the recovery of the offshore will be spent. The task force will be co-chaired by Bill ...
Oct 15, 2020
Northern Arm Man Charged with Importing Cannabis into Province
A 58-year-old man is facing multiple charges following an investigation into the illegal importation of cannabis products into the province. Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP charged Craig Sharron of Northern ...
Oct 15, 2020
St. John's Man Missing in Vancouver Area
A search is underway for a man from the St. John's area who went missing during a hiking trip in B.C. According to CTV News, 25-year-old Jordan Naterer - who moved to Vancouver three years ago for sch...
Oct 15, 2020
Dominion Workers Picketing Loblaw Distribution Centre
Dominion workers blocked the entrances to Loblaws warehouse and distribution centre in Donovans Industrial Park this morning. Striking Dominion workers spread their picket line to Loblaw warehouse in ...
Oct 15, 2020
