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Rainbow Riders Puts Out Call for Volunteers as Demand Increases
Rainbow Riders is looking for more volunteers to take the reins as the organization faces an increase in demand for programs. Rainbow Riders is a therapeutic riding program on Mount Scio Road in St. J...
Oct 15, 2020
Rotational Worker Trial Program Under Review
Public Health is currently evaluating the results of a trial program to lessen isolation requirements for rotational workers. At yesterday's COVID-19 briefing, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Jani...
Oct 15, 2020
More Impaired Drivers Taken off NL Roads
Harbour Grace and Bay Roberts RCMP took four impaired drivers off the roads in five days, including three who were nearly three times over. Shortly after 1:30 a.m. on October 7, Police were called to ...
Oct 15, 2020
Foreign Company Poised to Acquire Large Chunk of Provinces Fish Processing Industry
The foreign company poised to acquire a huge chunk of the province's fish processing industry is promising to do so responsibly. Royal Greenland, a major world player in the industry and owned by the ...
Oct 15, 2020 (Photo: royalgreenland.com)
Condolences Pouring in for Innu Elder
Innu Elder Bart Jack Sr. has passed away, prompting condolences from Innu and other Aboriginal groups. Nunatsiavut President Johannes Lampe called Jack a "true statesman" who was not afraid to stand u...
Oct 15, 2020 (Bart Jack Sr. Photo via Fillatre's funeral home.)
Last Day to Mail Ward 2 Ballots for St. John's By-Election
Today is the last day to mail in your ballots for the ward two by-election in St. John's. The voter kits must be in the mail by today to ensure they are received by Election Day. A drop-off box has be...
Oct 15, 2020 (Photo: @mmburton)
NL Expats May Not Be Coming Home for Christmas
Many Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who missed out on coming home in the summer because of COVID travel restrictions may also face restrictions over Christmas. The COVID-19 situation across the nati...
Oct 15, 2020
Price of Fuels Up This Week
Fuel prices are up across the board this week, with the exception of propane. The price of gas is up by 0.6 cents while the price of diesel has jumped by two cents. The price of stove and furnace oils...
Oct 15, 2020
Former IBEW Officers Expelled from Local 2330, Ordered to Repay $2.2-Million
Four former officers, including the president, have been expelled from Local 2330 of the IBEW in Holyrood. Current Vice-president Kevin Slaney, who will become acting president, says the four were ord...
Oct 14, 2020
Craft Brewery Tax Discounts a Much-Needed Boost for Startups, says Brewery Owner
Local craft breweries have had their spirits lifted thanks to a change in the discount structure for payments to the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation. Craft Breweries across the province p...
Oct 14, 2020
