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CERB Has Ended, New EI Program Taking its Place
The Canada Emergency Response Benefit, or CERB, has come to an end, leaving many wondering what happens next. CERB was established in mid-March for those who suddenly found themselves without an incom...
Sep 28, 2020 (File photo.)
Bird Enthusiasts Aflutter Over Rare Bird Sighting in Province
Bird enthusiasts are all aflutter over a rare bird sighting this weekend at Cape Race. A corn crake, or landrail, is a chicken-like bird, native to northern Europe and Asia. Jared Clarke of Bird the R...
Sep 28, 2020 (Photo by Richard Wesley // Creative Commons.)
Justice System Does Not Prioritize Needs of Victims: Advocate
Advocates for women's rights are rallying behind a sexual assault victim who may soon have to go to trial for the third time. The case of former RNC officer Douglas Snelgrove was declared a mistrial o...
Sep 28, 2020
Police on Avalon Kept Busy over the Weekend
A man was arrested Sunday afternoon after police received several reports of a man brandishing a firearm while in a vehicle on Kenmount Road. The RNC located the vehicle and charged a 20-year-old man ...
Sep 28, 2020
Passengers on Recent WestJet Flights from Winnipeg, Toronto Asked to Contact 811
Passengers who traveled on West Jet from Winnipeg to Toronto and St. John's one week ago are being asked to contact 811 after a man returning to Newfoundland from Winnipeg tested positive for COVID-19...
Sep 28, 2020
Earthquake Shakes Seafloor Off Labrador Coast
A substantial earthquake, one of the strongest experienced in the country over the last month, shook the seafloor off the coast of Labrador last week. Earthquakes Canada reports that a 3.7 magnitude q...
Sep 27, 2020
Rate Mitigation Team Looks to Ease Negotiations Between Nalcor and Government
Premier Andrew Furey says he created the new Rate Mitigation Team to address problems he saw in the early stages of his review of the rate mitigation plan. On Friday it was announced that Brendan Padd...
Sep 27, 2020
Renovations Finally Underway at Historic Greenspond Courthouse
These are exciting days in Greenspond, Bonavista North. After years of lobbying, restoration work on the iconic and historic courthouse is well underway. Just over a year ago, things weren't looking v...
Sep 27, 2020
One New Case of COVID-19; WestJet Passengers Should Call 811
Health officials confirmed one new case of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador on Sunday. The new case involves a man between 20 and 39 years old in the Eastern Health region who recently returned f...
Sep 27, 2020
More Mobile Crisis Intervention Teams Incoming as Demand Increases
Demand for Mobile Mental Health Crisis Teams across the province has increased since the beginning of the pandemic in March. Each crisis team consists of a mental health care worker-such as a social w...
Sep 27, 2020
