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Labour Day Events in Grand Falls-Windsor Altered Due to COVID-19
Celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of the annual Grand Falls-Windsor Labour Day parade have been amended to reflect the new reality under COVID-19. The town, founded in the early part of the l...
Sep 05, 2020 (VOCM file photo.)
Four People Rescued After Boat Capsizes off St. Philip's
Four people, including two children, were plucked from waters off St. Philip's Saturday morning after their small boat overturned. Portugal Cove-St. Philip's fire captain Bazel Hibbs told VOCM all fou...
Sep 05, 2020 A speed boat arrives back to the wharf with the overturned boat in tow.
Parts of St. Lawrence Flooded Amid Heavy Rainfall
The Town of St. Lawrence was hit with flooding Saturday following heaving rain in the area. Mayor Paul Pike says while there were warnings of thundershowers and heavy rainfall, he was still taken abac...
Sep 05, 2020
One New Case of COVID-19 Reported in Province
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting one new confirmed case of COVID-19 today. Officials say the new case is a woman in the Eastern Health region between 20-39 years of age who recently travelled fr...
Sep 05, 2020
Construction at Miller Centre Vehicle Entrance to Begin on Tuesday
Eastern Health is advising the public of some disruptions at the Dr. Leonard A. Miller Centre due to construction. The roadway near Quidi Vidi is being reconfigured to improve traffic flow. Constructi...
Sep 05, 2020
School Lunch Association Delays Services Until October 1
It looks like more packed lunch ideas will be needed for the start of the new school year as the School Lunch Association announces a delay in their services. The association says their first date of ...
Sep 05, 2020
Grieg NL Claims to Have Followed Labour Legislation After Alleged Breach of Privacy
The company which was erroneously sent information from the Labour Relations Board on the identities of employees involved in an organizing drive says it has been doing business in full compliance wit...
Sep 05, 2020
T'railway Reopened After Washout Repairs
A portion of the T'Railway has reopened to the public, just in time for the long holiday weekend. The washout, between the Whitbourne/Markland access point and the Argentia Access Road, was repaired t...
Sep 05, 2020
Opposition Leader Demands Real Answers on Support for Province's Offshore
The leader of the province's Opposition says an incentive program for the province's offshore is a matter of "tremendous urgency." Ches Crosbie was responding to what he believes were the vague and no...
Sep 05, 2020
Arts and Culture Centres in NL to Open Tuesday with Big Changes
Arts and Culture Centres in St. John's, Corner Brook, Gander, Grand Falls-Windsor, Lab City and Stephenville reopen on Tuesday, September 8th. Every second row will remain vacant and three seats on ei...
Sep 05, 2020
