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Sun and Cloud in Forecast After Hurricane Laura Passes
The Avalon and Burin peninsulas saw the brunt of heavy rainfall from the remnant of Hurricane Laura which passed over the island yesterday. Blaire Sparkes of Environment Canada says many areas of the ...
Aug 31, 2020
Local Gym Irons Out COVID-19 Mask Measures
Masks are now mandatory in all indoor public places across the province including gyms, however, the rules aren't as breathtaking as some may think. The government's non-medical mask rule states that ...
Aug 31, 2020
No New Cases of COVID-19 Reported in NL Today
There are no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province today. There remains just one active case - that of a female under the age of 19, who returned to the province from a trip to Asia. She is ...
Aug 31, 2020
Crash Kills Driver of Tow Truck and Resident of House
More information has been released on an incident in Port au Port West Saturday afternoon that claimed the lives of two people and sent three others to the hospital. RCMP were called to the scene on F...
Aug 31, 2020
Police Investigate Sudden Death and Alleged Incident on Pennywell Road
RNC are investigating a report of suspicious activity in the area of Pennywell Convenience Saturday night. Police are saying very little about the alleged incident at this time. Meanwhile, police were...
Aug 31, 2020
Fixture in Local Hockey, Murray Chaplin Passes Away at 83
A familiar face in hockey circles in the St. John's area has passed away. Murray Chaplin, a fixture for decades at the old Memorial Stadium and Mile One, sold a lot of 50/50 tickets in his day helping...
Aug 31, 2020 (NF Growlers pay tribute to Murray Chaplin, via Twitter.)
Carpenters Union Accuses Labour Relations Board of Privacy Breach
A labour union is accusing the Labour Relations Board in Newfoundland and Labrador of what it calls a serious breach of privacy. The NL Carpenters Union, Local 579 of the Atlantic Canada Regional Coun...
Aug 31, 2020
Police Investigating Vehicle-Pedestrian Collision in Downtown St. John's
The RNC is seeking the public's help in their investigation into a vehicle-pedestrian accident in downtown St. John's on the weekend. A 24-year-old man was sent to hospital with non-life-threatening i...
Aug 31, 2020
Man Recounts Rescue After Harrowing Boating Incident in Placentia Bay
"I should have been drowned I suppose, but somebody was with me." A man who lives in Kilbride but is originally from Placentia Bay is lucky to be alive following a harrowing boating incident on the wa...
Aug 31, 2020
Parents Allowed to Accompany Children on First Day of Kindergarten
Government and school boards have come up with a format that will allow parents of kindergarten children in the schools. The original back-to-school plan by the Eastern School District did not allow p...
Aug 31, 2020
