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Province Reports No New Cases of COVID-19
There are no new cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland Labrador today and no active cases. Over 31,000 people have now been tested for the pathogen and 265 people have recovered.
Aug 27, 2020
RCMP Identify Victim of Fatal ATV Accident
RCMP have identified an 18-year-old man as the victim of the province's latest fatal ATV crash. The incident occurred on the highway between St. Jacques and Belleoram on the province's south coast som...
Aug 27, 2020
Man Charged Following Unusual Incident in Downtown St. John's
A 21-year-old man was taken into police custody and is facing charges following an unusual incident in the downtown. RNC received calls around 5:00 yesterday afternoon about a man in traffic at Water ...
Aug 27, 2020
Burning of Aquaculture Equipment in Harbour Breton Deemed Suspicious by RCMP
RCMP in Harbour Breton are investigating a suspicious and very unusual fire on the province's south coast. Police were called August 14th, to reports of a fire in the parking lot of the Pools Cove gar...
Aug 27, 2020
Federal Funding to Help Increase Student Safety, says Education Minister
Government is putting more cleaning, testing, and PPE in place in the province's schools thanks to funding provided by the federal government. Newfoundland and Labrador is getting just over $26-millio...
Aug 27, 2020
As Brunt of Laura Bears Down on U.S. Impact on Newfoundland Expected to be Minimal
The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Laura has weakened to a category three hurricane with top winds of 195 km/h a few hours after making landfall. Hurricane Laura has hit the southwestern Lou...
Aug 27, 2020 Hurricane Laura, not long after making landfall in the United States. Via the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Diving for Cannons: Shipwreck Preservation Society Documenting Marine History Near Bauline
The Shipwreck Preservation Society has released 3-D images of two cannons lying on the bottom near Bauline as part of its efforts to document local marine history hidden under the waves. The two canno...
Aug 27, 2020 Photo courtesy Shipwreck Preservation Society
Over 100 mm of Rain Falls in Parts of Province
The southwest coast of the island saw the worst of yesterday's heavy rain. The weather system was accompanied by gusty winds, causing downed limbs and some power outages in the metro region. Burgeo re...
Aug 27, 2020
Single Mother Still Supportive of Dominion Strike Following Confrontation at the Picket Line
A single mother recently tried to cross the picket line at a Dominion store in an attempt to purchase formula for her newborn baby, however, she was met with ridicule from picketing workers. Miranda L...
Aug 27, 2020
Future of Offshore Bright Despite End of Transocean Barents Contract: Minister
It has been known for some time that the drill rig Transocean Barents would be finishing up off Newfoundland in the coming weeks, but it was still a jolt for the approximate 160 workers to get their l...
Aug 27, 2020 (Barents via Transocean.)
