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Better Business Bureau Offers Prevention Tips Following Cyber Attacks on CRA
The Better Business Bureau is offering some advice on cyber attacks and how to avoid them following recent reports affecting some federal government agencies. The Canada Revenue Agency recently announ...
Aug 21, 2020
Liberals Working with Opposition Parties to Ensure Smooth Back-to-School Transition
The provincial government is hiring more resources, and a steering committee has been struck to meet weekly to monitor the K-12 education system. Education Minister Tom Osborne yesterday announced tha...
Aug 21, 2020
Staggered Openings and Closings Needed to Properly Sanitize Buses Between Runs, says Operator
School bus operators are still unsure how the sanitation of buses will work when school opens in September. Dave Callahan is a school bus owner and operator. He says the responsibility of driving a bu...
Aug 21, 2020
Water Bomber and Firefighters From Multiple Communities Battle Major Fire in Burin
Firefighters from four communities came together to battle a major fire in Burin, Thursday afternoon. Thick clouds of black smoke could be seen from neighbouring communities, billowing from an inferno...
Aug 20, 2020
Premier Furey and Minister LeBlanc Key in on Economic Future of NL in First Meeting
The long-term economic future of Newfoundland and Labrador was the main topic today, as Premier Andrew Furey-who is responsible for intergovernmental affairs-held his first official bilateral talks wi...
Aug 20, 2020
Police Dog Axel Locates Missing Berry Picker
It was RCMP Police Service dog Axel to the rescue after a berry picker lost his way earlier this week. Corporal Fraser McInnis and Axel were called out after the man got disoriented in the woods near ...
Aug 20, 2020
Revised Muskrat Falls Cost Estimate, Schedule to be Released by End of September
Full commissioning of Muskrat Falls will be delayed by about six months but that varies depending on the component of the project. Nalcor will have a revised estimate of cost and schedule reflecting t...
Aug 20, 2020
Kenmount Restaurant says No Notice Given as Paving Operations Interrupt Business
A Kenmount Road restaurant feels like it was blindsided today when the city paved its section of the thoroughfare without notice. The stretch from Pippy Place to just beyond Peet Street is part of thi...
Aug 20, 2020
Cormack Man Charged with Impaired Driving After Rolling Vehicle
A 30-year-old Cormack man is facing impaired driving charges after a rollover crash on the Port au Port Peninsula highway near the Cold Brook turnoff last night. RCMP were called to the scene around 9...
Aug 20, 2020
NL Reaches 10 Days With No New Cases of COVID-19
Another day with no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province. The province's two active cases of the virus are connected to travel. 263 people have recovered from the virus and 29,486 people ha...
Aug 20, 2020
