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Rivers in Gros Morne National Park Close to Salmon Angling
Salmon angling has been prohibited in several rivers throughout Gros Morne National Park due to adverse water conditions. Parks Canada says low water levels and warm temperatures in rivers throughout ...
Aug 14, 2020
New Forestry Project to Make Use of Timber for Muskrat Falls Site
The Innu Nation has entered into an agreement with JP Forestry and Environment Ltd of Corner Brook for a two-phase forestry project in Labrador. According to a release, the project will make use of wo...
Aug 14, 2020
Rapid Access to Testing and Results Critical to Functionality of School System: NLTA
Teachers hope to see an enhanced level of testing for those who enter the school system come next month. Health officials in Alberta have recommended that teachers be tested before going back to schoo...
Aug 14, 2020 (File photo: Dean Ingram, former President of the NLTA.)
Metro RNC Track Man, Wanted for Violent Offences, to O'Leary Industrial Park
A 42-year-old man, wanted for previous violent offenses, was arrested last night in St. John's. RNC say they first observed Michael Pippy driving a motorcycle on the Outer Ring Road around 6:00 p.m. T...
Aug 14, 2020 (File photo)
Bay Roberts Business Owner Wary of Continuing Dispute Over Mad Rock Area
A dispute involving the Mad Rock Trail in Bay Roberts is making one business owner wary about bringing her clients along the trail. Recently, a property owner erected signs along the trail prohibiting...
Aug 13, 2020 (Photo shared via Royal LePage.)
One Person in Custody Following Incident in Appleton
RCMP have a person in custody, and say there is no longer any threat to the public following an incident in Appleton this morning. There are no known injuries stemming from the incident. People in App...
Aug 13, 2020
26-Year-Old Sheshatshiu Man Killed in Overnight Vehicle-Pedestrian Collision
A man from Sheshatshiu is dead after he was hit by a vehicle overnight on Route 520 outside Happy Valley-Goose Bay. RCMP were called to the scene at about 3:10 in the morning. Police found the 26-year...
Aug 13, 2020
No New Cases of COVID-19 in NL for Third Day
For the third day in a row, there are no new cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador. Two cases remain active. There have been a total of 266 cases identified in this province. To date, 27,911 ...
Aug 13, 2020
Cooling Issues in Atlantic Place Force Closure of Provincial Court
It has been a hot week in most of the province with humidex values over 30 for much of that period-and it has created a "hot bench" in St. John's. Due to cooling issues in Atlantic Place, St. John's P...
Aug 13, 2020
NLers Least Likely to Travel Within Atlantic Bubble, According to Survey
A new survey shows that Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are the least likely of the Bubble provinces to step outside their provincial boundary. Since the Bubble was announced in early July, two in te...
Aug 13, 2020
