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Province Issuing Permits to Burn Open Fires After Temporary Covid-19 Permit Suspension
Provincial permits to burn are once again being issued for open fires. The permits were temporarily suspended earlier this year due to COVID-19. Permits can now be obtained for the rest of the season ...
Aug 02, 2020
MHA Fielding Questions on Back to School Uncertainties
Parents are getting anxious as September approaches, wondering what the coming school year will look like. The Newfoundland and Labrador English School District says September 9 will mark the resumpti...
Aug 02, 2020 (File photo.)
Bus Pass Program for Income Support Recipients Going Ahead
A pilot project announced earlier this year to help provide Metrobus and GoBus passes to those on income support is finally going ahead. The program was supposed to have started in April but was postp...
Aug 02, 2020
NL Tech Industry Finds Opportunities in Covid-19 World
COVID-19 has left a swath of destruction in its wake in many sectors of the economy. However, some businesses in the technology industry in the province have managed to survive and even thrive. The Ne...
Aug 02, 2020
Research Team Confirms NL Fossils are World's Oldest Evidence of Animal Life
A new study confirms that Newfoundland and Labrador is home to the world's oldest animal fossils. An international research team, including geologists from Memorial University, has concluded that foss...
Aug 02, 2020 (Photo courtesy of @jackmatthews on Twitter.)
Temperature Screening Stations Coming to St. John's Airport by September: Transport Canada
Four major Canadian airports have begun taking passengers' temperatures as part of the effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, but St. John's is not included in the current phase. Temperature screening...
Aug 02, 2020
Province Records no New COVID Cases for Fifth Day
No change in the province's COVID-19 numbers today. Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting no new cases of the virus, while four active cases remain. The last new case was reported on July 26th. Over ...
Aug 01, 2020
Telling of RCMP Veterans' Stories Important While Facing "Difficult Challenges," says RCMP CO
The Commanding Officer of the RCMP in this province believes a great way to cultivate a positive relationship with the public, especially with increased scrutiny of policing in recent months, is to te...
Aug 01, 2020
Rocket Bakery Launches Live Cam of Pedestrian Mall
A bakery in downtown St. John's is looking to give folks from near and far a glimpse of the goings-on along the Water Street pedestrian mall. Rocket Bakery unveiled its brand new live cam on Friday, f...
Aug 01, 2020
Supreme Court of NL Continuing Gradual Resumption of Services
The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador is offering some updates to its reopening guidelines. Normal operations in the Supreme Court of NL were suspended in March, with only urgent and emergenc...
Aug 01, 2020
