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No New Cases of COVID-19 Reported in NL
There are no new COVID-19 cases reported in the province again today. The province has four active cases, all of which are in self-isolation while contact tracing has been underway. 24,926 people have...
Jul 31, 2020
Homicide Under Investigation in Hopedale
RCMP are investigating a homicide in the Labrador community of Hopedale. Police say the 44-year-old victim was violently assaulted in the community May 11. He succumbed to his injuries last week. No c...
Jul 31, 2020
Life After CERB: Trudeau Announces Next Steps for Relief Programs
The federal government made several key announcements today concerning COVID-19 relief programs, including what's after the CERB, and virus detection. The commercial rent subsidy has been extended thr...
Jul 31, 2020 (Image via CPAC.)
Select Committee on Democratic Reform Sits for First Meeting
The House of Assembly's Select Committee on Democratic Reform held its first meeting this week. The new committee was struck last December as a more democratic approach to a previous all-party set up....
Jul 31, 2020
Lawyer Suggests "Chilling Component" to Central Health Privacy Breach
A St. John's lawyer says recent privacy breaches at Central Health have a "chilling component." He's not providing detail at this time, but Bob Buckingham is concerned with an apparent pattern emergin...
Jul 31, 2020 (Bob Buckingham. File photo.)
PAL Airlines Reports Increase in Demand as Restrictions Ease
Provincial Airlines announced yesterday that it has added extra capacity to serve the province. Since the Atlantic bubble opened, some residents are starting to venture further from home. Janine Brown...
Jul 31, 2020
Investigation Continues into Mysterious Oil Slick off Postville
Transport Canada is continuing to work with Environment and Climate Change officials in determining the cause of a fuel slick off Postville, Labrador in June. Area residents say the slick coincided wi...
Jul 31, 2020 Photo via Jason Jacque on Facebook
So-So Weekend Weather to Give Way to Warm and Sunny Crescendo Monday
The weather for this weekend is looking less than ideal for the eastern half of the province, but things are set to pick up big time for the civic holiday on Monday. Environment Canada meteorologist R...
Jul 31, 2020
U.S. Military Controversy "Prime Example" of Need for Point of Entry Testing, says Opposition
The PC Opposition is calling for point of entry testing in the province following reports of U.S. military personnel visiting downtown St. John's businesses while on a 24-hour layover. The soldiers we...
Jul 31, 2020
Recent Tragedies Show Why Ground Search and Rescue Inquiry is Necessary: Lawyer
The lawyer for the family of Burton Winters says there are still many questions about search and rescue, generally speaking, which have to be answered. Premier Dwight Ball has announced an inquiry int...
Jul 31, 2020 (Premier Dwight Ball, MHA Perry Trimper, MP Yvonne Jones speak from Happy Valley-Goose Bay at the announcement that Judge James Igloliorte will commence work on an inquiry into Ground Search and Rescue. Photo courtesy Dept. of Justice and Public Safety.)
