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Overwhelming Response to Residential Construction Rebate Program
Response to a program offering a subsidy for home renovations has been so intense that additional resources are being brought in to help process applications. The Department of Finance and the Canadia...
Jul 25, 2020
Rare Puffin Sighting in Mount Pearl After 4 Months of Isolation
A rare puffin sighting in the city of Mount Pearl today as Buddy the Puffin came out of isolation for the first time in four months. The beloved mascot of the Newfoundland Growlers made his first publ...
Jul 25, 2020
Fire Ban in Place for City of Corner Brook
Due to the current fire hazard rating in the City of Corner Brook, a fire ban has come into effect as of this morning. The following are prohibited until further notice: Outdoor fire pits, including a...
Jul 25, 2020 (File photo.)
No New Cases of COVID-19 Reported in NL Today
There are no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 being reported in the province today. There are currently three active cases - one in the Eastern Health region and two in the Central Health region. The D...
Jul 25, 2020
Makkovik Man Faces Multiple Charges After Threatening RCMP Officers with Large Knife
A man from Makkovik has been charged after a tense situation in which police say they were threatened with a large knife. RCMP entered a confined space in a home in the Labrador community Wednesday ev...
Jul 25, 2020
Allocating 1,000 Tonnes of NL Yellowtail Flounder for U.S. is "a give-away": Minister Byrne
The provincial government isn't buying Ottawa's explanation for allocating a thousand metric tonnes of yellowtail flounder off Newfoundland for the United States. Gerry Byrne calls it a give-away with...
Jul 25, 2020 (File photo.)
Two Women's Seaside Serenade Lures Playful Whales Near Port Rexton
The whales are plentiful in the waters off the coast of this province, and they're not shy, but if you want them to come right to your boat, two women from Champney's West suggest playing them a song....
Jul 25, 2020
Four Youth Arrested for Break and Enter, and Mischief Over $5,000 in Botwood: RCMP
Four youth have been taken into custody by Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP after a break and enter in Botwood. Officers arrived at a house to find a break and enter in progress, arresting all four youth at t...
Jul 25, 2020
Driver Sent to Hospital After Early Morning Single-Vehicle Accident Near Whitbourne; Main Road has Reopened
One person has been sent to the hospital following a single-vehicle rollover on the main road in Whitbourne this morning. At around 6 a.m., Whitbourne Volunteer Fire Department received reports that a...
Jul 25, 2020
Budget Won't Resemble Tax-Heavy Budget of 2016: Finance Minister
Even though Newfoundland and Labrador is in a similar position as at the turn of government in 2015, don't expect a repeat of the 2016 budget which taxed, taxed again, then taxed some more. Finance Mi...
Jul 25, 2020
