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MHA Calls for NL to Bring Wedding Restrictions in Line with Atlantic Provinces
An MHA would like to see government ease restrictions on weddings to bring them more in line with other provinces in the Atlantic Bubble. Under Alert Level 2, weddings are mass gatherings with attenda...
Jul 10, 2020
Growlers Owner Taking on New Franchise Could Mean Good News for the Home Team
The owner of the Newfoundland Growlers is taking on a second ECHL franchise. Dean MacDonald has signed a long-term lease agreement with the city of Trois-Rivires, Quebec, for a brand new arena. The le...
Jul 10, 2020 Deacon Sports' Dean MacDonald and Glenn Stanford are shown in July 2020 after signing a long-term lease agreement with the City of Trois-Rivières for a new arena. (File photo)
Regatta Day Replacement Holiday Officially Set for August 3
August 3 is now officially on the books as the replacement holiday for Regatta Day in St. John's. The boat races, which draw tens of thousands to the banks of Quidi Vidi, have been canceled this year ...
Jul 10, 2020 A crowd of people gathers at the boathouse during the 2019 Royal St. John's Regatta.
UNESCO Grants Global Geopark Status to Portion of Bonavista Peninsula
Exciting news this week for the Bonavista Peninsula. The Discovery area has been designated an UNESCO Global Geopark. A portion of the Bonavista Peninsula, including Bonavista and Port Union, have bee...
Jul 10, 2020 (Coastline in the Dungeon Provincial Park, courtesy Discovery Geopark.)
New Cell Tower Soon to be Fully Operational Following February Collapse
Months after a cell phone tower toppled in the capital city's west end, area residents may soon get back to full cell service. The tower collapsed on a clear, calm evening in late February, causing da...
Jul 10, 2020
Province Reports First Case of COVID-19 in Over a Month
A man who returned to Newfoundland and Labrador from the United States has tested positive for COVID-19, but he self-isolated upon his return. The man, who is in the 50-59 age range, is a resident of ...
Jul 10, 2020 (Photo via Flickr through Creative Commons.)
Lack of Detail in Return to School Plan Leaving Parents Worried for September
Parents have serious questions about what the coming school year will look like in the age of COVID-19. The provincial government has released its plan on a return to class in the K-12 system, but man...
Jul 10, 2020
East Coast Music Awards to Take the Stage After Over Two-Month Delay
The East Coast Music Awards will officially be handed out this weekend after the annual awards week in St. John's in April was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. The association, which supports east c...
Jul 10, 2020
New Report Supports Decriminalization of Simple Possession of Illicit Drugs
The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police is calling for the decriminalization of personal possession of small amounts of illicit drugs. The proposal includes measures to help divert people away fr...
Jul 10, 2020 Dominic Milton Trott / CC
Frustration Mounts After Lewisporte Left in the Lurch Following Loss of Labrador Marine
The town of Lewisporte is losing its patience with the provincial government on lack of action on an Economic Diversification Strategy to address the loss of the Labrador Marine service. Lewisporte, f...
Jul 10, 2020 (Lewisporte Town Hall)
