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St. John's Releases Details on Next Wave of Facilities, Services to Reopen
The capital city is making a few changes in preparation for Alert Level 3, which comes into effect on Monday. The City of St. John's says as of 4 p.m. Friday afternoon, all dog parks will open. Regist...
Jun 05, 2020
Province's Unemployment Rate Rises to 16.3 Per Cent
Newfoundland and Labrador's unemployment rate is still the highest in the country, but other provinces are catching up. Nationally, the rate was 13.7 per cent in May while in this province the rate ju...
Jun 05, 2020
Government Favouring Attrition Over Layoffs: Finance Minister
The deficit and debt continue to soar in the province, but it's unclear as to how government intends to tackle the problem. Finance Minister Tom Osborne says layoffs only hurt the economy even though ...
Jun 05, 2020
Hockey Canada Lifts Ban on Activities
Hockey is one step closer to getting back up and running in the province. Hockey Canada has lifted its ban and is fully supportive of branches opening when it is safe to do so. Thirteen branches, incl...
Jun 05, 2020
76th Anniversary of D-Day to be Marked in France
A ceremony will take place in France tomorrow to mark the 76th anniversary of the D-Day landings at Juno Beach. The ceremony will be broadcast live from the beach where Canadian soldiers landed in Nor...
Jun 05, 2020
Organizations and Businesses Preparing for Alert Level Three
Provincial parks in Newfoundland and Labrador are going to reopen in two phases as part of Alert Level three. Day-use activity at 13 provincial park campgrounds and seven day-use provincial parks will...
Jun 05, 2020
Calls Continue for Incentive Program for Oil and Gas
The federal government continues coming up short in the eyes of those who wish to see an incentive program for oil and gas exploration. Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan announced a new regula...
Jun 05, 2020
Brand New Groundfish Vessel, MV Calvert, to Create Over 70 Full Time Jobs: OCI
One of the country's most modern groundfish vessels arrived in the province yesterday all the way from Turkey. Ocean Choice International's M.V Calvert gets its name from the company's owners' hometow...
Jun 05, 2020 Photo via Mark Hiscock
Twenty Per Cent of Government Workforce to Return Under New Alert Level
Provincial government employees begin trickling back to their regular workplace on Monday after almost three months of working from home. Finance Minister Tom Osborne says employees who have been iden...
Jun 05, 2020
Last Day of Instruction for Students in Province
Today is the final day of what has been a very unusual, and unforgettable, school year. The last day of official instruction is today even though in-school classes came to an end in mid-March. Teacher...
Jun 05, 2020
