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Outdoor Tennis, Pet Groomers Given Room to Open as NL COVID-19 Curve Remains Flattened
Tennis and pet grooming are some of the activities included in the lifting of some COVID restrictions announced today. The Chief Medical Officer of Health made the announcement this afternoon now that...
May 22, 2020
Travel Ban Challenge Application to be Heard by Supreme Court of NL
The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador will hear an application to challenge the provincial government's travel ban. The case will be heard on Tuesday, May 26. The provincial government has im...
May 22, 2020
Bi-Weekly Recycling Collection to Resume in St. John's
The capital city is resuming regular bi-weekly recycling collection starting June 1st. The collection of yard waste will also begin June 1st, which will coincide with recycling collection on a bi-week...
May 22, 2020
Residents Cautioned Following Salmon Cove Ridge Brush Fire
First responders in Victoria made quick work of a brush fire yesterday. Members from the Salmon Cove/Perrys Cove Fire Department and the Victoria Volunteer Fire Department were called to Salmon Cove R...
May 22, 2020
NL Has Least Open Economy in Canada, According to CFIB
The economic doors in most other provinces are beginning to creak open but Newfoundland and Labrador-with one of the lowest infection rates in the land-remains steadfast that nothing changes until Jun...
May 22, 2020
Province Defers $6-Million in Fees to Help Business Community
The provincial government is deferring a list of $6-million in fees to help local business free-up cash flow. Acting Service NL Minister, Tom Osborne made the announcement this morning. Effective imme...
May 22, 2020
Avondale Man Facing Animal Cruelty Charges After Cat Shot
A 62-year-old Avondale man has been arrested following reports that someone shot a cat on a residential property. RCMP say the cat was injured on May 16, and the man was arrested on one count of anima...
May 22, 2020
Support Growing for Conversion of Water Street to "Walker Street"
A recent snap poll among St. John's Board of Trade members showed overwhelming support for the idea of converting Water Street into "Walker Street." Kevin Casey says as businesses contemplate operatio...
May 22, 2020
Province Crunching Numbers for Fiscal Update
The Premier says a fiscal update on the province should be ready in the next week. Dwight Ball was responding to questions from reporters after New Brunswick released theirs on Thursday. During a dail...
May 22, 2020
28 Day Period Between Alert Levels a Reasonable Time Frame: Haggie
Health Minister John Haggie provided a much clearer image around the logic behind taking a more cautious approach to re-opening the province on Thursday. Haggie says it's about the nature of the disea...
May 22, 2020 (Minister John Haggie, file photo.)
