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Agriculture in the Classroom Posts Composition Encouraging Composting
As spring struggles to get established, many are thinking about getting their gardens started, and there's no better way to boost growing than compost. A desire to educate and no doubt a bit of boredo...
May 07, 2020
Buffer Period Between Alert Level Changes Necessary Precaution: Fitzgerald
The Chief Medical Officer of Health says there will be 28 days between alert levels despite the low number of cases in the province. With no new cases announced on Wednesday, and now 244 recoveries, t...
May 07, 2020
COVID-19 Forces First Regatta Cancellation in 80 Years
For the first time in 80 years, the Royal St. John's Regatta has been cancelled. Committee President Bradley Power made the announcement this morning on social media. Power says they are in full agree...
May 07, 2020
Plan for Resumption of School Should be in Place by June, says NDP Education Critic
The NDP's education critic wants to know what the plan will be for the resumption of education in September. Jim Dinn is a former President of the NLTA and a teacher by profession. He says a clear pla...
May 07, 2020 (File photo)
Prices Increase for Most Fuels in Province
There's a jump at the pumps today. The regulated price of gas is up by 4.6 cents a litre. Diesel is up by four cents a litre, while furnace and stove oil are up by 3.4 cents. The price of propane is d...
May 07, 2020
Province Ramping Up Available Volume of Vegetable Transplants to Aid Producers
The provincial government is doubling the volume of vegetable transplants available under its program of the same name to help commercial vegetable producers this season. The government program provid...
May 06, 2020
RCMP Investigating After Utility Poles Cut Down Near Admiral's Cove
RCMP are investigating damage caused to telephone poles on the Southern Shore that resulted in a disruption in phone, cable and internet service for residents of Admiral's Cove. Police say the poles w...
May 06, 2020
Police Seek Info on Lewisporte Hit and Run
Lewisporte RCMP are looking for the public's help in identifying a person they say may have knowledge about a hit and run in the town last month. The incident occurred on the parking lot of the Lawton...
May 06, 2020
12 Known Active Cases of COVID-19 in NL, No Newly-Identified Cases
Nearly two months after emergency public health measures were put in place, there remain a dozen active COVID-19 cases in the province. No new confirmed cases were announced again today. Of the total ...
May 06, 2020
Prescription Cap Ease Back in Hands of Individual Pharmacies: Pharmacy Board
The board regulating pharmacists in Newfoundland and Labrador is easing up on a 30-day cap on prescriptions after a nationwide effort to protect supplies has brought inventories back to pre-pandemic l...
May 06, 2020
