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Province Reviewing Economic Diversification Plan Due to Uncertainty Surrounding Oil Prices
Premier Dwight Ball says the province will be looking at a "refresh" of its economic diversification plans in case global oil prices don't bounce back. The province is heavily reliant on oil revenue, ...
Apr 15, 2020
ATV Crash Leads to Charges Against Piccadilly Man for Alleged Impaired Driving
A 21-year-old man from Piccadilly has been charged after a young woman was sent to hospital following an ATV crash on the Port au Port Peninsula. RCMP tracked the accused down after the woman-reported...
Apr 15, 2020
NL Man Living in China Describes Gradual Return to Normalcy Following Outbreak
A Newfoundlander living in China says things are slowly getting back to normal in that country following the recent COVID-19 outbreak. Chris Walsh, who lives in Xi'an says while things are not exactly...
Apr 15, 2020 Photo courtesy Chris Walsh
Province to Broaden Benchmark for COVID-19 Testing, Three New Cases Reported in NL
The provincial government is now expanding COVID-19 testing to include anyone with two or more symptoms linked with the virus. Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald offered the update...
Apr 15, 2020
Trucking Association Assures Ability to Meet Demand During Outbreak
In 100 years of hauling food and other supplies to Newfoundland, truckers say they have never failed to meet demand and they don't expect that to change now. Jean-Marc PIcard, executive director of th...
Apr 15, 2020 Via the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association on Facebook
Federal Government Expands Criteria for Those Able to Receive $2,000 CERB Payment
More changes are being made to the CERB so that even more Canadians will qualify for the $2,000 monthly payment. Prime Minister Trudeau says people who earn $1,000 a month or less will now qualify. Wo...
Apr 15, 2020 (File photo.)
Public Prosecutions Division Operating As Usual Amid Managerial Shift, says Justice Department
The provincial government has confirmed that there has been a change at the top in the Public Prosecutions division of the Department of Justice and Public Safety. Ian Hollett is no longer the directo...
Apr 15, 2020
Remembering the Sinking of the Titanic 108 Years Later
It was 108 years ago today that the "unsinkable" Titanic sank off the coast of Newfoundland after striking an iceberg. It took two years to build the world's largest passenger ship of its time. More t...
Apr 15, 2020
FFAW Working with Fish Harvesting Safety Association to Develop COVID-19 Protocols
No matter when the fishery opens, workers will be dealing with the effects of COVID-19. That's the assertion of FFAW president Keith Sullivan. He notes the magnitude of people who are directly impacte...
Apr 15, 2020 (Keith Sullivan, file photo.)
Post Pandemic Plan Not at the Forefront Right Now, says Health Minister
The province's health minister says it's premature to think about the planning for coming out the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic at this time. John Haggie says they need to see what the effects o...
Apr 15, 2020
