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Questions Raised Over Repayment of Federal Debt Caused by COVID Crisis
Questions are already being raised about the long-term impact of federal economic packages designed to help Canadians through the current COVID crisis. Parliament held a historic Easter weekend sittin...
Apr 14, 2020
RNC Receive 120 Non-Compliance Complaints Over Easter
Police are following up on 120 complaints about non-compliance of government-imposed COVID-19 restrictions over the long Easter holiday weekend. Complaints were received from across the province citin...
Apr 14, 2020
$2-Million Weekly Shortfall Results in Run Reductions at Oceanex
The shipping company that brings in 70 per cent of all the goods purchased on the Avalon Peninsula has canceled one of the three runs from its weekly delivery schedule. Captain Sid Hynes is the Execut...
Apr 14, 2020
Snow and Rain On Tap for Parts of Island Wednesday
A special weather statement has been issued for Wednesday evening for the Avalon, Burin Peninsula and Clarenville areas. Todd Anstett, Meteorologist with Environment Canada says residents of Clarenvil...
Apr 14, 2020
Worker Sustains Minor Injuries During Armed Robbery in St. John's
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is looking for thee suspects following an armed robbery in St. John's Police were called to a convenience store in the centre city area around midnight. They say tw...
Apr 14, 2020
No Talks About Slowing or Stopping Oil Production: Premier
The Premier says it's difficult to nail down an exact dollar figure in terms of revenues lost due to the heavy drop in oil prices, but it is in the hundreds of millions. Dwight Ball says the price of ...
Apr 14, 2020
Police Seek Information About Topsail Road Break and Enter
RNC are seeking the public's help following an early morning break-and-enter at a Mount Pearl business. On Saturday, April 4, at 3 a.m., police responded to an alarm going off at a business on Topsail...
Apr 14, 2020
Province Broadens Testing Criteria for COVID-19
The testing criteria for COVID-19 has been expanded to include more symptoms and more testing for frontline workers. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says public health updated th...
Apr 14, 2020 (Photo via Flickr through Creative Commons.)
RNC Investigating Armed Robbery at Pharmacy in Metro
RNC is investigating an armed robbery at Lawton's on Gleneyre Street in St. John's. Last Wednesday just before 2 p.m. a man with a weapon approached the pharmacy counter and demanded narcotics. The ma...
Apr 13, 2020
Province Must Find Alternatives to Oil and Gas Production, says Environmentalist
A local environmentalist and member of Decarbonize NL says now is the time for the provincial government to come up with a plan as an alternative to a carbon-based economy. Brett Favaro says the provi...
Apr 13, 2020
