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44-Year-Old Man Dead Following Crash in Central
A single-vehicle rollover on the Trans-Canada yesterday has claimed the life of a 44-year-old Grand Falls-Windsor man. RCMP received the call around 11:30 yesterday morning. Police, fire and ambulance...
Apr 10, 2020
Delaying COVID-19 Peak Critical for Reducing Strain on Healthcare System: Haggie
The sooner COVID-19 cases peak, the worse it will be for the province's health care system. That's the warning from Health Minister John Haggie. The province's models show that the peak in COVID-19 nu...
Apr 09, 2020
Province Reports Third Death Due to COVID-19
Government has confirmed the province's third death from COVID-19. The confirmation came just hours after the latest provincial update earlier this afternoon. The 65-year-old man passed away Thursday ...
Apr 09, 2020
Premier Declares Easter Bunny an Essential Worker, Encourages New Ideas for Celebrating with Family
Premier Dwight Ball is following the lead of some other jurisdictions in declaring the Easter Bunny an essential worker. Ball, who is a grandfather, offered a special message to the province's childre...
Apr 09, 2020
St. John's Board of Trade Stresses Importance of Quick Access to Supports
The chair of the St. John's Board of Trade says government aid for the effects of COVID-19 needs to be rolled out more quickly in order to help small business. Yesterday, the Board held a virtual meet...
Apr 09, 2020
COVID-19 Update: 4 New Cases in NL, Province Broadens Testing Criteria
Public health officials are broadening their testing criteria to capture more possible cases of COVID-19 in the community that may not be known. The province is reporting four new confirmed cases of C...
Apr 09, 2020
Customers Reminded to Maintain Social Distance from Postal Workers
Canada Post is reminding customers to give postal workers more than two-metres of space when you see them at the door, the community mailbox or your apartment mailroom. Canada Post says letter carrier...
Apr 09, 2020
Hundreds of Students, Parents, School Staff Join Voices to Sing 'O Canada' in Virtual Choir
Students, parents, and staff from over 100 schools across the province recently came together in a virtual choir to sing 'O Canada.' The project was the brainchild of Jennifer Stanley who teamed up wi...
Apr 09, 2020
RCMP Seize $22,000 Worth of Illegal Tobacco in Central
Police in Central Newfoundland have seized a large quantity of contraband tobacco and arrested a 37-year-old man. RCMP received information almost a week ago from a Canada Post inspector, who was susp...
Apr 09, 2020
One Dead Following Crash Near Grand Falls-Windsor
RCMP have confirmed a single fatality in a traffic collision on the Trans-Canada Highway earlier today just west of Grand Falls-Windsor. The man was declared dead at the scene. The collision forced sl...
Apr 09, 2020
