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Surge of Discarded Gloves, Unusable Donations Being Reported During Pandemic
Fears and precautionary measures people are taking over COVID-19 appear to be creating other problems. People have been sharing images on social media of plastic gloves used by people while shopping, ...
Apr 03, 2020
COVID-19 Update: 12 New Cases in Eastern Region Bring Provincial Total to 195
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases in the province has reached 195. Twelve new cases have been identified since yesterday, all in the Eastern Health region. 186 of the total number of cases i...
Apr 03, 2020
PPE Procurement Problems Could be Addressed inside Province: Health Minister
The province's health minister says part of the challenge around securing PPE for the province is they're receiving parts of orders, with the rest delivered in an unpredictable fashion. John Haggie sa...
Apr 03, 2020 (File photo.)
20-Year-Old Man Dead Following Stabbing in The Goulds
A young man was stabbed to death in the Goulds late last night. Police confirm that a 20-year-old man was located near a home on Sunset Street at about 10:40 p.m. He was rushed to the hospital for tre...
Apr 03, 2020 Photo by Earl Noble
Stavanger Drive Dominion Reopens Following Positive COVID-19 Test
Dominion on Stavanger Drive is open for business today after an employee tested positive for the virus. The store shut down immediately after the information got to them so they could do a deep cleani...
Apr 03, 2020
Oceanex Business Drops by 25 Per Cent Since Beginning of Pandemic
One of the main carriers of goods to the province is facing challenging times and without government intervention will be forced to make changes. Oceanex Executive Chairman Sid Hynes says with everyth...
Apr 03, 2020
"Abundance of Milk" Available to meet Dairy Demands, says Farmer
A local dairy farmer says the industry is more than ready to handle the demands of consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yesterday Agriculture Minister Gerry Byrne announced that last week farmers h...
Apr 03, 2020
Pandemic Puts Muskrat Falls Completion Timeline in Limbo
The completion date of the multi-million dollar Muskrat Falls project is up in the air thanks to COVID-19. On March 13, Nalcor declared force majeure affecting GE's grid and power contracts. All const...
Apr 03, 2020
Opening Snow Crab Fishery in COVID-19 Climate a Complex Issue, says FFAW
The province's snow crab fishery will not open to harvesting before April 20th. The Crab Negotiating Committee is considering the many complexities surrounding a possible fishery and the global supply...
Apr 03, 2020 (Keith Sullivan, file photo.)
Software Developer Helping Organizations Work From Home
A local software developer is offering up his services, free of charge, to any organization dealing with COVID-19. Glenn Thorne develops workflow apps and he's offering help to not-for-profits and oth...
Apr 03, 2020
