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RNC Establishes COVID-19 Enforcement Unit
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary have assembled a COVID-19 Enforcement Unit. The unit will be dedicated to compliance of the special measures put in effect in Newfoundland and Labrador under the Pu...
Mar 31, 2020
"No Time for Complacency": Health Minister Cautions Residents to Not Let Guard Down
Health Minister Dr. John Haggie says while the latest numbers may lend some optimism to the COVID-19 situation in the province, it remains absolutely important-with community spread confirmed in the p...
Mar 31, 2020
COVID-19 Update: Chief Medical Officer says Province at "Pivotal Point" of Pandemic
Eleven people in the province have now been admitted to hospital with COVID-19-two of whom are in intensive care. Four new cases of the illness have been confirmed-all in the Eastern Health region-bri...
Mar 31, 2020
12 First Responders in Conception Bay North Cleared to Return from Isolation
The 12 first responders in Conception Bay North who attended a call at a home in which the patient had flu-like symptoms have been cleared to return. They were informed that the patient in question te...
Mar 31, 2020 (Photo by Earl Noble.)
71 Canadian Years: Newfoundland Marks Anniversary of Confederation
As this province works to contain the spread of COVID-19, it is also marking a significant date in history. Just before Midnight on March 31st, 1949, Newfoundland joined Canada as the country's tenth,...
Mar 31, 2020
Torngat Mountains MHA Sends Message of Strength to Rigolet
The MHA for Torngat Mountains is offering her deepest condolences to the people of Rigolet and the entire north coast of Labrador in the wake of the tragic death of a 29-year-old woman in the communit...
Mar 31, 2020 (Lela Evans, file photo.)
Distillery Production Switches From Spirits to Sanitizers
The Newfoundland Distillery Company in Clarke's Beach is one local company switching gears and manufacturing hand sanitizer. The company has built a reputation for distilling a variety of spirits incl...
Mar 31, 2020
Federal Support Needed to Weather Economic Effects of Virus, says Economist
A local economist says federal help will be needed to keep Newfoundland and Labrador afloat after the COVID-19 pandemic. While the province joins the rest of the world in working to contain the spread...
Mar 31, 2020 MUN economist Wade Locke
Fully Symptomatic Patients Transmit Majority of Virus: Chief Medical Officer
The province's Chief Medical Officer says evidence shows that asymptomatic transmission is a possibility with COVID-19, however it is not the main driver of the spread. Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says some...
Mar 31, 2020
Vibrant "Rainbow of Hope" Painted on CBS Fire Station
The town of Conception Bay South is sharing their "rainbow of hope" during these unprecedented times. The CBS fire department has painted a bright rainbow across the doors of their fire hall. Mayor Te...
Mar 31, 2020 Via Town of CBS on Facebook.
