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Restricted Access to Signal Hill in Response to Pandemic
One of the province's most popular tourist attractions has closed to visitors. Roadblocks have been placed on the road leading up to Signal Hill, just past the Johnson Geo Centre. The site will be clo...
Mar 27, 2020 Photo via Signal Hill National Historic Site on Facebook.
"Considerable Downward Pressure" to be Felt by Oil and Gas Companies: DBRS Morningstar
The rapid spread of COVID-19 and a crude oil price war between OPEC and Russia are having a major negative impact on the North American oil industry. That includes companies with major operations in t...
Mar 27, 2020
Eastern Health Setting Up Blood Collection for Urgent Cases
Eastern Health is setting up appointment-only blood collection clinics throughout the region to respond to the need for urgent blood work. The health authority says appointments will limit the number ...
Mar 27, 2020
Operational Requirements Unsustainable Should Daycares Open for Essential Workers: Operators
Some regulated child care centres are raising the alarm over what they see as strong-arm tactics being used by government to provide care to the children of essential workers. Day care operators say t...
Mar 27, 2020
Mixed Messages Abound Surrounding Pharmaceutical Supplies: Haggie
Concerns raised by pharmacists over ensuring a three-month supply were addressed by Minister John Haggie during the public health announcement yesterday. Community pharmacists were disappointed with c...
Mar 27, 2020
COVID-19 Legislation Passed in House of Assembly
The House of Assembly passed all of the legislative amendments put forward to help residents, families and businesses throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, tackling things like interim supply and eviction...
Mar 27, 2020
Go Bus Services Continuing Despite Facility Closure
Go Bus operations in the metro region will continue despite the closure of its Para-Transit facility due to a recent positive case of COVID-19 among its employees. The affected employee was notified b...
Mar 26, 2020
Healthcare Workers Test Positive for COVID-19 in St. John's Cluster
Healthcare workers are among those identified in a cluster of positive cases and possible contacts related to a recent funeral in the St. John's area. Health Minister John Haggie says Newfoundland and...
Mar 26, 2020
NL Health Professionals Release Video Asking People to Heed COVID-19 Warnings
Two days ago a group of health professionals in this province issued an urgent plea, asking people to stay home. On Thursday afternoon, they released a video, once again asking for people to help stop...
Mar 26, 2020
15 New Cases of COVID-19 in Eastern Region, NL Now Able to Confirm Cases of Virus
The province has 15 new positive cases of COVID-19 - all in the Eastern Health region. That brings the total number of cases in Newfoundland and Labrador to 82. To date there are 76 in the Eastern Hea...
Mar 26, 2020 (Photo courtesy Government of NL.)
