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Premier Clarifies Self-Isolation Requirements for Offshore Workers
If you're a Newfoundlander or Labradorian and coming back to the province from the province's offshore, Premier Ball says you do not need to self-isolate. Newfoundland and Labrador has set a number of...
Mar 23, 2020 (Photo via Cougar Helicopters.)
Significant Snow, High Winds En Route for Parts of Eastern and Southern NL
There's a storm coming for some parts of the island, and it's going to be a rough one. Virtually all parts of the island will see some of the white stuff but eastern and southern areas will bear the b...
Mar 23, 2020
Team Canada Not Sending Athletes to 2020 Olympics, Calls for Postponement
Team Canada has decided not to send athletes to the 2020 summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, due to escalating concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says it has s...
Mar 23, 2020 (Photo courtesy Team Canada.)
NLESD Further Limits Access to School Facilities
The Newfoundland and Labrador English School District is further limiting access to schools across the province as the number of COVID-19 cases in the province continues to grow. Effective Sunday, Mar...
Mar 23, 2020 (Photo by Robert Couse-Baker via Flickr Creative Commons.)
Husky Shuts Down West White Rose Project at Argentia
Just as the number of skilled trades jobs at Argentia was set to more than double in size, Husky Energy has suspended work at the construction site. Husky issued a statement Sunday saying "the decisio...
Mar 22, 2020
Caul's Funeral Home Advising Public After Person with COVID-19 Attends Funeral Services
Caul's Funeral Home is advising the public after someone who attended two visitations and/or funeral services has since tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, the funeral home says they were co...
Mar 22, 2020
Three New Cases of COVID-19 in the Province, Bringing Total to Nine
There are three new cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador bringing the province's total to nine. Three cases are confirmed and six are presumptive. The three new cases are women in the Easter...
Mar 22, 2020
Trudeau Reconvenes House of Commons to Enact Emergency Legislation
The House of Commons is being reconvened on Tuesday to enact emergency legislation to help bring the COVID-19 spread to an end. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement today, but offered n...
Mar 22, 2020
Provincial Counter Services Suspending Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
A number of provincial government counter services will be temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Finance is putting a number of measures in place to promote social dist...
Mar 22, 2020
Nova Scotia Declares State of Emergency Following Seven New Cases of COVID-19
Nova Scotia has declared a State of Emergency after reporting seven new cases of COVID-19. That brings the total number of confirmed and presumptive cases in that province to 28. The ages of those aff...
Mar 22, 2020
