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Liberal Leadership Candidates Call for Pause as Province Deals with COVID-19
Liberal Leadership candidate Andrew Furey has changed his tone on the election, calling for a pause in the campaign. A growing number of voices, including some from within the Liberal party, began cal...
Mar 20, 2020
West White Rose Project Set to Double Workforce Amid Pandemic, says Trades NL
As most big skilled trades projects across the province are scaling back or completely stopping, the West White Rose in Argentia is about to double up on its workforce and that has many people worried...
Mar 20, 2020
Signal Hill Star Being Lit to Shine Bright Through Trying Times
Parks Canada is going to light the Signal Hill Star today. Some people have been calling for the measure. The star usually shines just during the Christmas period, but now It will be shining throughou...
Mar 20, 2020
54-Year-Old Man Dead Following Crash on TCH Near Whitbourne
A 54-year-old Shearstown man is dead following a single-vehicle crash on the Trans Canada yesterday afternoon. Whitbourne RCMP were called to the area just west of Whitbourne around 1:00 p.m. The driv...
Mar 20, 2020
Post Secondary Institutions to be "Flexible" with Entry Requirements: NLESD
High school students preparing for post-secondary are jittery about the situation, but the school board is trying to work through it so that no student is negatively affected by the shutdown. Final ma...
Mar 20, 2020
High Winds, COVID-19 Protocol Stifling Busy Weekend for Marine Atlantic
This would have been an exceptionally busy weekend for Marine Atlantic but instead, the ferries are tied up because of high winds. Compounding matters is COVID-19 protocol which has resulted in the ou...
Mar 20, 2020
Crash Involving Jiffy Cab Sends Two to Hospital
Two people were sent to hospital following a two-vehicle collision in the city's downtown last night. Shortly after 10:30, a car and a small S.U.V. collided at the intersection of New Gower and Barter...
Mar 20, 2020 Photo by Earl Noble.
Mix of Rain, Snow, High Winds Incoming for First Day of Spring
This is the first day of spring but Mother Nature has chosen to hang a bummer on us. Snow begins first on the west coast, then spreads to central and the south coast before arriving in the east and on...
Mar 20, 2020
RCMP Warning of Scams Preying on Coronavirus Fears
As if the COVID-19 pandemic wasn't enough to worry about. RCMP and the Canadian Anti Fraud Centre are warning of scams making the rounds that are preying on people's fears. Fraudsters are targeting vi...
Mar 20, 2020
Marine Atlantic Cancels Crossings Until Sunday Evening
Amid all the chaos, the Gulf ferries have shut down down for the next three days. High winds are in the offing and with current protocols for COVID-19, Marine Atlantic has all but ceased operations. T...
Mar 20, 2020
