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'Stay Tuned': NLESD says Discussions Continuing on Whether to Close Schools
The CEO of the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District says there has been no decision on closing schools at this point, but parents should be prepared for it. Tony Stack says any decision t...
Mar 16, 2020
James Taylor Calls Off Canadian Tour
Another major tour has been postponed in light of COVID-19. James Taylor was scheduled to bring his tour with Bonnie Raitt to Mile One Centre in May, but the tour has been called off. Taylor issued a ...
Mar 16, 2020
Vale Halts Voisey's Bay Flights to Step Up Virus Screening
VALE has cancelled all flights to the Voisey's Bay mine site as a precaution until they are better able to screen employees heading to the site. A spokesperson says the company has been taking all nec...
Mar 16, 2020
Province Closes Schools, Daycares, CNA to Prevent Spread of COVID-19
"We are in unprecedented times...calling for important decision-making." With that, Premier Dwight Ball today announced the closure of all schools, childcare centres, and post-secondary institutions t...
Mar 16, 2020 (COVID Update March 16, 2020)
NAPE Members Raise Concerns Over Response to COVID-19 and Workplace Impact
Members of the province's largest public sector unions are raising serious concerns about policies surrounding COVID-19 and its impact on the workplace. NAPE has been fielding calls for days from memb...
Mar 16, 2020 (Jerry Earle, file photo.)
Atlantic Lottery Suspends VLTs Over Coronavirus Concerns
Atlantic Lottery has shut down its roster of Video Lottery Terminals due to concerns over COVID-19. In a statement issued today, Atlantic Lottery says the decision was made following discussions with ...
Mar 16, 2020 (File photo.)
School Closures a Top Conversation, But Not a Straightforward Decision: Chief Medical Officer
The province's Chief Medical Officer says school closures are a top discussion at this time. Many of the regions that are closing schools are doing so because people are travelling back from their Mar...
Mar 16, 2020
MUN Believes Low Risk on Campus as Classes Prepare to Move Online
Memorial University believes there is a low risk in carrying on with classes until Wednesday evening. MUN announced on Sunday that classes and labs-both face-to-face and online-are to be suspended at ...
Mar 16, 2020
First Presumptive Case of COVID-19 is in Labrador-Grenfell Health Region
The province's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, says the first presumptive case of COVID-19 in the province is in the Labrador-Grenfell Health region, but she couldn't say much ...
Mar 16, 2020
22-Year-Old Arrested in Alleged Stabbing in East End St. John's
A 22-year-old woman is in custody following a violent altercation in the capital city late last night. RNC were called to the east end around 10 p.m. to reports of an alleged stabbing. They discovered...
Mar 16, 2020
