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Snow Eases Off in Metro While Warnings Remain in Effect for Some
That's about it for the snowfall in metro with a total of about 10 cm on the ground but it was enough to close schools for the day and shut down the provincial government. Visibility was down to nil a...
Mar 16, 2023
Province Reports Seven New COVID Deaths, Influenza Cases Nil
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting seven new deaths and 19 new hospitalizations due to COVID-19. The current numbers being reported are for the period of February 26 to March 11. Of those in hospi...
Mar 16, 2023
HMP Replacement Desperately Needed, Says Local Activist
The Executive Director of the John Howard Society says replacement of Her Majesty's Penitentiary is long overdue, as is evidenced in a recent NAPE report into well-known and serious issues at the agin...
Mar 16, 2023 Cindy Murphy (File photo)
Nine People Convicted Following Investigation Into Large Drug Trafficking Operation
All nine people charged in connection with a major drug trafficking operation that spanned several provinces have been convicted. The former Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit launched Operation...
Mar 16, 2023
Government Offering $200,000 Bonus to Physicians Willing to Sign in Bonavista
Health Minister Tom Osborne says a $200,000 dollar signing bonus is being offered to Canadian physicians willing to sign on for service in Bonavista for at least two years. Osborne says it is the most...
Mar 16, 2023
Furey: Province Able to Address ECE Shortage, Affordable Child Care Simultaneously
Premier Andrew Furey acknowledges that the demand for child care remains high and the provincial government is doing what it can to make affordable, quality child care available to more Newfoundlander...
Mar 16, 2023 (Photo via CPAC.)
Late Winter Blast Hits Central, Eastern Newfoundland
It's a white Thursday on the island with some schools shutting down for the day. About 10 cm is down now with about another 10 to come. Visibility is down to nil in exposed areas such as on the TCH in...
Mar 16, 2023
Woman Charged Following Single Vehicle Crash on Port au Port Peninsula
A 54-year-old woman has been arrested for impaired driving after a car left the road and crashed into a ditch in Port au Port East overnight Tuesday. RCMP were called around 1:15 Wednesday morning and...
Mar 16, 2023
Colemans Issues Recall on Select Meat Products Purchased at Corner Brook Market
Colemans has issued a voluntary recall on a number of in-store beef and pork ground meat products at its Garden's Market store in Corner Brook. The store says a regular inspection of equipment discove...
Mar 16, 2023
Price of Most Fuels Drop Overnight
The regulated price of most fuels dropped last night. Gas is down by 4.6 cents a litre, while diesel is down by 4. Furnace oil drops by nearly 4 cents a litre, while stove oil is down by about 3 and a...
Mar 16, 2023
