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Teams Begin Checking in for Cain's Quest in Labrador City
Teams have begun checking in for the 2023 Cain's Quest Race in Labrador City. Over 30 amateur teams will leave the starting gates at 10 a.m. Saturday morning for the 3,500 km trek, described as the wo...
Mar 01, 2023 (Photo courtesy Cain's Quest.)
Renewed Hope for St. Lawrence Fluorspar Mine as New Company Looks to Restart Operation
The St. Lawrence fluorspar mine has a pulse again with the selection of another company that wants to restart the operation. Things looked grim in October when the successful bidder failed to meet pay...
Mar 01, 2023 (Image via Canada Fluorspar.)
Eastern Health Moves Some COVID Vaccine Clinics to Community Health Offices
Eastern Health is changing its approach to COVID vaccines. As of today, some vaccination clinics have been moved to various community health offices in Placentia West, St. Lawrence, Grand Bank, Trepas...
Mar 01, 2023
Seniors' Advocate, Eastern Health Respond to Attack at Carbonear Long-Term Care Facility
The Senior's Advocate is aware of an incident at a long-term care facility in Carbonear that left one resident with serious injuries. Albert Sparkes of Brigus was left battered and bruised when anothe...
Mar 01, 2023 (Albert Sparkes pictured before the attack. Submitted by family.)
39-Year-Old Man Dead Following Snowmobile Crash Near Trout River
A 39-year-old man has died following a snowmobile crash near Trout River over the weekend. The RCMP were first called to the scene, near Chimney Cove Pond, just after 8:30 p.m. Saturday. They say the ...
Mar 01, 2023
Police Investigating Break-In, Theft from Marystown Mall
The RCMP are looking for information after someone broke into the Marystown Mall and stole cash from several vending machines inside. Police say surveillance footage shows that the break in happened j...
Mar 01, 2023
ER Services Will Be Unavailable on Bell Island Overnight Wednesday
Emergency services will not be available overnight tonight on Bell Island due to staffing shortages. Eastern Health says the ER at the Dr. Walter Templeman Health Centre will be closed from 8:00 this ...
Mar 01, 2023
Cybersecurity Attacks More Frequent and Costlier, IBM Stats Show
Cybersecurity attacks are on the rise and getting more costly for business and governments, according to new statistics on the topic. Newfoundland and Labrador is still dealing with the fallout from a...
Feb 28, 2023
City of St. John's Going Greener With Help From Feds, Province
The City of St. John's is taking steps to significantly improve energy efficiency. The city will be upgrading infrastructure for 17 city-owned buildings to improve efficiency and transition from oil t...
Feb 28, 2023 From left, Byron Chubbs with Newfoundland Power, St. John's East MP Joanne Thompson, Mayor Danny Breen and Environment and Climate Change Minister Bernard Davis.
RNC Officer Could Avoid Jail Time For Domestic Assault
Neither the defence nor the Crown is seeking jail time for an RNC officer found guilty of assaulting her former girlfriend. 34-year-old Const. Noelle Laite was convicted in January of assault and assa...
Feb 28, 2023
