Starting Feb. 17, the new 879 area code will be introduced in Newfoundland and Labrador and will coexist with the current 709 area code. The introduction of the new 879 area code is the result of a decision by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and is intended to meet the growing demand for […]
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Bay Roberts RCMP is investigating a residential break, enter and theft that recently occurred at a home in Clarkes Beach. Police are searching for firearms that were stolen from inside the residence. The investigation determined that the incident occurred sometime on Sunday, November 12, 2023. Suspect(s) forced entry into a back door of the unoccupied […]
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Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development and Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation Paul Pike will highlight the results of the Request for Proposals for the Affordable Rental Housing Program today. The announcement will take place at the Canadian Home Builders’ Association of Newfoundland and Labrador offices,in St. John’s at 11:30 […]
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UPDATE: Route 210 is now open to one lane of travel. RCMP on the Burin Peninsula advises motorists that Route 210 between Parker’s Cove and Boat Harbour West is currently impassable due to an overturned tractor-trailer with a fuel leak. The highway is expected to remain closed for the next several hours.
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The Salvation Army in this province has officially launched the 2023 Christmas Kettle Campaign. The Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Campaign is the organization’s largest public fundraising event of the year. The Salvation Army serves over 70,000 people in the province and provides over 100,000 free meals and Christmas assistance to more than 12,500 individuals. To […]
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Brendan Mitchell has been selected to represent Newfoundland as its first Regional Chief at the Assembly of First Nations in Canada. Mitchell has been serving as the Interim Regional Chief for the past several months and will now assume the role on a full-time basis. The term of the appointment is three years. Since its […]
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Premier Andrew Furey will announce details of a child care initiative for health care professionals today. The announcement will take place at the Janeway Children’s Hospital café at 12:00 p.m. Furey will be joined by Krista Lynn Howell, Minister of Education, and Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, as well as Yvonne Jones, […]
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NL Health Services has launched the first mobile primary health clinic service for the province in New-Wes-Valley. This mobile primary health clinic will be open to scheduled patients on Saturday, November 18 and Sunday, November 19, at the Dr. Y. K. Jeon Kittiwake Health Centre. The mobile clinics have a collaborative team of health professionals […]
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Roads across Newfoundland and mostly bare and dry with good visibility. There are a few icy patches in the Gander and Bonavista area. On the Great Northern Peninsula, roads are partly snow-covered. Across most of Labrador, roads are partly snow-covered with some icy and slushy patches. Morning trips are cancelled on the MV Beaumont Hamel […]
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The Environment and Climate Change Canada Weather Office in Gander has issued two Special Weather Statements for the upcoming weekend. A strong area of low pressure is forecast to move through the Province. This is going to bring heavy rainfall to much of Newfoundland and parts of Labrador, heavy snowfall to northern and central Labrador, […]
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