Minister for Seniors Seamus O’Regan will visit Connections for Seniors in St. John’s today to participate in a community outreach food delivery and announce funding for projects across Canada under the Age Well at Home Initiative. This funding will support organizations that help seniors age at home, in their communities. O’Regan will be accompanied by […]
Read moreThe Nunatsiavut Government is proposing a new airport near Nain. The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is inviting Indigenous Peoples and the public to review the summary of the Initial Project Description and provide comments on the proposed project. Comments should be submitted online by visiting the project home page on the Canadian Impact Assessment […]
Read moreThe PC Party says a new access to information response shows that the new Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook has almost 2,700 deficiencies. PC Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Barry Petten says that these deficiencies include damaged floors, ceiling tiles, water leaks, and other ‘rough finishes’ that require further investigation. Petten says thousands of […]
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There are over 1,000 customers without power on the west coast of the island this morning due to severe weather conditions. Newfoundland Power is reporting outages in George’s Lake, Cox’s Cove, Mclver’s, Gillams, Meadows, Summerside to Christopher’s Cove, and Irishtown. There are also outages in Codroy to Millville, Port au Port West to Aguathuna and […]
Read moreA long-duration weather event is unfolding over the Island. An area of low pressure, a stationary boundary, and an atmospheric river are going to deliver heavy amounts of rain to southern and western Newfoundland over the next 48 hours. Rainfall warnings are still in effect as of early Tuesday morning from the South Coast (Burgeo […]
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Belanger Memorial School in Doyles is closed all day. The following schools are closed for the morning:A.P. Low PrimaryBayview AcademyE.A. Butler All GradeHenry Gordon AcademyJ.R. Smallwood Middle SchoolMenihek High SchoolSt. Michael’s ElementaryTempleton Academy The following schools have a two hour delayed opening:Bay d’Espoir AcademyLong Range Academy
Read moreRoads across Newfoundland and Labrador are mostly bare and wet this morning. As the rain progresses, there will be water build-up along the south and west coast. Travel is not recommended from Tompkins to Cape Ray. Marine Atlantic is not sailing today and there could be impacts to sailings on Wednesday and Thursday. Due to […]
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Around 9:30 p.m. last night, the RNC responded to a disturbance outside in the downtown area of St. John’s. It was reported that a male was observed beating up a female and the male had fled the area. A 49-year-old was later located and charged with overcoming resistance, assault, and uttering threats to damage property, […]
Read moreA collision at one of St. John’s’ most dangerous intersections caused considerable damage to both vehicles involved. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Torbay Road and Elizabeth Avenue at about 6:30 p.m. on Monday following the collision, between a pickup truck and an SUV. Both vehicles sustained significant damage. The drivers of both […]
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