Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services is advising the public of upcoming changes to masking requirements at health-care facilities across the province, effective Wednesday, April 1. These updated guidelines are based on the continued monitoring of epidemiology and current cases of respiratory illness recorded in the province and within our health-care facilities. The public is reminded that […]
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Police are investigating after canine remains were discovered in Upper Island Cove late last week. The RCMP confirmed that officers responded to a report around 5:40 p.m. on Friday, March 27, 2026, after the remains of a dog were found down an embankment along Bishops Cove Shore Road. With assistance from the Harbour Grace Volunteer […]
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NAPE is raising concerns about reduced training capacity for social workers at MUN warning the move could worsen already critical staffing shortages across the province. NAPE president Jerry Earle says the union recently learned that the university reduced the number of available seats in its social work program by 20 per cent last year. The […]
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The National Trust for Canada, the country’s leading charity dedicated to protecting and promoting heritage places, has announced 12 finalists for the Next Great Save, a national competition that helps restore cherished historic places across Canada. Public voting opens Tuesday, April 7, 2026, with $65,000 in prizes available to support winning projects, including a $50,000 grand prize […]
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After splitting a weekend series to open the QMJHL playoffs, the NL Regiment are back in action tonight in Cape Breton against the Screaming Eagles. Game 3 goes 7:30 tonight. The Regiment, who finished third overall in the Eastern Conference, dropped a 3-2 decision Thursday in the opening game of the best-of-seven league quarterfinal series. […]
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Despite a scheduled 35-cent increase to the provincial minimum wage set for tomorrow, workers in Newfoundland and Labrador remain caught in a crisis of affordability, with data revealing that a minimum wage job is not enough to cover basic living expenses. “A higher minimum wage is one of the most powerful tools we have to address affordability. […]
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Avalon East RCMP cautions all drivers that road conditions and visibility on the Trans-Canada Highway between Butter Pot Provincial Park and Witless Bay Line are extremely poor, due to snow and high winds. Please consider delaying any non-essential travel until conditions improve. If you must travel in the area this morning, slow down and drive […]
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ST. JOHN’S/BONAVISTA Today: Snow or rain changing to rain and ending this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind south 60 km/h gusting to 90 becoming southwest 40 gusting to 70 this morning then west 30 gusting to 50 near noon. High 6. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy […]
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The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has made an arrest following an assault in Mount Pearl. On Monday, around 2:15 a.m., police responded to a disturbance at a home in Mount Pearl. Officers located a male with non-life-threatening stab wounds, and he was taken to hospital for further treatment. The suspect, a 13-year-old male, had fled the […]
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The price of gas saw another major swing – after increasing a whopping 8 cents today. Diesel however has seen the highest spike – that fuel increased by 14 cents on the island and is up 15 and a half cents in Labrador West. Consumers will pay more for home heating fuels as well. Furnace […]
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