Springdale RCMP has confirmed that the Trans-Canada Highway has reopened to traffic in both directions, and thanks all motorists for their patience and cooperation. Original Story: The eastbound Trans-Canada Highway is closed to traffic three kilometres west of the Blue Canoe Campground in Springdale, due to a motor vehicle collision. Motorists should expect significant delays, […]
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Starting February 17, 2024, 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 new […]
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NAPE will be hosting its Home Care Worker Conference in St. John’s this weekend. The union represents nearly 4,000 home and youth care workers across the province. The conference brings together home care workers from across the province to collaborate, hold workshops, elect representatives, and strategize for collective bargaining. “Home Care workers play a vital […]
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Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, Chief Medical Officer of Health, will speak to the media today to discuss the launch of a new Respiratory Activity Dashboard. This new dashboard will integrate the reporting of all respiratory viruses, including COVID-19 and influenza. It will replace the previous COVID-19 dashboard. Jurisdictions across the country are beginning to align COVID-19 […]
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A Pouch Cove man arrested after police found a vehicle in the water last weekend has been granted bail. Twenty-one year-old Raymond O’Keefe faces a dozen charges – five counts each of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon, and single counts of dangerous driving and failing to stay at the scene of a crime. […]
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