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7 months ago

Health services impacted by severe weather

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is advising the public of the following service changes due to adverse weather today (Wednesday, February 18, 2026) for the Eastern Zones: Eastern-Urban and Eastern-Rural zone hospitals, the Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre, long-term care facilities, and other sites with 24-hour operations will remain open, and emergency services continue […]

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7 months ago

Back-to-back golds for Canada’s women speed skaters at Winter Olympics

Canada’s medal count jumped to 12 after defending Olympic team pursuit champions Ivanie Blondin, Valérie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann won another gold. The Canadians beat the Netherlands in the gold-medal race, erasing an early deficit to take the lead with two laps left and crossing the line just under a second ahead of the Dutch. […]

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7 months ago

Witless Bay Line closure

Motorists are advised that Witless Bay Line (Route 13) is currently impassable and is closed to all traffic until further notice. Road conditions across the region are extremely poor. Please delay all non-essential travel until conditions improve. If you must travel, use extreme caution, slow down and drive according to the road and weather conditions. […]

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7 months ago

Heavy snow shuts down schools, busses and other operations for the day

Government offices, schools and businesses are closed today, as heavy snow hits much of the Island. In St. John’s, Metrobus has announced they will not be operating today because of current and forecast weather conditions. Memorial University is closed for the morning for all faculty staff and students, with an announcement coming at 11 a.m. […]

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