Orthopaedic surgeons in Newfoundland and Labrador’s Eastern Urban Zone are calling for a dedicated surgical centre to address lengthy wait times for hip and knee replacements, warning the number of patients waiting for surgery could more than double by 2030. About 2,800 patients are currently waiting for joint replacement surgery, a figure surgeons say could […]
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Across the Avalon and Burin Peninsula, roads are bare and wet. In Central, Route 360, Notre Dame Junction to Traytown are areas north are partly snow-covered. Across the west coast, roads are snow-covered on the southwest coast, the Great Northern Peninsula and the Baie Verte Peninsula. The Trans-Labrador Highway is snow-covered with icy and slushy […]
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At 9:50 p.m. on Tuesday evening, the RNC responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision near Elizabeth Avenue and Torbay Road. Prior to police arrival, one driver had fled the scene. The investigation is ongoing and charges are anticipated. There were no injuries.
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All schools in the St. John’s Metro area will be closing one hour early today due to the expected weather conditions. A.R. Scammell Academy delayed opening by four hours.Acreman Elementary is closing early.All Hallows Elementary closing early.Amalgamated Academy, Ascension Collegiate, and Bay Roberts Primary is closing early.Baccalieu Collegiate closed all day.Baltimore School is closed all […]
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The driver of a pickup truck fled the scene of a dramatic single-vehicle crash in Torbay Road late Tuesday evening. The incident happened shortly before 10:00 p.m. near Elizabeth Avenue. The driver of a full-size pickup truck traveling south on Torbay Road lost control on a turn, mounting the sidewalk and striking a guardrail. The […]
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