Stella’s Circle will be hosting their annual Pancake Breakfast for Homelessness tomorrow from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. at Gower Street United Church on Queen’s Road. “Join Stella’s Circle and our social enterprise, the Hungry Heart Café, as we host our annual Pancake Breakfast for Homelessness fundraiser. All funds raised support the important and impactful […]
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Bay Roberts RCMP is investigating a theft from a Lay’s Delivery Truck in Bay Roberts which occurred sometime between 4:00 p.m. on January 7 and the morning of January 8, 2024. Just before 5:00 a.m. on January 8, RCMP received the report of a theft from a delivery truck which had been parked on Bishop’s […]
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The province has introduced two initiatives to improve access to early learning and child care services. Minister of Education made the announcement at Riddles and Rhymes Daycare in St. Anthony last week. The first measure will increase the minimum enrolment threshold for regulated child care centres participating in the Operating Grant Program. This change will […]
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Today is the start of Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week across Newfoundland and Labrador. The week recognizes educational staff including teachers, administrators, IRTs, TLAs, and counsellors. The NL Federation of School Councils provided a few ideas and suggestions to assist with the celebration of Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week.
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NL Health Services said some services will be transferred to the James Paton Memorial Regional Health Centre in Gander starting today. Some pediatrics and gynecology patients will be relocated to the site in Gander. The health authority is working toward finalizing a date to begin labour and delivery services. The required renovations to reopen the […]
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On Saturday evening around 10:00 p.m., RNC Patrol Services conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Waterford Bridge Road in St John’s. Officers determined that 31-year-old male driver had a suspended license and had over $20,000 in outstanding fines. The man was issued more tickets for driving with a suspended license and having defective […]
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We are kicking off a new work week with some showers and flurries across the Avalon and Burin Peninsulas this Monday morning. These will move offshore in the next few hours, and the weather across the Island will generally remain uneventful through Tuesday. Meanwhile, the north coast of Labrador will see snow over the next […]
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Roads are partly snow-covered on the Southern Avalon Peninsula and across portions of the south and west coast. Roads are mostly bare across the northern Avalon and most of central. Across the Big Land, roads are mostly snow-covered with icy patches and good visibility. Marine Atlantic is operating on schedule. Provincial ferries are also on […]
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Over the last couple of weeks, the number of influenza cases has increased in the province. There were 140 new cases of influenza, 32 hospitalizations, four critical care admissions, and two deaths. Of all influenza cases reported so far this season, nearly 98 per cent have been influenza A and about two per cent have […]
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An advocate from this province who has been working to increase awareness surrounding Long Covid, has erected another billboard in New Westminster BC. Group organizer Keith Muise says currently 1/16 people in Canada are infected with Covid19. “Right here in NL, current wastewater measurements estimated between 10,800- 31,200 new infections this week and at current Long […]
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