Public Health wastewater surveillance has recently detected trace amounts of the mpox virus in Newfoundland and Labrador, but there are no confirmed cases of mpox in the province reported at this time. The detections in the province were not of the same subgroup (clade) of mpox virus that prompted the WHO’s declaration of a public […]
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The Department of Health and Community Services will be hosting a virtual public consultation session on legislative amendments under consideration related to the purchase of tobacco and related products next Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The session is in addition to an online questionnaire which provided an opportunity for input earlier this summer. […]
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On Thursday, the Advance Polls closed in the District of Waterford Valley. In total, 776 votes were cast at the Advance Polls. The Advance Poll ballots will be counted on by-election night and will be released along with the regular poll results after the polls close. Regular polls will be open on Thursday, August 22, […]
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We close the traditional work week out with a lovely Friday across much of the Province. Expect sunny skies and highs in the upper teens to mid-20s on the Island and teens to upper 20s in the Big Land. There will be a few scattered showers over eastern parts of Labrador today. Some wildfire smoke […]
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ExxonMobil reported that on August 7, the Amazon Conqueror and Victory G were conducting a crew change via a gangway. Operations were halted when it was indicated that the gangway was approaching operating condition limits for safely transporting personnel. The gangway detached from the landing platform on the Victory G and was left suspended between […]
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There is some fog in the Grand Falls-Windsor, Springdale, and Pynns Brook area and on the Avalon near Salmonier Line. Otherwise, there is good visibility across the province with dry roads. Due to forecasted weather conditions, Marine Atlantic anticipates potential schedule impacts to the North Sydney to Argentia run on Sunday and the Argentia to […]
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Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for ACOA Gudie Hutchings and Minister of responsible for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation Scott Reid met with members of the Codroy Valley Area Development Association, local business representatives and stakeholders to discuss economic opportunities in the region. Hutchings announced a non-repayable contribution totalling $730,275 for the Codroy […]
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Today is the last full day of events at the Newfoundland and Labrador Summer Games. Today, there will be soccer, ball hockey, baseball, softball, golf, and several Athletics events. A full list of events can be found here. On Saturday, there will be a few events in the morning, followed by the closing ceremony at […]
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The weather across the province will be quiet to close out the work week. The weekend also looks quiet. Beyond that, we await the passing of Hurricane Ernesto late Monday into Tuesday. I’ve got all the details in Thursday’s installment of the NTV Evening News Hour.
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