Uber has advised the province it will be applying for a licence to operate its ride-sharing business in Newfoundland and Labrador, the Department of Digital Government and Service NL confirmed Wednesday. The province says Uber hopes to be operational here before the start of the upcoming tourist season. The news comes after the province did […]
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The RNC is seeking the public’s help in locating an RNC badge and a Government of Newfoundland and Labrador police identification card. The items were stolen from a personal vehicle in the area of Tunis Court, St. John’s, sometime between January 22 and January 23. Other personal belongings were also taken at the time. It […]
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The Bank of Canada will announce the interest rate adjustment today at 11:15 a.m. Newfoundland time. This will be the first update of 2024. The interest rate currently sits at five percent. In December, the inflation rate increased to 3.4 per cent.
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Dates have been set for the preliminary inquiry in the Dean Penney murder case. Penney will be back in court on August 19. Penney was arrested in December and is accused of killing his estranged wife Jennifer Hillier-Penney. The St. Anthony woman was last seen on November 30, 2016. The accused remains in custody.
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NL Health Services is warning of an increase in respiratory illnesses circulating in the community during this cold and flu season. As a result, it is recommended all visitors and support persons visiting patients or residents wear a mask when on site. Individuals may wear their own medical mask or a mask provided at the […]
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Newfoundland Power is investigating an unplanned power outage in Portugal Cove. The outage is impacting 1,407 customers and began around 7:20 a.m. There is no estimated restoration time and the cause of the outage is under investigation.
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Roads across most of Newfoundland are partly snow-covered. Travel is not recommended from Corner Brook to Gallants, Hampden Junction to Jackson’s Arm, Gambo to New Wes Valley and Carmanville to New Wes Valley due to poor visibility. Poor visibility is also reported from Deer Lake to Wiltondale. In Labrador, roads are snow-covered with icy patches […]
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Temperatures across the Province this morning, as of 6:30 AM NST, are bitterly cold. Readings on the Island are into the minus teens below freezing, with wind chills in the -25 to -35 range. Labrador isn’t fairing much butter, with wind chills as low as -40. As cold as it will be this morning, as […]
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There are a couple of school closures this morning in central Newfoundland. Lumsden Academy is closed for the morning with a further announcement at 11:00 a.m. Pearson Academy is closed for the morning with a further announcement at 11:00 a.m. Phoenix Academy Carmanville is closed for the morning with a further announcement at 10:30 a.m. […]
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X-ray services have been restored at St. Clareโs Mercy Hospital. Services were unavailable on Tuesday due to equipment malfunction. Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services says walk-in services will resume at 8:00 a.m. today.
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