COVID-19

Mar 28, 2020
1 min

Tim Horton's Victim of a Hoax

No, Tim Horton's is not shutting down. A rumour posted to the website Canada-eh.info said that the fast-food chain will cease drive-thru...

Mar 28, 2020
1 min

In-person Service Canada Centres Closed

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak in-person assistance at Service Canada Centres has been discontinued. Minister of Families, Children and...

Mar 27, 2020
1 min

20 New Cases of COVID-19 in NL

There are now 102 cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador. By Health Region Eastern Health has 95 Central Health has 2 Western...

Mar 26, 2020
1 min

15 New Cases of COVID-19 in NL

There are 15 new presumptive positive cases in Newfoundland and Labrador. All are in the Eastern Health region. There are 82 cases in...

Mar 26, 2020
1 min

Corner Brook RNC Make Second Arrest For Violating Self-Quarantine Rule

Early this morning RNC in Corner Brook received a complaint that a female was failing to self-isolate and in violation of a Special...

Mar 26, 2020
1 min

Government introduces Canada Emergency Response Benefit

To support workers and help businesses keep their employees, the government has proposed legislation to establish the Canada Emergency...

Mar 26, 2020
1 min

New Restrictions for Provincial Ferry Crossings #nltraffic

To help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus during the pandemic, the Department of Transportation and Works is implementing new...

Mar 25, 2020
1 min

Saltwire Lays Off 40 Percent of Workforce, Closes Weekly Papers due to COVID-19

President and CEO, SaltWire Network Mark Lever, has announced that the compnay has laid off 40 percent of its workforce due to COBID-19....

Mar 24, 2020
1 min

Fisheries and Land Resources Suspending Walk-in Counter Service

The Department of Fisheries and Land Resources is suspending walk-in counter service at all department offices due to COVID-19. Staff...

Mar 24, 2020
1 min

Employee At Canada Post Has Presumptive Positive for COVID-19

Canada Post has confirmed one of its employees has tested presumptive positive for COVID-19. The empolyee was stationed at the Kenmount...

Mar 23, 2020
1 min

COVID-19 Cases Spike in Newfoundland & Labrador

As of this afternoon, there are 4 confirmed cases and 20 presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador. 938 people...

Mar 23, 2020
1 min

Long-Term Care Homes Closed to All Visitors

Effective today (Monday, March 23), long-term care homes province-wide are closed to all visitors. The directive goes into effect at the...

Mar 23, 2020
1 min

Newfound News Offering Help for Essential Services

Are you an essential service that happens to be a small business? In these unprecedented times, your customers need to know that you have...

Mar 23, 2020
1 min

Parliament Set to Reopen Tuesday to Pass Emergency Aid Measures

The House of Commons will reconvene tomorrow to approve emergency aid measures. There will only be about 30 MPs present in the House from...

Mar 22, 2020
1 min

9 Cases on COVID-19 in NL

There are 3 more COVID-19 cases in NL. The three cases are women in the Eastern Health region. There are now nine cases. Contact tracing...

Mar 22, 2020
1 min

Trudeau Says Some Canadians Will Remain Trapped

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday that the federal government will not be able to get all stranded Canadians home from...

Mar 21, 2020
1 min

Six Cases of COVID-19 in NL

There are two more positive presumptive cases in Newfoundland and Labrador. In total there are now six cases. There are 3 confirmed cases...

Mar 20, 2020
1 min

NL Has Fourth Case of COVID-19

Newfoundland and Labrador now has the fourth case of COVID-19. There are now three presumptive cases and one confirmed case. The latest...

Mar 19, 2020
1 min

Service NL Discontinues Counter Service at Motor Registration Division

Service NL has discontinued regular counter service at the Motor Registration Division in Mount Pearl and all Government Service Centres...

Mar 19, 2020
1 min

COVID-19 And Your Mental Health

There is an overlooked medical problem with the COVID-19 virus and that's mental health. With all the news circulating about the virus,...