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![Stephen McNeil participates in a question-and-answer session with the Halifax Chamber of Commerce via Zoom after a farewell address to the business group Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021.]()
McNeil plans return to private sector after leaving N.S. premier's job
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Newfoundland and Labrador’s COVID-19 border measures are effective: Fitzgerald
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Identity thief was integral to organized crime operation, St. John's court hears
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![Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, Newfoundland and Labrador’s chief medical officer of health, says people need to understand is that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe, being approved through the same rigorous protocols that all vaccines have been approved through. SaltWire Network file photo]()
Poll suggests Atlantic Canadians less likely to get COVID-19 vaccine after vaccines were approved
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![A map showing the 25 electoral districts and results from the 1949 Newfoundland election, the first in the province’s history. This map is based on one first produced by the Newfoundland Heritage website to show the results of the 1948 referendum on confederation with Canada. All the district names for the 1949 election were the same as in the referendum and as in the 1932 election that was the last for Newfoundland as a self-governing dominion nation. The 25 districts produced 28 MHAs — the two St. John's ridings, as well as Harbour Main-Bell Island, each elected two representatives.]()
Shifting boundaries and changing names: how Newfoundland and Labrador electoral districts have been created, called and culled
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![Jim Goudie, the PC candidate for Humber-Gros Morne, said he wasn’t worried about an incident that resulted in the arrest of a man in a parking lot outside his Deer Lake law office on Tuesday. Goudie made the comments during an event at his campaign headquarters Wednesday morning.]()
Campaigns continue after man allegedly makes threats against Newfoundland and Labrador polticians
Heated debate over motion cuts short Happy Valley-Goose Bay council meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the Happy Valley-Goose Bay town council ended abruptly on Tuesday night, after Deputy Mayor Bert Pomeroy called for an adjournment following heated debate over whether Coun. Jackie Compton Hobbs could introduce a motion ...
Large clearcut near Lake Ainslie angers Cape Breton’s Margaree Environmental Association
WEST LAKE AINSLIE — The co-chair of the Margaree Environmental Association (MEA) has expressed concern about a large clearcut in the West Lake Ainslie area of Cape Breton, near Hays River. “I had a couple people call me about ...
Rick Hillier gets new job advising Ottawa defence firm — company says that shouldn't interfere with vaccine rollout
Retired general Rick Hillier, who is overseeing the COVID-19 vaccination rollout in Ontario, has a new job advising an Ottawa defence company on how to boost their sales internationally. The executive chairman of KWESST says Hillier’s new ...
Yarmouth RCMP still seeking information from the public to help locate Zack Lefave
The Yarmouth RCMP is continuing to ask the public for information that could help locate Zack Lefave who has been missing since Jan. 1. In a media release the RCMP sent out on Jan. 27, the police say they are continuing to seek out people who may ...
Jan. 27 update: Nova Scotia reports four new COVID-19 cases as mobile testing moves to rural communities
Nova Scotia is reporting four new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. Two cases are in the central health zone which includes Halifax, Eastern Shore and West Hants. The other two cases are in the eastern health zone, which includes Cape Breton, ...
MY TAKE WITH SHELDON MacLEOD: Turning frustration to action on homelessness
Sheldon MacLeod has been a broadcast professional for close to 30 years. Eyewitness to the transition from 45s and magnetic tape to CDs, MP3s, computers, websites, blogs and the worldwide web. And through all of the technology one thing remains ...
Two new cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador Wednesday
As she was wrapping up her preamble during Wednesday’s regular COVID-19 briefing, Chief Medical Officer Janice Fitzgerald had a brief-slip up, beginning to say there were no new cases in Newfoundland and Labrador, before quickly correcting ...
RCMP says it was concerned for all politicians when it arrested a man Tuesday in Deer Lake
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police says it was concerned for all sitting members of the House of Assembly in the Humber Valley area as well as local candidates of any political stripe in the upcoming provincial election when it arrested a Shoal Brook ...
Nova Scotia Court of Appeal to hear arguments on cell death Thursday
The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal will hear a set of appeals Thursday in connection with the death of Corey Rogers in a cell at the Halifax police station in June 2016. A Nova Scotia Supreme Court jury found Halifax Regional Police special ...
REPLAY: Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador COVID-19 briefing
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, Newfoundland and Labrador COVID-19 briefing: Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 Wednesday, Jan. 6, ...
