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79 years on, St. Lawrence and Lawn remember the 204 lost from the wrecks of the Truxtun and Pollux
This week the residents of St. Lawrence and Lawn, like they have done for decades, will pause in their daily routine and pay their respects to the 204 United States Navy officers and men who lost their lives 79 years ago.
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Blinding snowstorm was at its height on the morning of Feb. 18, 1942, when the U.S. destroyers rammed a cliff
Posted: Feb 14, 2021 6:00 AM NT | Last Updated: February 14
THE SUMMARY A strengthening area of low pressure will track near, or over, the southeast Avalon Peninsula on Monday. This low will develop off the coast of New Jersey tomorrow, and will stall out in the North Atlantic to east northeast of Newfoundland on Tuesday. The track and movement of the low bring the potential […]
Messy mix of snow, wind and freezing rain hitting Newfoundland on Tuesday night
A huge swath of the island will see winds topping 100 km/h and a whole lot of snow and rain beginning Tuesday night.
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Posted: Feb 02, 2021 4:46 PM NT | Last Updated: February 2
Messy weather is expected for much of Newfoundland beginning Tuesday night, and Labrador won t escape unscathed either.(Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press)
COVID-19 outbreak in St-Pierre-Miquelon remains at 7 new cases as N.L. reports none
Eastern Health said Tuesday it has contracts in place to supply citizens of the French islands with medical care if needed.
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St-Pierre-Miquelon, which sits just a short distance off Newfoundland s southern coast, has closed its bars and restaurants as it deals with a small outbreak of the coronavirus.(Eddy Kennedy/CBC)
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, as the province closely watches a small outbreak in a nearby French territory.
St-Pierre-Miquelon, situated just off the Burin Peninsula, has reported seven cases of COVID-19 in recent days, all related to an outbreak at the prefecture s hospital. Authorities there said Tuesday afternoon they have registered 203 close contacts of those positive cases, all of whom are undergoing testing.