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• New blue garbage bins being delivered curbside in Corner Brook

  At this week’s public meeting, Councillor Sherry Dean says people can start using the new bins as soon as they get them.

• NLC campaigns about risks of illegal cannabis and survey shows some think it's legal to buy

  Cannabis was legalized in 2018 and there are now 59 licensed retailers throughout NL with another 5-6 expected to open in the new year. 

• It’s World Fisheries Day

  Fisheries Minister Loyola O’Driscoll says “The fishery is the backbone of our province and a key priority for this new government.”

• "NL has the oldest, poorest, unhealthiest seniors in Canada," says Seniors' Advocate

  Susan Walsh says half of all seniors here have an income below $29,710, which is the lowest median income in Canada and 44 per cent receive the Guaranteed Income Supplement, but these numbers are higher on the west coast, reaching 56 per cent.

• Government announces return to 24-hour snow clearing, opposition says this is not new

  The search has already started to hire operators for an overnight shift at each of the province’s highway depots.