Jeff Smyth

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[Downtown Comics @DowntownComics1]

@VOCMBen @590VOCM @JeffSmythVOCM Thank you for this great interview! We are so excited to be hosting @paul_tucker tonight from 6-8pm for a signing of his new comic #HollowHeart! We will have issues for sales or folks can bring their own :)

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A bystander tells VOCM News that a pedestrian was struck by an oil truck, and has since been taken to hospital.

The extent of injuries is unknown.

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Avoid Forbes Street near Topsail Road at this hour.

Police are investigating a reported vehicle-pedestrian collision, and the road is taped off.

#nltraffic

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The outside lane of Topsail Road is blocked off, but traffic is still rolling through towards Columbus.

Watch out for RNC. #nltraffic

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Now, if you meet the criteria for testing, you can enter contact information on the site itself and have Public Health contact you directly to schedule a test.

Contacting 811 to arrange for a test still remains an option.

https://t.co/pseOfvIti5

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The Government of NL has rolled out a new feature on its COVID-19 information page.

Case statistics are updated daily, however vaccination numbers will be updated weekly.

As of Wednesday, January 13 at 2 p.m., nearly 1,500 people had received their second dose.

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It's one of the latest overhauls of its COVID-19 hub, which has seen a few different iterations since its implementation last year.

Also to note, the COVID Self-Assessment page has seen a significant overhaul, and now features a referral tool.

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Downtown St. John's has officially cancelled Santa and Friends—the replacement event for the downtown Santa Claus parade.

The decision follows provincial guidance due to COVID-19.

Downtown SJ encourages people to contribute donations to the Community Food Sharing Association.

[Richard Duggan @RDugganVOCM]

#BREAKING: @loblawco has agreed to go back to the bargaining table with @UniforTheUnion @Unifor597 they are scheduled to meet tomorrow morning @VOCMNEWS

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The trucks, carrying product from Weston Bakery here in Donovan's, have cut their engines.

There is no movement in terms of the next round of negotiations, but MacDonald reiterates the invitation for Loblaw to join them at the table.

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Unifor members have sat themselves on the picket line at Weston Foods. The RNC is requesting that they clear the way for trucks to move through.

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Chris MacDonald of Unifor says a resolution will come at the bargaining table.

He says a meeting space is booked for tomorrow at the Sheraton, and is inviting Loblaw to join them.

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RNC are directing traffic around the area of Weston Foods in Mt Pearl where Dominion workers are picketing.

Unifor reps say picketers were threatened with arrest.

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@BrendaM3645 At the end of the video? That's a group holding a red banner.

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Protesters take a knee for eight minutes at the #BlackLivesMatter protest at Confederation Hill.

@VOCMNEWS

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Massive crowd is on Confederation Hill at this hour for a peaceful protest for #BlackLivesMatter

Estimations put attendees in the thousands. @VOCMNEWS