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   Updates to follow.

• Daylight Savings Time ends this weekend, clocks go back one hour

  When adjusting clocks, residents are encouraged to take the opportunity to change the batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.

• St. John's man wanted by Deer Lake RCMP

  This is in relation to charges that include two counts of uttering threats and a breach of a court release order.

• Local MHA says former hospital in Corner Brook could be used for those needing acute care

  Eddie Joyce says the former hospital is still operational with administration, laundry services, and nurses units

• Opposition leader says the Stephenville food bank was forced to reduce hamper sizes just to stay operational

  According to new data released by Food Banks Canada, food bank visits have risen by 50 per cent since 2021, and 30 percent of Canadian food banks have run out of food.