St. John's city manager says the tree went up last year without a permit, and he reiterated that the issue is with the proposed location of the tree.

Public health officials have linked 143 known cases to the St. John's funeral home as of Friday. That's about 75 per cent of the provincial total.

The provincial government announced the plan Monday in St. John's after developing the program with the city and its Metrobus transit service.

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says Thomas Webber, 71, was found deceased in Conception Bay South on Thursday.

The city of Mount Pearl, which neighbours St. John's, received 93 cm of snow, while the town of Paradise received 91 cm.

Heavy snow, along with maximum wind gusts of 100 km/h, were expected to continue until around noon.

Crews from three stations of the St. John's Regional Fire Department responded to the blaze at the Hotel Mount Pearl around 5 a.m. Saturday.

A Regina man has amassed a large collection of Christmas decorations and ornaments, including, but not limited to, antiques. He displays them throughout his home each holiday season, hoping to inspire in his visitors the Christmas spirit they felt as children.

The mysterious crime scene comes months after police reported two attempted thefts using front-end loaders over a single weekend in January.