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Peter Cowan
@PeterCBC
Storyteller and bon vivant. Confidential news tips peter.cowan(at)cbc.ca
St. John's, NL
Joined April 2010
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    Never felt this supremely excellent show got the attention it deserved (said as someone who wasn't expecting to like an Anne of Green Gables tv show) cbc.ca/news/entertain…
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    Just a reminder today is March 684th, 2020
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    If you see a woman's outfit on TV and you feel the need to write them and comment I have some advice...don't I can assure you they are not looking for feedback. The colleagues I work with are smart intelligent journalists, pay attention to what they say, not how they look
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    I can’t believe the view of the fire from outside of Notre Dame vs inside. It’s a miracle
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    Complaining to me about questions from other reporters is like complaining to Wendy's because you don't like the burgers at McDonalds, I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do
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    Thank you for the kind messages of thanks for the work I’ve done posting about boosters. Behind the scenes lots of people have stepped up this holiday to help with testing and boosters, like my sister Andrea who signed up to give shots on her holidays. Make sure you thank them!
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    Replying to @PeterCBC
    Stumbled across an impromptu Georgetown block party with bonfire in the middle of what should be a street. Beer and comraderie freely shared with all #nlwx #NLStorm2020 #blizzard2020
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    The Trail of the Caribou is now complete. The final bronze statue has been installed in Gallipoli, Turkey to mark one of the six spots the Royal Newfoundland Regiment fought and died in the First World War #cbcnl
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    The NL government is dropping COVID vaccine requirement for employees as of June 1. Requirement for some private businesses also expire June 1. Decision not to extend them based on the "current epidemiology of the province" #covid19nfld
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    Just when you're fed up with the lousy weather, St. John's has to go and hand you a morning like this #nlwx
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    First responders showing their support for healthcare workers. They kept coming and coming. This wasn’t even the whole thing #covid19nfld
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    A little thread on the kindness of strangers in rural Newfoundland. With the road washed out people in Port aux Basques have realized that my colleagues and I from CBC are stuck here and want to make us feel welcome, even when they’re dealing with a once in a century storm 1/n
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    BREAKING: Newfoundland and Labrador will open to fully vaccinated Canadians without quarantine on July 1 as long as 75% of the eligible population has one dose and COVID cases remain low #covid19nfld
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    When it’s 3 weeks to the provincial budget and you run into the finance minister at the liquor store I’m not sure that’s a good sign!