The economic fallout of the pandemic may force a vital carrier of food and medicine to Newfoundland and Labrador to tie up its fleet of ships and stop delivering as much as half of the island's food supply. It is asking the federal government to offset its losses so it can keep running supplies to St. John's. The Oceanex terminal in St. John's. "I want to assure Newfoundlanders that we will find a solution to this," Natural Resources Ministers and St. John's MP Seamus O'Regan told CBC News. The most important thing is that the food supply chains ... that Newfoundlanders rely upon continue to stay in place."

Source: CBC News April 13, 2020 18:07 UTC