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Young Innovators Explore Green Energy at MUN Campus in St. John's
Over 60 high school students from across the country converged at the MUN campus in St. John's last month looking at green energy solutions. The students, from grades 10 and 11, were in the province a...
Jul 20, 2024 (R. Gushue Hall, file photo.)
'Lucky 7' Crew of Elite Navigator Return Home to Tears of Relief, Joy
Grasped from the clutches of the icy North Atlantic by what people are calling nothing less than a miracle, seven fishermen returned home to hugs, smiles, cheers and tears Saturday afternoon after one...
Jul 20, 2024
Theatre Company Teams with O'Brien Farm for New Play "The River"
A local theatre company has opened a new production of The River at the site of the historic O'Brien Farm in St. John's. The play starts out telling the story of a couple out for a romantic getaway, b...
Jul 20, 2024
Steven MacKinnon Appointed as New Federal Minister Following O'Regan Resignation
There was a small cabinet shuffle in Ottawa Friday to fill the portfolio vacated by Newfoundland MP Seamus O'Regan. Former Government House Leader, Steven MacKinnon was sworn-in as the new federal min...
Jul 19, 2024 Photo from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s X account.
Mallside Melodies: Avalon Mall Brings Live Music to Shoppers
The Avalon Mall will be showcasing local artists all summer long as part of its Mallside Melodies series. The initiative will see local artists perform outside near the Five Guys entrance every Thurs ...
Jul 19, 2024 (Photo courtesy Five Guys Avalon Mall Facebook)
Key Portfolios Shift Hands in Newfoundland Cabinet Shake-Up
Premier Andrew Furey shook things up this afternoon with a major cabinet shuffle involving nine separate ministers and portfolios. John Hogan is taking over Health on a permanent, full-time basis afte...
Jul 19, 2024
Downtown Death Deemed Homicide; Suspect Found Dead
A woman, whose remains were discovered in a suitcase in the capital city earlier this week was identified as a woman from Iran who had only arrived in the province recently to join her husband - who i...
Jul 19, 2024
Provincial Government and Portugal Cove St. Phillips Invest $3.8 Million in Drinking Water Upgrades
The provincial government and the town of Portugal Cove St. Phillips are putting up $3.8-million for drinking water upgrades for the town. Government says people in the Indian Meal Line area are curre...
Jul 19, 2024
RCMP Warn of Violent Online Groups Targeting Young People
A Warning; the following information is disturbing RCMP are warning parents after receiving a tip about a child being targeted by a network of violent, online groups which deliberately target vulnerab...
Jul 19, 2024
Police Seize Over 60,000 Cigarettes and Cannabis in Grand Falls-Windsor Raid
A Grand Falls-Windsor man has been arrested and charged after contraband tobacco and cannabis was seized from a home in the town. The RCMP searched the home on Monday and seized over 60,000 cigarettes...
Jul 19, 2024
