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Police Respond to Three Armed Robberies in Metro
There was a rash of armed robberies in metro last night. The first one happened at 7:00 p.m. at the Subway on Water Street in St. John's when a man wearing a grey hoodie, blue surgical mask and blue j...
Jan 31, 2023
MUNFA Strike Enters Second Day
It's day two of strike action at Memorial University with over 800 MUNFA members on the picket lines starting Monday morning. Associate professor and strike captain Carolyn Walsh hopes it won't be a l...
Jan 31, 2023
Shortage of Volunteers Forcing Some Organizations to Reduce Services: Volunteer Canada
A volunteer shortage has been added to the constantly growing list of shortages across the country. President and CEO of Volunteer Canada, Megan Conway, says there are a number of reasons why they are...
Jan 31, 2023
Social Justice Co-op Protests Elderly Woman's Eviction from St. John's-Owned Apartment Building
An elderly St. John's woman is set to be evicted from her city-owned apartment building today, but the City of St. John's says all stringent protocols were followed before the decision was made. Prote...
Jan 31, 2023
Police Locate Missing Labrador Man
A man reported missing in Labrador has been found. John Bennett was reported missing after last being seen driving his snowmobile in the Goose Bay area late Sunday night. RCMP say Bennett was located ...
Jan 31, 2023
More Emergency Rooms Affected by Staffing Shortages
Two more emergency rooms are joining the list of closures due to staffing shortages. Emergency services are unavailable in Whitbourne and St. Lawrence for an extended and now Eastern Health says the B...
Jan 31, 2023 Bonavista Peninsula Health Centre
(Photo via Eastern Health.)
Pandemic Stress Still Affecting Young Adults According to Lifeworks Index
With almost three years removed from the start of the pandemic the effects of COVID-related stress are still being felt, according to the latest edition of the Lifeworks Mental Health Index. Senior Vi...
Jan 30, 2023
Rogues Drop Back-to-Back Games to Lightning
The Newfoundland Rogues dropped a pair of close games to the defending champs. The team fell to the London Lightning on Friday and Saturday night, losing Saturday's game by only four points. Rogues le...
Jan 30, 2023
Opposition Says Province is "Missing in Action" in MUNFA Strike
Opposition education critic Barry Petten is expressing concern about the silence of Minister of Education, John Haggie on the strike at Memorial University. Petten says classes are cancelled, students...
Jan 30, 2023 (File photo.)
Data Scientist Develops Crop Conditions Database
A local data scientist says farming is essential to helping aid food security issues, so she's come up with a program to help farmers monitor their crops. Heather Zurel says she's developed an online ...
Jan 30, 2023 (Photo via Gov NL.)
