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Chafe's Landing Suffers Significant Fire Damage, Owners Promise Return
Fire early Sunday morning has resulted in an early end to the season for a popular restaurant in the metro region. Chafe's Landing in Petty Harbour says it is with a heavy heart that they close up, bu...
Aug 11, 2024 Image from Chafe’s Landing Facebook Page
Man Arrested After Incident at Kelsey Drive Business
A man who is no stranger to police has been arrested following an incident at a business on Kelsey Drive in St. John's. The RNC charged the 50-year-old with theft under $5000, failing to comply with a...
Aug 11, 2024
NL Sees Jobless Rate Increase in July, Students and Immigrants Struggle Most
The national unemployment rate did not change last month but the rate in Newfoundland and Labrador went up by almost half a percentage point. Unemployment in NL in June was 9.2 per cent but that rose ...
Aug 11, 2024
Research Finds Gen X and Millennials More Prone to 17 Types of Cancer
New research south of the border suggests younger generations are at a higher risk of developing several cancers that had become less prevalent in older adults. A study published this week in Lancet P...
Aug 11, 2024
St. John's Board of Trade Open Annual Award Nominations
The St. John's Board of Trade has opened nominations for the 2024 Business Awards. There are seven award categories, including the 'Boundary Pusher Award', 'Community Champion Award' & the 'Leading th...
Aug 10, 2024 Photo via Board of Trade Twitter.
Dr. Sevtap Savas Honoured as Top 25 Immigrant for Contributions to Cancer Research
A professor at Memorial University has been named one of Canada's top 25 immigrants. Dr. Sevtap Savas, a cancer scientist and advocate originally from Turkey has been working at MUN's St. John's Campu...
Aug 10, 2024
PWC System Schools Able to Handle Student Numbers: Minister
Education Minister Krista Lynn Howell is responding to concerns of families in the PWC community as the march back to school approaches. The PWC system includes Leary's Brook Junior High, St. Andrew's...
Aug 10, 2024
Woman Was of Two Minds About Rescuing Suspected Drunk Driver
A woman who saved a suspected drunk driver from his burning car late Thursday admits she was briefly torn over whether to pull him out. Laura Lee Grouchy and her sister were driving home through Torba...
Aug 10, 2024 Crews remove the burned-out vehicle belonging to a suspected drunk driver in Torbay on Thursday night.
RNC Confirm One Dead, Three Injured in Plane Crash Near Corner Brook
Police in Corner Brook have confirmed the death of a woman after a small plane crashed near the west coast city yesterday. They say the first reports were received shortly after 2 p.m. about the crash...
Aug 10, 2024
Government Expands $10-a-Day Child Care Plan with New Site Announcement
Government officials chose the site of a new child care centre to announce expansion of their $10-a-day child care plan yesterday. The event was held in the parking lot of the new YMCA centre, which i...
Aug 10, 2024
