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St. John's Councillors Divided Over Call to Address Speeding Concerns on Waterford Bridge Road
St. John's Councillor Jamie Korab went to bat for his worried Waterford Bridge Road constituents yesterday. But his passionate advocacy did not sit well with council colleague Ron Ellsworth. Speeding ...
Jul 10, 2024 (Jamie Korab File Photo.)
RNC Applauds Response to Rescue Stranded Hiker on West Coast
The RNC is praising the response to a harrowing ordeal for a 19-year-old man who found himself in a dangerous predicament on the province's west coast. Emergency responders were called out around 6:00...
Jul 10, 2024
Maine Maritime Academy Training Ship Students Do a Double-Take in Downtown St. John's
A US naval training vessel is docked in St. John's as it wraps up a 75-day journey that took them from the balmy Mediterranean and back to Portland, Maine-but some on board had to do a double-take as ...
Jul 10, 2024
Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco Concerned with Consequences of Proposed Generational Ban
The National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco believes a proposed generational ban on the substance in this province could have unintended consequences on the illegal market. Last month, the provi...
Jul 10, 2024
RCMP Investigating Report of Man Approaching Boy in St. Bernard's Area
RCMP on the Burin Peninsula are investigating a report in the St. Bernard's area about an unknown person who approached a boy and tried to lure him into his vehicle Monday evening. RCMP say the boy wa...
Jul 10, 2024
Assault Suspect Arrested in CBS Following St. John's Incident
A man has been arrested after jumping in his car and driving to Conception Bay South after an assault in the centre city of St. John's. The incident happened around the lunch hour yesterday. The RNC t...
Jul 10, 2024
Environment Ministers Meeting in St. John's Today
Environment ministers from across the country are meeting in St. John's today. The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment is chaired by local minister Bernard Davis. They will be discussing ...
Jul 10, 2024 Bernard Davis
Local Organizers Behind Dolly Parton Book Program Hoping to Expand
Organizers in this province say a program to encourage children to read books, spearheaded by music superstar Dolly Parton, has taken off since it was introduced in the fall of 2021. Parton's Imaginat...
Jul 09, 2024 (Photo via Dolly Parton's Imagination Library on YouTube.)
RNC Warning of Flooding on TCH Between Pasadena and Corner Brook
Heavy rainfall has caused some major flooding on the west coast. RNC are on the scene of an area near Hammond Farms on the Trans Canada between Pasadena and Corner Brook. Officials with the Department...
Jul 09, 2024
Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Central, Western NL
Portions of the west coast and central Newfoundland are experiencing some thundershowers this afternoon. A Thunderstorm Watch was issued by Environment Canada for the west coast and central. 4:22pm ra...
Jul 09, 2024
