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36-Year-Old Man Arrested Following Incident in St. John's
A 36-year-old man was arrested for mischief following an incident in the capital city last night. Police responded to a call of two vehicles driving through the city in a "suspicious manner" shortly a...
Apr 28, 2024
Downtown St. John's Street Cleaning Resumes Tonight
Downtown street cleaning in the capital city resumes tonight for the summer months. That means cars parked on scheduled streets will have to be removed before street cleaning operations begin at 10 p....
Apr 28, 2024 (Via City of St. John's Twitter.)
Province Marks National Day of Mourning
Today is the National Day of Mourning to recognize and remember those who lost their lives, were injured or became ill while on the job. The National Day of Mourning is recognized on April 28 each yea...
Apr 28, 2024 (Photo: trainingnetwork.ca)
Championship Game This Afternoon for Don Johnson Memorial Cup
It will be Nova Scotia vs. PEI in the championship game of the Don Johnson Memorial Cup at the Glacier in Mount Pearl. The Antigonish Bulldogs, the defending champs, knocked off the St. John's Caps la...
Apr 28, 2024
Province Expands Funding for Community Housing Sector
The province is making funding available to help support community housing. $1.5 million is available for not-for-profits, co-operatives, organizations and registered charities with the cost of planni...
Apr 28, 2024
Portugal Cove-St. Philip's Community Members Honoured at Best of PCSP Awards
The Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's has announce the winners of the 2024 Best of PCSP Awards. MP Joanne Thompson, MHA Fred Hutton and Mayor Carol McDonald hosted the eighth annual awards ceremony t...
Apr 28, 2024
SPARKS Literary Festival to Celebrate Emerging and Established Local Writers
It's a weekend for writers and book lovers across Newfoundland and Labrador with the SPARKS Literary Festival on the go. Set for Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the LSPU Hall, the event will celebrat...
Apr 27, 2024
Province Mourning Loss of Athlete, Coach Michelle Healey
The province is mourning the loss of an accomplished Newfoundland athlete and respected coach and mentor. Michelle Healey passed away on Tuesday at the age of 51. Healey, a native of St. Joseph's, St....
Apr 27, 2024
Licensed Insolvency Trustee Encouraging People to Spring Clean Their Finances
A local licenced insolvency trustee is encouraging people to spring clean their finances as a means to keep up-to-date on mounting debt and get rid of payments you don't need. Delinquencies are up dra...
Apr 27, 2024 Nancy Snedden
Restaurants Canada: Industry Still Struggling Following Pandemic
Restaurants Canada is looking for some form of relief from various levels of government to deal with the lasting impacts of the pandemic. Restaurants were among the hardest-hit by public health measur...
Apr 27, 2024 Ibrahim Boran / Unsplash
