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Carbonear Businessman, Calvin Powell, Passes Away
A prominent citizen of Carbonear has passed away. Calvin "Cal" Powell, who came from a long line of business leaders in the town, died surrounded by his family on December 27. He was 72. Carbonear May...
Jan 03, 2023
Taxi Driver Asking Pedestrians to Wear Bright, Reflective Clothing to Prevent Collisions
A taxi driver in the capital city has a simple message for pedestrians: make yourself seen. Some in metro feel as though there has been an increase in the number of collisions between vehicles and ped...
Jan 03, 2023 Waldemar Brandt / Unsplash
NL Housing Waitlist Continues to Grow
The province was on the verge of meeting affordable housing needs, and then COVID struck-as a result the waitlist for NL Housing units is increasing according to the minister responsible, John Abbott....
Jan 02, 2023
Flu Cases Declining Slowly but Could Spike Following Holidays
The flu season got off to an early and roaring start last year, leading to serious concerns about a further spike during or immediately following the holiday season. Infectious disease specialist at D...
Jan 02, 2023
Province Looks Forward to Growing Oil and Gas Industry
Premier Andrew Furey is hopeful that 2023 will be a fruitful one for the oil and gas sector. 2022 saw the industry start to rebound from the lows of the pandemic that has most construction and oil exp...
Jan 02, 2023
Newfoundland Pony Society Hopes New Park Will Increase Tourism
The Newfoundland Pony Heritage Park in Hopeall, Trinity Bay saw a large number of visitors this summer and the local pony society is hoping to build on that success in the year ahead. Councillor at La...
Jan 02, 2023
Local Seafood Market Reports Growing Success
The owner of a new seafood shop in the capital city says he's very encouraged by what he's seeing in the seafood market. Danny Dumareqsue has been in the seafood business for some 25 years and Labrado...
Jan 02, 2023
Mother Nature Gives Province a Taste of Winter
Many parts of the island woke up to a taste of winter following a mild holiday season. Snow accumulated quickly in Central Newfoundland, picking up 20 cm over the course of 12 hours, more snow than re...
Jan 02, 2023
Government Stands by Decision to Implement Sugar Tax
The sugar sweetened beverage tax introduced in 2022 is a positive initiative that's here to stay, that's according to Finance Minister Siobhan Coady. The minister says the tax, which came amid rising ...
Jan 02, 2023
All Eyes on Dean Ahead of World Juniors Quarterfinal
All eyes in this province are on Zach Dean, the latest Newfoundlander to represent Canada at the World Juniors. The 19-year-old from Mount Pearl, who is a prospect for the Las Vegas Golden Knights, ha...
Jan 02, 2023 (Photo via Hockey Canada.)
