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Driver Ticketed for Excessive Speeding on Pitts Memorial
A driver with a lead foot is without their vehicle after going 70 km/h over the posted speed limit on a busy metro roadway. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary clocked the pickup truck going 172 km/h ...
Apr 21, 2024
Benevolent Irish Society Offering Irish NL History Courses
The Benevolent Irish Society is offering a series of courses for those interested in Irish-Newfoundland history. President Bob Gillard says the courses will run over a four-week period starting with I...
Apr 20, 2024
Harbour Grace RCMP Hoping to Track Down Dirt Bike Stolen From Local Store
Harbour Grace RCMP are investigating the theft of a dirt bike from Taylor's Marine and Recreation on Harvey Street in Harbour Grace sometime over the last few days. The bike, which was heavily damaged...
Apr 20, 2024
Private or Public? No Decision on Process to Pick Next MUN President
The body overseeing the search for MUN's next president insists no decisions have been made on the selection process this time around. Memorial University's Board of Regents is responsible for leading...
Apr 20, 2024
National Day of Mourning Ceremony Set for April 28
Those who have been hurt or killed on the job will be honoured next week during a ceremony marking the National Day of Mourning. The day is recognized across Canada every year on April 28 to bring awa...
Apr 20, 2024
New Wage Support Program a Financial Breather for Local Businesses
Local businesses are looking forward to some of the relief that will be provided through government's new wage support program. The program will provide small to medium-sized businesses with between $...
Apr 20, 2024
Officials Assessing Damage, Probing Cause of Fires in Goose Bay
The situation in Happy Valley-Goose Bay is slowly returning to normal following a series of fires and explosions Friday night. A fire in one abandoned building at the old Goose Bay airport spread to o...
Apr 20, 2024
Canadian Premiers Pen Letter to PM Stressing Importance of Co-Operative Approach
Canada's premiers have written the Prime Minister, expressing the concern that Ottawa "refrain from overreaching into provincial and territorial jurisdiction" in matters of health, education and housi...
Apr 20, 2024
Labrador MHA Questions Lack of Treatment Options for Psychosis Patients
The NDP MHA for Torngat Mountains wants answers about why some people in her district can't get access to a diagnosis of a treatment for psychosis. Lela Evans first raised the issue in the House of As...
Apr 20, 2024
Continued Concerns Over Environmental Approval for Port au Port / Codroy Valley Hydrogen and Wind Project
A group which advocates for people and the planet has numerous concerns with government approval of the World Energy GH2 project on the Port au Port Peninsula and in the Codroy Valley. The company is ...
Apr 20, 2024 Abdulaziz Alfaleh / Unsplash
