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Gas Up, Diesel Down in Overnight Price Adjustment
Gas prices are inching closer and closer to the $2 mark with another increase at the pumps overnight. The price of gas goes up by 3.5 cents per litre, but diesel drops by 8.5 cents on the island and i...
Apr 18, 2024
Large Turnout for St. John's Volunteer Fair
The Community Sector Council is pleased with the response to a Volunteer Fair held yesterday at the St. John's Farmers' Market. The fair brought together volunteer organizations looking for help with ...
Apr 17, 2024
Work to Repair CBS Water Main Break Now Complete
Repairs to a water main break in Conception Bay South are now complete, but it may be until later tonight until water is restored to all residents. Crews are in the process of flushing the system, mea...
Apr 17, 2024
Province Focused On Addressing Drug Problem in Labrador, Says Justice Minister
The province's justice minister says government is speaking "daily" with RCMP on the deployment of resources in Labrador amid a growing drug problem in the region. The Innu Nation is asking both the p...
Apr 17, 2024
RNC Turn to Public in Search for Missing Mount Pearl Teen
Metro police are appealing to the public in their search for a missing teen. Sixteen-year-old Breanna King was last seen on Tuesday in the area of Sunrise Avenue in Mount Pearl. King is 5 feet, 3 inch...
Apr 17, 2024
Board of Trade and Employers' Council to Unveil Funding Program for Small Businesses
The St. John's Board of Trade and Employers' Council have come up with a funding program to help small business with the recent minimum wage increase. The program is expected to provide financial assi...
Apr 17, 2024
Jackpot Maxed Out for Final Week of Lions Club VOCM Cares Radio Bingo
This Saturday is the last week for Lions Club VOCM Cares Radio Bingo and the foundation has a maxed out jackpot that has to go. The grand prize of over $7,700 will be up for grabs Saturday night, alon...
Apr 17, 2024
Provincial Finance Minister Was Hoping for Carbon Tax Pause in Budget 2024
Provincial Finance Minister Siobhan Coady is disappointed that yesterday's federal budget did not address the carbon tax. Coady says Newfoundland and Labrador and other provinces have reiterated that ...
Apr 17, 2024
City Stands By Reported Amount Brought in By Newfoundland Growlers
St. John's councillor Ron Ellsworth says he's going strictly by the books when it comes to revenue reaped by the city from Growlers hockey games. The Growlers ceased operations two weeks ago when owne...
Apr 17, 2024
Late Winter Blast Headed for Parts of Island
Parts of the province will see a temporary return to winter tomorrow as temperatures take a dip around or below the freezing mark. By this time tomorrow, portions of the northeast Avalon could see bet...
Apr 17, 2024
