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Growlers Unveil Buddy Jr as New Mascot
The Newfoundland Growlers have revealed Buddy the Puffin Jr. as their new mascot. It's the first time the team has had a mascot since the passing of Christopher 'Abbo' Abbott-the man who began portray...
Dec 11, 2022
Police Response Times a Concern for Downtown Musicians
RNC are encouraging people to report crimes in the downtown as they happen, however, a local musician says response times leave something to be desired. Rowan Sherlock is one of a number of downtown m...
Dec 11, 2022
Province Wraps Up Successful Come Home Campaign
Come Home Year 2022 is coming to a close, and the provincial government is giving their thanks to the communities that helped make it a successful campaign. Government provided $355,000 in grants to c...
Dec 11, 2022
Labrador RCMP Makes Large Donation to Local Charities
Charities and community organizations in the Happy Valley-Goose Bay region of Labrador have received a boost thanks to the local RCMP detachment. Last week, the force divvied up money collected at its...
Dec 10, 2022
Gander Prepares to Table 2023 Budget
The Town of Gander is bringing down its 2023 budget next week. Councillor Wilson Hoffe, the Chair of Corporate Services, will present the budget at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, December 12. The budget present...
Dec 10, 2022 (Twitter/ EVAS Air)
John Howard Society Calls for Increased Resources for Released Offenders
The Executive Director of the John Howard Society is echoing a call for greater resources to help manage offenders once they are released from the corrections system. Cindy Murphy was responding to an...
Dec 10, 2022 Cindy Murphy (File photo)
New Technology to Reduce Four Million Gallons of Water at Country Ribbon
Country Ribbon has received a significant injection of government cash toward modernizing machinery to increase productivity, expand markets, and reduce its environmental footprint. The federal and pr...
Dec 10, 2022 (Ian MacKinnon, president of Country Ribbon Inc.)
CMOH Says Serious Reactions from Vaccines are Rare
The huge number of COVID vaccines administered and the very small number of adverse reactions reported as a result is a testament to their safety says Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Janice Fitzg...
Dec 10, 2022
Breen: Loss of Baird Cottage Devastating
The Mayor of St. John's says the onus is on the owners of heritage structures to work with the city to help keep them from falling into a state of disrepair. Historic Baird Cottage, also known as Bryn...
Dec 10, 2022 (Photo via RNC Twitter.)
Opposition Questions Government's Plans for Future Financial Assistance
Most of the province's cost of living cheques are now in the mail, but as those are being cashed many are wondering if more support is on the way as the cold winter months set in. Government has said ...
Dec 10, 2022 (NDP Leader Jim Dinn, PC Leader David Brazil. File photo.)
