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Capital City Denied Financial Relief for Kilbride Residents Affected by Earl
A request to the provincial government for financial relief for Kilbride residents affected by damage caused by Post Tropical Storm Earl has been denied. The storm, which hit the area in late Septembe...
Dec 06, 2022 St. John's Councillor Carl Ridgeley
MUN Holding Vigil to Mark National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
A vigil is being held at Memorial University's St. John's campus today to mark the anniversary of the mass shooting of female engineering students at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal in December of 198...
Dec 06, 2022
Fourth Flight of Ukrainian Refugees Arriving in St. John's
A fourth charter aircraft carrying Ukrainians fleeing war in their home country and seeking opportunities here is scheduled to arrive in St. John's. The flight, from Warsaw, Poland is scheduled to arr...
Dec 06, 2022
Cost Increases in Corner Brook 2023 Budget, No Increase in Mil Rate
There is no increase in the mil rate in Corner Brook, but most property taxes are on the rise, as well as some fees. The west coast city tabled its municipal budget yesterday evening. Expenses are for...
Dec 05, 2022
Local Canadian Rangers Help NORAD Track Santa
The local Canadian Rangers are doing their part to help NORAD track Santa's progress around the world each Christmas Eve. The North American Aerospace Defense Command's main mission is aerospace warni...
Dec 05, 2022 NORAD Santa Tracker
Province to Review All House of Assembly Statutory Offices
The provincial government has appointed retired Supreme Court Justice Robert Fowler to conduct a review of all the statutory offices that report to the House of Assembly. The offices being reviewed in...
Dec 05, 2022 John Hogan
Victim Seriously Injured in Mount Pearl Break-in, RNC Investigating
The RNC is investigating a break-in in Mount Pearl on the weekend that resulted in serious injuries to the occupant. Police were called to a home on Leger Crescent around 11:00 p.m. Saturday. The vict...
Dec 05, 2022
St. John's Mayor Addresses Disparity in Snow Clearing Bids
St. John's Mayor Danny Breen is responding to a wide disparity in the bids received for a tender for private winter snow clearing in the downtown. The range of bids was wide, with approximately $500,0...
Dec 05, 2022
Core Work-Related Skills Training Reducing Stress in Workplace
Training and knowledge of core work-related skills is having a positive impact on people's stress levels. That's according to ABC Life Literacy Canada, an organization that offers various types of lif...
Dec 05, 2022
Opposition Questions Government on Respiratory Therapist Shortage
The opposition is raising questions as to why the government has allowed a shortage of respiratory therapists to continue for so long. Opposition Leader David Brazil was responding to concerns from th...
Dec 05, 2022
