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Bridge Collapses in Baltimore After Being Hit by Ship
Premier Andrew Furey says he is sending thoughts and prayers to the people of Baltimore following the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which he calls a "devastating tragedy." A c...
Mar 26, 2024 (Photo via Twitter.)
Harvesters Stand Down as DFO Delays Start to Crab Fishing Season
Harvesters got the short delay in the crab season they were looking for. The man who led a series of protests outside Confederation Building last week, waiting for an agreement with government to open...
Mar 26, 2024 Harvester John Efford Jr.
Police Arrest Unruly Airplane Passenger at YYT
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary were called to St. John's International overnight after airport security reported an unruly passenger on an inbound flight. Upon the flights arrival around 1 a.m., ...
Mar 26, 2024
Province Making Announcements in Corner Brook, Deer Lake
The provincial government is set to make two funding announcements on the west coast today. First, Ministers Gerry Byrne and Siobhan Coady will announce funding to support skills development. It is ta...
Mar 26, 2024
Province Weighing Development Options at Old Grace Hospital Site
The site of the old Grace hospital and nursing residence is being considered as the possible location for an announced downtown clinic in the capital city. The last standing remnants of the old Grace ...
Mar 26, 2024
Candidates Set for Fogo Island-Cape Freels Byelection
Elections Newfoundland and Labrador has issued the official list of candidates in the upcoming byelection in the district of Fogo Island-Cape Freels. Three people will be on the ballot, Dana Blackmore...
Mar 26, 2024
NLTA to Highlight Increase in Classroom Violence This Morning
A statement is coming today from NLTA President Trent Langdon on the increased incidence of violence in the classroom. Langdon says members are increasingly concerned about the state of education in t...
Mar 26, 2024 (Trent Langdon. File photo.)
Random Island Ambulance Operator Frustrated With Delayed Restoration of Phone Service
The owner of Random Island Ambulance Service is frustrated with the response time from Bell Aliant after phone lines went down in the region yesterday. Chris Hansford says the trouble began around 3 p...
Mar 25, 2024
RCMP on Northern Peninsula Investigating Gas Bar Fire
An investigation has been launched into a fire that destroyed an old gas bar in the community of Sandy Cove on the Great Northern Peninsula. Flower's Cove RCMP say the fire call came in around 11:30 S...
Mar 25, 2024
Early Iceberg Sightings Reported Off Coast of NL
It's a bit early just yet, but many are eagerly looking out to sea for a glimpse at icebergs off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. Diane Davis, who runs the Newfoundland and Labrador Icebergs Re...
Mar 25, 2024 (Photo via Viking Village B & B on Facebook.)
