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House Speaker Taking Mace Tour Across NL
House Speaker Derek Bennett is taking the ceremonial Mace on tour as part of an education and outreach initiative. The Mace Tour will see Bennett and other house officials visit schools and host other...
May 25, 2024
Woman Robbed and Assaulted During ATM Holdup in Mount Pearl
Police are investigating a frightening incident in Mount Pearl early this morning. They say a woman was robbed while using an ATM on Commonwealth Avenue shortly after midnight. The woman was also assa...
May 25, 2024 Images of the suspect in an ATM robbery in Mount Pearl.
Dinn Extends Best Wishes to Retiring Health Minister
NDP Leader Jim Dinn is offering his best wishes to retiring MHA Tom Osborne. Dinn says the most important role for any member of the House of Assembly is to be the voice and representative of your con...
May 25, 2024 Jim Dinn
MUN Prof Named One of Canada's Top Women in Science
A professor at Memorial University's Department of Chemistry has been recognized as one of three Canadians names to 3M's list of 25 Women in Science. Dr. Francesca Kerton is working on using the prope...
May 25, 2024
Outer Ring Road Closed Most of Sunday For Spring Garbage Cleanup
If you were planning to drive the Outer Ring Road tomorrow, you will have to find another route to your destination. The four-lane highway from Kenmount Road all the way to the end of it, at Logy Bay ...
May 25, 2024 File photo of trash in a ditch along the Outer Ring Road.
Greg Pretty Retiring From FFAW in November
Current FFAW President Greg Pretty says he will not be running for re-election, and is retiring. The nomination period for the presidential election is currently underway. So far two names have come f...
May 25, 2024 FFAW President Greg Pretty
Annual Run Supporting Stella's Circle Going Ahead Tomorrow Morning
The annual Shoppers Drug Mart Run for Women takes place tomorrow at Quidi Vidi Lake in St. John's. The event is a joint effort of Shoppers Drug Mart and Stella's Circle. The run is the largest run in ...
May 25, 2024
The Ravens Guitarist, Don Oakley, Passes Away
The last serving member of Newfoundland pioneer rock band, The Ravens, has passed away. Oscar "Don" Oakley, a guitarist for the group, passed away on May 20 in Kitchener, Ontario. The family is reques...
May 25, 2024
Remains of Unknown Soldier From First World War Headed Home
An Unknown Soldier from Newfoundland who died more than 100 years ago on the battlefield in France is finally on his way home. The remains represent every Newfoundlander and Labradorian who has made t...
May 25, 2024 The remains are carried to a waiting hearse in France for transfer to the aircraft that will return them to Newfoundland. (Courtesy MP Seamus O'Regan)
Man Arrested for Breaking Into Vehicles in Downtown St. John's
A man testing his luck trying to break into vehicles parked in the capital city's downtown was taken into custody after a homeowner took matters into their own hands. RNC were called to the scene of a...
May 25, 2024
