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Torbay Road Reopened, One Taken to Hospital Following Serious Crash
One person was taken to hospital as the result of a serious two-vehicle crash on Torbay Road that resulted in an extended closure of the road while emergency responders tended to the scene. A spokespe...
Feb 22, 2024
Arbitrator Yet to Determine if FFAW Will Have to Pay ASP Damages in Crab Tie-Up
The FFAW says the arbitrator has yet to determine whether or not the union will have to pay damages in relation to a recent grievance decision made. The Association of Seafood Producers filed a grieva...
Feb 22, 2024 FFAW President Greg Pretty
Formerly Endangered Newfoundland Pine Marten Status Downlisted to Vulnerable
The beloved Newfoundland pine marten is showing positive signs of recovery thanks to decades of efforts by the Newfoundland Marten Recovery Team and local residents to help build their numbers and pro...
Feb 22, 2024
Hockey NL Adds Eight New Members to Hockey Hall of Fame
Hockey NL has added eight new members to the Newfoundland and Labrador Hockey Hall of Fame. The 2023 inductees include Andy Brake, Ivan Hapgood and Frazer Russell in the Builder Category, Tolson Chapm...
Feb 22, 2024
Air Access Critical for Province's Tourism Industry: Furey
Air access is critical for the success of the province's tourism industry. That was the message Premier Andrew Furey gave to delegates at Hospitality NL's conference in St. John's yesterday. He says a...
Feb 22, 2024 (Photo via Premier Andrew Furey Twitter.)
Freezing Rain Warning Out for Avalon, Burin Peninsulas
Ice will be the story tonight and overnight in some areas including the Avalon Peninsula. Freezing rain warnings are out for the Avalon and the Burin Peninsulas although the southern Avalon could see ...
Feb 22, 2024
Crown Presents Damning Evidence in Effort to Have Hopkins Declared Dangerous Offender
The Crown was blunt and vivid in making its case this morning to have Stephen Hopkins jailed for an indefinite prison sentence. They're trying to have Hopkins declared a dangerous offender, following ...
Feb 22, 2024 (Stephen Hopkins is shown in court with John Brooks, appointed by the court to assist Hopkins, who is representing himself.)
Braya Renewable Fuels Now in Commercial Operation
Braya, the company that converted the old Come By Chance oil refinery into a renewable fuel production facility, is now in commercial operation. The company first outlined its plans to convert the ref...
Feb 22, 2024 (The newly converted Braya Renewable Fuels refinery in Come By Chance, NL, overlooking Placentia Bay. )
Folk Arts Society Issues Statement on Abusive Behaviour Directed at Staff, Volunteers
Just weeks after ArtsNL issued a statement on inappropriate and abusive behaviour directed at staff, the NL Folk Arts Society has taken to social media to do the same. The Folk Arts Society has taken ...
Feb 22, 2024
Premier Clarifies Comments Surrounding Possible Locations for St. Clare's Hospital Replacement
Premier Andrew Furey says concerns surrounding the location of the replacement for St. Clare's Mercy Hospital are pre-mature. Last Friday, Minister John Abbott indicated that the old Grace Hospital si...
Feb 22, 2024
