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Championship Game This Afternoon for Don Johnson Memorial Cup
It will be Nova Scotia vs. PEI in the championship game of the Don Johnson Memorial Cup at the Glacier in Mount Pearl. The Antigonish Bulldogs, the defending champs, knocked off the St. John's Caps la...
Apr 28, 2024
Province Expands Funding for Community Housing Sector
The province is making funding available to help support community housing. $1.5 million is available for not-for-profits, co-operatives, organizations and registered charities with the cost of planni...
Apr 28, 2024
Portugal Cove-St. Philip's Community Members Honoured at Best of PCSP Awards
The Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's has announce the winners of the 2024 Best of PCSP Awards. MP Joanne Thompson, MHA Fred Hutton and Mayor Carol McDonald hosted the eighth annual awards ceremony t...
Apr 28, 2024
SPARKS Literary Festival to Celebrate Emerging and Established Local Writers
It's a weekend for writers and book lovers across Newfoundland and Labrador with the SPARKS Literary Festival on the go. Set for Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the LSPU Hall, the event will celebrat...
Apr 27, 2024
Province Mourning Loss of Athlete, Coach Michelle Healey
The province is mourning the loss of an accomplished Newfoundland athlete and respected coach and mentor. Michelle Healey passed away on Tuesday at the age of 51. Healey, a native of St. Joseph's, St....
Apr 27, 2024
Licensed Insolvency Trustee Encouraging People to Spring Clean Their Finances
A local licenced insolvency trustee is encouraging people to spring clean their finances as a means to keep up-to-date on mounting debt and get rid of payments you don't need. Delinquencies are up dra...
Apr 27, 2024 Nancy Snedden
Restaurants Canada: Industry Still Struggling Following Pandemic
Restaurants Canada is looking for some form of relief from various levels of government to deal with the lasting impacts of the pandemic. Restaurants were among the hardest-hit by public health measur...
Apr 27, 2024 Ibrahim Boran / Unsplash
29-Year-Old Woman Arrested Following Disturbance in Capital City
A 29-year-old woman was arrested following a disturbance in the west end of St. John's last night. Around 10:30, the RNC responded to the report of an altercation between two women outside a home. Pol...
Apr 27, 2024
Supreme Court of Canada Will Hear Challenge of NL's COVID Travel Ban
The highest court in the land will hear a challenge of this province's move to restrict travel during the height of the pandemic. The Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave to hear the case brought...
Apr 27, 2024 detsang / CC
Registered Nurses' Union Renews Call for Independent Health Sector Safety Council
The Registered Nurses' Union says now is the time for an independent Health Sector Safety Council to be implemented in this province. The call comes on the eve of the National Day of Mourning for work...
Apr 27, 2024 Yvette Coffey
