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Province Proposes Grade Reconfiguration for Prince of Wales School System
The Department of Education is reviewing possible changes to the grade configuration of four schools in the Prince of Wales school system due to what's being called capacity challenges at the primary ...
Apr 18, 2024
Metro Police Arrest Wanted Man Jerry Kinsella
A man on the RNC's wanted list for a couple of days has been arrested. Police located 32-year-old Jerry Kinsella at a grocery store in St. John's where he was taken into custody without incident. He w...
Apr 18, 2024
RNC Seeking Video Footage Following Home Invasion on Kennedy Road in St. John's
Police are seeking video footage from the area of Kennedy Road, Colville Street, Harris Road and Amherst Heights in St. John's following what they believe to be a targeted home invasion on Kennedy Roa...
Apr 18, 2024
Enrollment Up in CNA's Early Childhood Educator Program After Government Implements Wage Grid
The College of the North Atlantic says the provincial government's wage grid and incentives for early childhood educators are paying off. Davida Smith, Dean of Academics, Applied Arts and Tourism at C...
Apr 18, 2024
23-Year-Old Glovertown Man Facing Weapons Charges Following Incident
A 23-year-old Glovertown man was arrested shortly after midnight following reports of a man walking the road while yelling and swinging a weapon. At one point the man allegedly swung the weapon at a d...
Apr 18, 2024
Messy Weather Today on Northeast Avalon
The snow has begun in central Newfoundland and it will spread to the metro region around mid-afternoon, just in time for the supper commute. Less than 5 cm is forecast to fall in the region late this ...
Apr 18, 2024
Opposition Questions Government on Action Being Taken to Address Violence in Schools
The Opposition education critic wants to know what action is being taken to address an alarming rise in violence in the classroom. The teachers' association last month outlined a rise in the average n...
Apr 18, 2024
CBS Cleaning Up Following Water Main Break; Tenders Issued for Long Term Repairs
The water is back but the work continues in Conception Bay South with cleanup following breaks in the main water line on Anchorage Road this week which left some people without water for 28 hours. The...
Apr 18, 2024
Metro Students Learn Consequences of Impaired Driving During Presentation by MADD, NLC
The deadly and heart-breaking consequences of impaired driving were laid bare before Holy Trinity high schoolers yesterday. Hundreds of students went from the usual 9 a.m. light of the classroom to a ...
Apr 18, 2024 Mikael Belchamber, a regional school representative with MADD Canada
Financial Advisor: Federal Spending Could Have Long Term Impact on Inflation
One of the key criticisms against the federal government and its latest budget is the level of spending and the growing debt. Financial advisory Larry Short of Short Financial, a branch of IA Private ...
Apr 18, 2024
