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St. John's Pride is encouraging feedback on festival events, community challenges and more. St. John's Pride is inviting input, and offering an incentive for people to get involved. They're offering t...

Snowmobile enthusiasts are hoping for a bit more snow to get those ideal conditions on the province's groomed trails, even with a good base of snow in most areas this winter. Discovery Trail Snowmobil...

Governments across the country and around the world are acting now to protect the privacy of citizens in an increasingly digital world. Provincial Privacy Commissioner Michael Harvey says many believe...

It's looking like a messy start to the work week for eastern Newfoundland. Environment Canada have issued a winter storm watch for the eastern half of the island, with 15 to 25 cm set to hit the Avalo...

A 25-year-old woman is facing assault charges after an altercation with police at a St. John's home. Just before 6:00 p.m. Saturday, RNC were called to a disturbance at a centre city residence. When o...

Applications are now open for the provincial government's Accessible Communities Grants. The grants are for small-scale infrastructure projects and funding initiatives that support active, healthy, an...

Police are looking for a missing Stephenville man confirmed to have boarded the Marine Atlantic Ferry in Port aux Basques. Bay St. George RCMP are looking for 32-year-old Matthew Cormier and are conce...

A Carbonear boy has raised some big money for local animal rescue efforts on his 13th birthday. Jacob Parsons took the occasion to urge people to pledge at least $5 for animal rescue in the province. ...

A new survey shows a troubling number of young people asked have either never heard of, or are unsure if they have heard of, the Holocaust. More than six million Jews were exterminated during World Wa...

Maritime history buffs are excited by a shipwreck recently uncovered by erosion on the sandy shore near Cape Ray. A huge intact portion of the hull of a wooden sailing ship suddenly showed up on the b...