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St. John's Sports & Entertainment Optimistic About Improvements in 2024
The team at St. John's Sports and Entertainment is working on strategies to increase activities at Mary Brown's Centre and the Convention Centre in the coming year. The organization's subsidy was incr...
Dec 28, 2023
St. John's Advocate Continues Mental Health Campaign on Christmas Day
Christmas Day is a joyous time for many who celebrate the holiday, but for one mental health advocate in St. John's, it was a time of action. Kristi Allen has demonstrated weekly at various locations ...
Dec 28, 2023 Advocate Kristi Allen standing in front of Confederation Building.
Avalon and Burin Brace for Snow, Ice and Freezing Rain
Some messy weather is on the way for parts of the Avalon and Burin Peninsula tomorrow into the weekend. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement predicting a mix of snow and ice pelle...
Dec 28, 2023 Photo Courtesy of Environment Canada.
Chief Medical Officer Urges Caution Against Holiday Illness Spread
Christmas is a time when various viruses and illnesses can spread as people gather for the holidays. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says that as cases of flu, COVID and other il...
Dec 28, 2023
Premier Furey Remains Noncommittal on 2024 General Election
The Premier has yet to provide a clear answer regarding the possibility of a general election in 2024. Rumours have been swirling for months that the writ could be dropped sometime in the new year. Pr...
Dec 28, 2023
56-Year-Old Man Charged Following Domestic Disturbance
A 56-year-old man is facing assault charges following an incident in Mount Pearl late last night. Just before midnight, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary responded to a report of a domestic disturba...
Dec 28, 2023
Minor Rise in Gas and Oil Prices with Propane Bucking the Trend
Gas prices are up this morning, albeit slightly. Gas is up by just 0.1 cents per litre while diesel is up by 0.7 CPL. Across the board, prices are rising; furnace oil has increased by 1.15 cents per l...
Dec 28, 2023
Year in Review 2023 - August: Continuing the Conversation
The conversation around addictions and the rise in drug-related deaths intensified in August. The province's Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Nash Denic, would join the conversation, setting the record str...
Dec 27, 2023
RCMP Turn To Public For Tips in Pursuit of Wanted Man, Woman
RCMP in Port Saunders are trying to track down and arrest two people who they say are hiding from them. Forty-three-year-old Owen Blair Barnes is wanted in connection with a number of crimes committed...
Dec 27, 2023
'Structural Damage' Forces Closure of Resource Bridge on Northern Peninsula
Officials have been forced to close a bridge on the Northern Peninsula after it was deemed unsafe to cross. The Department of Forestry says the Squid Cove Resource Road Bridge is now closed to all veh...
Dec 27, 2023
