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Conception Bay East-Bell Island By-Election Taking Place on January 29
The date has been set for the by-election in the district of Conception Bay East-Bell Island. Residents will head to the polls on Monday, January 29, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Advance polling will t...
Dec 30, 2023
Increased Interest Rates Impacting NL's Cost of Borrowing
Increased interest rates are having an impact on the province's cost of borrowing. Finance Minister Siobhan Coady says borrowing is up and at higher interest rates. She says the province has tried to ...
Dec 30, 2023
Central Newfoundland Seeing Economic Benefits of Gold Mining
There's gold in them thar hills-and two regions of central Newfoundland are starting to see the economic benefits. Marathon Gold is in the process of developing a gold mining operation at its Valentin...
Dec 30, 2023
Government Should Offer Employment to Health Care Students Sooner: Wakeham
One of the ways in which government should be addressing health care challenges into the new year is to offer health care students full time employment. That's according to PC leader Tony Wakeham, who...
Dec 30, 2023 Tony Wakeham
40-Year-Old Man Arrested Following Theft from St. John's Business
A 40-year-old man was arrested in the capital city yesterday for theft. Metro police responded to a report of an ongoing theft at a centre city business shortly before 4 p.m. Following an investigatio...
Dec 30, 2023
FFAW Bidding "Good Riddance" to 2023
The President of the FFAW is bidding "good riddance" to 2023. The year saw a catastrophic collapse in snow crab markets that led to a prolonged tie-up, followed by changes to EI qualifying criteria th...
Dec 30, 2023 FFAW President Greg Pretty
Police on Northeast Avalon Respond to Multiple Collisions During Poor Weather
Police throughout the Northeast Avalon were busy responding to multiple collisions between 8 and 8:30 p.m. last night. RNC say poor weather and slippery roads were a contributing factor in the multipl...
Dec 30, 2023
Province Closely Watching National Opioid Statistics: Parfrey
The Deputy Minister of Health Transformation says the province is watching national and US opioid overdose statistics very closely. The province saw a spike in sudden drug toxicity deaths over the sum...
Dec 30, 2023
Year in Review 2023 - October: Unrest
On October 7, Hamas launched an attack on an Israeli music festival, killing 1,200 people and taking over 200 people hostage. Israel would respond with bombarding Gaza, levelling the city with airstri...
Dec 29, 2023 Zachi Evenor / CC & Gayatri Malhotra / Unsplash
Police Search for Stephenville Assault Suspect
Bay St. George RCMP are looking for a man suspected of assaulting a cyclist in the Town of Stephenville more than two weeks ago. The incident is alleged to have occurred around 2:30 p.m. in the aftern...
Dec 29, 2023
