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Recent Snowfall Overwhelming Sidewalk-Clearing Machinery in St. John's
The amount of snow in some areas of the capital city is overwhelming sidewalk-clearing machinery. That's according to Deputy City Manager of Public Works Lynnann Winsor, who says despite an increase i...
Feb 20, 2024 Sidewalk snow removal in St. John's. (Photo via City of St. John's.)
Heritage NL Announces Winners of Heritage Places Poster Contest
This is National Heritage Week, and Heritage NL is kicking things off by revealing the winners of their annual heritage places poster contest. About 1000 entries were received from schools across the ...
Feb 19, 2024 The overall winning submission by Sidney Strong
Paradise Town Councillor, Elizabeth Laurie, Passes Away
A dedicated public servant has passed away. Paradise Town Councillor Elizabeth Laurie has died after a battle with cancer. The town confirmed her passing today. Laurie was first elected in 2009 and sp...
Feb 19, 2024 Elizabeth Laurie (Via Town of Paradise)
Ronald McDonald House Charities Launches New Cookbook in Support of Food Programs
Ronald McDonald House Charities has launched a new family cookbook in support of their food programs across the country. The cookbook, developed in collaboration with celebrity chef Chuck Hughes, cont...
Feb 19, 2024
Police Arrest One Man, Search for Other in Bell Island Break-Ins
Bell Island RCMP have arrested a 32-year-old man and are searching for another man in relation to multiple break and enters. On Saturday, police arrested Jesse Newell in relation to multiple break-ins...
Feb 19, 2024
Quirke Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Boarding House Homicide
A young man accused of fatally stabbing a woman to death in downtown St. John's changed his plea as his trial was about to begin this morning. Twenty-two-year-old David Quirke had pleaded not guilty t...
Feb 19, 2024 Defence lawyer Mark Gruchy speaks with his client, David Quirke, in Supreme Court. (VOCM News)
City Continues Snow Cleanup After Back-to-Back Snow Storms
The cleanup from back-to-back snowstorms continues in the capital city. Crews have been working around the clock to clear roads after around 70 centimetres fell on St. John's over the past week. Deput...
Feb 19, 2024 File photo of snow removal in downtown St. John's. (Photo via City of St. John's.)
Fogo Island Now Represented on Gander and Area Chamber of Commerce
The Fogo Island area now has representation on the Gander and Area Chamber of Commerce. The new Fogo Island Chapter was officially formed this month. Chair of the Gander and Area Chamber of Commerce B...
Feb 19, 2024 The Fogo Island Inn.
Violence Against 2SLGBTQIA+ Community Likely to Increase this Year: CSIS
Canada's intelligence agency is warning that serious violence against the 2SLGBTQIA+ community is likely to increase in the coming year. CSIS says that the anti-gender movement poses a violent threat ...
Feb 19, 2024
Canada Post Accepting Applications for Community Foundation Grants
Applications are now open for Canada Post Community Foundation grants. A number of grants are available, including those that focus on child and youth programming and Truth and Reconciliation. They ra...
Feb 19, 2024
