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Finance Minister Prioritizes Support Services as Opposition Leader Cites Year of Unresolved Challenges
Ensuring that Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have the right services and supports will be among the priorities as officials prepare for the spring budget. Finance Minister Siobhan Coady admits there...
Dec 27, 2023
Dean Penney's Lawyer Awaits Crown Evidence in Murder Case
The man charged with the first-degree murder of Jennifer Hillier-Penney made his third appearance in Corner Brook provincial court this morning. Fifty-year-old Dean Penney was scheduled to appear this...
Dec 27, 2023
Team Canada Set for Showdown with Latvia Today at World Juniors
Team Canada is back in action at the World Junior Hockey Championships this afternoon. Canada is off to a hot start at the annual Christmas tournament, defeating Finland by a score of 5-2 in the openi...
Dec 27, 2023 Photo Courtesy of Hockey Canada X/Twitter (@HockeyCanada)
Mayor Hopeful for Return of Air Traffic to Stephenville Airport
The mayor of Stephenville is hopeful that commercial airlines will begin servicing the airport in the new year. The sale of the airport to the Dymond Group of Companies became official this past Augus...
Dec 27, 2023
RNC Investigating Copper Wire Theft from NL Hydro Generating Station
The RNC is investigating the theft of copper wire from the NL Hydro Churchill Falls Generating Station. The theft of approximately 1,400 pounds of four inch copper wire from the Churchill Falls Genera...
Dec 27, 2023 Photo Courtesy of Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
Federal Court Reverses Single-Use Plastic Ban; Environmentalists Call For Action Amidst Appeal
A plastics campaigner with Oceana Canada says putting the brakes on the country-wide ban on single-use plastics is a big step in the wrong direction. Canada's Federal Court overturned the ban that was...
Dec 27, 2023
Grand Falls-Windsor Rolls Out Incentives to Boost Housing Development
The largest town in central Newfoundland is taking steps similar to what some others are taking in an effort to kickstart new housing. Grand Falls-Windsor Mayor Barry Manuel indicates that the town ha...
Dec 27, 2023 Grand Falls-Windsor Mayor Barry Manuel
Mount Pearl Advocates for Permanent Speed Cameras Following Successful Pilot
After a successful trial run with speed cameras, the City of Mount Pearl is hoping to see them become a permanent feature. Cameras were set up in various spots within Mount Pearl and Paradise througho...
Dec 27, 2023
Impaired Driving and Assault Lead to Arrests in St. John's and CBS
Two men are awaiting court appearances following separate incidents in St. John's and Conception Bay South. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) first responded to an early morning single-vehicle...
Dec 27, 2023
Bell Island Heritage Society to Celebrate Major Donation
The Bell Island Heritage Society is planning a special event to mark a substantial donation from a native daughter. The society has received a $100,000 bequest from the late Yvonne E. Saunders Sinnott...
Dec 26, 2023
