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Temporary Bridge in Marystown Costly But Necessary: Mayor
Questions are already being asked about the price tag on a Bailey bridge to temporarily replace the Canning Bridge linking the north and south sides of Marystown. The cost to lease the temporary one-w...
Feb 02, 2024 Brian Keating
Supreme Court Judge Urging Inuk Woman Convicted of Manslaughter to Avail of Supports
A Supreme Court judge urged an Inuk woman to avail of all the programs and support she's being offered as she begins serving time for manslaughter. Thirty-year-old Lorraine Obed was sentenced yesterda...
Feb 02, 2024
Police Arrest Two Men in Separate Thefts in St. John's
A man who was already on a court order to stay away from a business in the centre city area of St. John's was spotted by police officers in the process of thieving that very business. RNC were in the ...
Feb 02, 2024
Redfish Advisory Committee Meeting Today
The fishing industry is hoping to learn more information today about the resurrection of the redfish fishery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. DFO is going to allow that fishery to resume after being dorma...
Feb 02, 2024 Photo courtesy of R. Larocque, DFO.
RCMP Warning Public of Fundraising Scam in Bay Roberts Area
RCMP are warning the public after becoming aware of a scam in the Bay Roberts area. Corporal Jolene Garland says police were notified this week about a call received at the Bay Roberts detachment clai...
Feb 02, 2024 (Cpl. Jolene Garland File Photo)
Provincial Government Employment Centre Moves Locations in St. John's
The provincial government has moved its Elizabeth Avenue Employment Centre to 40 Aberdeen Avenue in the capital city's east end. The centre provides full in-person services, including job searches, ca...
Feb 02, 2024
Masks Temporarily Required in Health Care Facilities Due to Rise in Respiratory Illness
The spread of respiratory illness has resulted in new temporary masking requirements in all health care settings in the province. Starting this Monday, masks will be required in all hospitals and heal...
Feb 01, 2024
Winter Trout Fishing Season Now Open in Gros Morne
The winter trout fishing season in Gros Morne National Park opens today and runs until April 15. Permits for winter fishing can be picked up at the Parks Canada administration building in Rocky Harbou...
Feb 01, 2024 Jacob Campbell / Unsplash
Lorraine Obed Sentenced to 4.5 Years for Manslaughter in Carter's Hill Stabbing
Thirty-year-old Lorraine Obed has been sentenced to 4.5 years in the stabbing death of 49-year-old Jimmy Corcoran. The incident played out in the early evening on Carter's Hill on Aug. 26, 2021. Obed ...
Feb 01, 2024
Stephenville Crossing Mayor: Removal Timeline for Gut Bridge Unknown
Contractors tasked with removing an 80-year old railway trestle near Stephenville Crossing have their work cut out for them. The first half of the Gut Bridge fell into the water on the weekend, but is...
Feb 01, 2024
