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Snowfall Warnings End After Over Fifteen Centimetres Dumped on Burin Peninsula
Snowfall warnings have ended over the eastern portion of the island after the season's first real dumping of snow. Snow began earlier today in Gander and on the Burin Peninsula and 10-15 cm was foreca...
Nov 29, 2023
Riddle Fence Launches GoFundMe to Help With Budget Shortfalls
A local arts and literature magazine is looking for help to stay afloat in the wake of rising inflation and printing costs. Riddle Fence, a quarterly magazine started in 2007, publishes local poetry, ...
Nov 29, 2023
Innu Nation Land Claims Negotiator: Concept of Reconciliation Rings Hollow
A long-time land claims negotiator with the Innu Nation says talk of reconciliation makes him want to "throw up." Peter Penashue has been involved with land claims talks with the federal and provincia...
Nov 29, 2023
Province Will Not Provide Portable Toilets to Tent City Occupants
The provincial government will not be providing portable toilets for people living in tents near Colonial Building. The City of St. John's have closed the bathrooms in Bannerman Park until further not...
Nov 29, 2023
CODNL Not Joining Government for International Day of Persons with Disabilities Proclamation
CODNL is marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities with a special event, however they will not be joining the government celebrations. The Coalition of Persons with Disabilities would...
Nov 29, 2023
East End Apartment Building Step Closer to Approval as Council Votes to Rezone
A big new build in the east end of St. John's is a step closer to approval. Developer KMK Capital wants to erect a 10-storey apartment building on the former YMCA site on New Cove Road. The structure ...
Nov 29, 2023 (Design submitted by KMK Capital)
$1.1 Million in Donations Distributed to Communities Hit by Hurricane Fiona
Nearly $1.1 million in donations has been distributed to individuals and communities hit hardest by Hurricane Fiona in 2022. The donations were held in special funds at the Atlantic Edge Credit Union,...
Nov 29, 2023
Emergency Shelter Services Available in Downtown St. John's Ahead of Snow
NL Housing is providing emergency shelter services in the capital city's downtown with the help of End Homelessness St. John's, Thrive, and the NL Health Services' Harm Reduction Team. The province is...
Nov 29, 2023
Increased Police Presence on TCH, Botwood Highway Near Grand Falls-Windsor
There is an increased police presence at this time in the area of the Trans Canada Highway and Botwood Highway near Grand Falls-Windsor due to an ongoing investigation. RCMP say there is no risk to th...
Nov 29, 2023
Four Arrested Following Drug Raids in St. John's
Four people have been arrested following raids that yielded drugs, guns and a luxury vehicle yesterday in the metro region. The busts were carried out shortly after noon Tuesday at two separate locati...
Nov 29, 2023
