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New Toolkit Helps Artists Balance Creativity and Caregiving
A local arts organization has created a guide for artists on ways to balance caregiving with their creative work. The Artists Caregivers Toolkit by Neighbourhood Dance Works is designed to help allevi...
Jan 18, 2026 via Facebook
Galway Sports-Plex Still on the Books, But Delayed to 2028
A new multi-sport facility in the Galway area of St. John's is still on the books, but things are moving along slower than organizers had hoped. The sports-plex would be comprised of four regulation-s...
Jan 18, 2026
End of an Era: Last Chance to Grab Tickets for Gushue's Farewell Brier
A limited number of tickets go on sale this week for the 2026 Montana's Brier in St. John's. This year's Brier, scheduled for February 27th through to March 8th, will mark Brad Gushue's last major cur...
Jan 18, 2026 (Photo via Curling Canada Twitter)
Government Invests in Sustainable Farming with New Grant Program
The provincial government has opened the application process for its Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program. The initiative helps farmers adopt practices that increase their environmental resiliency...
Jan 18, 2026 Stock image.
Hockey with Heart: Annual Charity Game Honours Young Lives Lost
The Baker Flooring Senior Blues are hosting the 4th Annual Sammy's Superhero Game today at the CBS Arena. The Blues are taking on the Outer Cove Marines in what is being described as one of the most "...
Jan 18, 2026 Sammy Porter (left) and J.D. Trainor
Man Arrested Following Downtown St. John's Break and Enter
A 30-year-old man, already on probation, has been arrested after breaking into a home in downtown St. John's early yesterday morning. RNC were called to the home just after 6:00 a.m., where police say...
Jan 18, 2026
Liberal MHA Urges Government to Act on St. Mary's Fish Sauce Plant
The MHA for Placentia-St. Mary's is calling on the provincial government to act on a disaster unfolding in the town of St. Mary's. High winds have heavily damaged the old fish sauce plant, which was a...
Jan 18, 2026 One side of the old fish sauce plant was blown away by recent winds (via Facebook)
Expert Warns of 'Tough Choices' as Food Inflation Set to Rise Again
The food buying habits of Canadians have changed significantly thanks to the steady increase in grocery prices. Food inflation is expected to rise by another 4 to 6 per cent in 2026. Assistant profess...
Jan 18, 2026 (VOCM News)
Employers Needed to Guide Students in Youth Apprenticeship Program
Skills Canada is encouraging employers to sign up for its Youth Apprenticeship Summer Program. The program helps to connect students in grades 10 and 11 with an employer to help gain apprenticeship sk...
Jan 17, 2026
RCMP Impound Newly Purchased Car in Bay St. George
A 41-year-old man was ticketed, and the car he was driving was seized after a traffic stop revealed that his licence was suspended. RCMP in Bay St. George pulled the man's car over on Main Street in S...
Jan 17, 2026 (via RCMP)
