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Food First NL Calls Canada's Lack of National School Food Policy an "Embarrassment"
Food First NL is eagerly awaiting a National School Food Policy from the federal government. Canada is currently the only G7 country without such a program. Josh Smee with Food First NL says that they...
Oct 21, 2023
Province Gears Up for Winter, Recalls Snow Clearing Staff As Temperatures Dip
The province is in the process of recalling its winter snow clearing staff as temperatures across the province start to dip. The Department of Transportation says mechanics are conducting their annual...
Oct 21, 2023 (Photo: City of St. John's)
Six Local Artists Earn Canadian Folk Music Award Nominations
Six local artists have been nominated for the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards to take place in St. John's. Paige Penney and Abigale have each been nominated in the Young Performer of the Year category...
Oct 21, 2023 Paige Penney
Driver Charged with Impaired, Licence Suspended, Vehicle Seized in Bay Roberts
A 43-year-old man has been charged with impaired after a traffic stop in Bay Roberts earlier this week. RCMP pulled the vehicle over on Central Street shortly after midnight on Thursday. The driver, w...
Oct 21, 2023
PC Leader Wakeham Urges Auditor General to Release Report on Memorial University Spending
The Auditor General has delivered her audit report on spending at Memorial University to government, and the PC opposition leader wants to see it released to the public immediately. The province reque...
Oct 21, 2023
Growlers Topple Royals in Scrappy Affair to Kick off 2023-24 Season
The Newfoundland Growlers opened their 2023-24 season with a bang as they rolled to a 7-4 victory over the Reading Royals on Friday night at the Mary Brown's Centre. It was a scrappy affair, with no s...
Oct 21, 2023 Newfoundland Growlers Photo
RNC Make Multiple Arrests in Corner Brook
The RNC in Corner Brook responded to multiple calls on Friday. First, a 49-year-old Corner Brook resident was arrested following a service call in the Humber Road area. The unnamed male had multiple o...
Oct 21, 2023
RNC Issues Warning to Pet Owners Following Increased Reports of Possible Poisonous Meat Found Throughout Metro
The RNC has received further reports of meat products with what appears to be rat poison, scattered about public spaces in the metro region. Police are advising pet owners to be especially attentive t...
Oct 20, 2023
NunatuKavut President Accuses Innu Nation, Nunatsiavut of Spreading Misinformation
NunatuKavut Community Council President Todd Russell in an address to members on YouTube this week reaffirmed his position and addressed what he calls the misinformation being spread by the Innu Natio...
Oct 20, 2023 Todd Russell, President, NunatuKavut Community Council.
Officials Continue Efforts to Get Canadians to Safety Ahead of Israeli Ground Offensive
Canadians in Gaza are being warned that the situation in the occupied territory is "extremely fluid" and that efforts are underway to try to get Canadians and others out of the area through the Rafah ...
Oct 20, 2023
