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Suicide Remembrance Ceremony Taking Place This Weekend
A vigil to remember those who have died by suicide is taking place in the capital city this weekend. The annual ceremony hopes to honour loved ones and provide support to grieving family and friends. ...
Dec 06, 2023
Ontario Contracting Group Transforms Shipping Containers into Modular Housing Community
A contracting group in Ontario believes they hold the solution to addressing the number of tent encampments popping up across the country. NOW Housing has built two, modular home communities in Waterl...
Dec 06, 2023 Photo via NOW Housing
Report Shows Decline in Educational Performance in Canada
A new report from an international organization created to build better public policies shows a decline in educational performance around the globe, which is only partly attributable to the pandemic. ...
Dec 06, 2023
WISE NL Marks Anniversary of Montreal Massacre With Vigil
Today marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, which marks the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre. On December 6, 1989, a gunman entered Montreal's cole Polytechni...
Dec 06, 2023
Salvation Army Seeing Big Increase in Need for Services
The Salvation Army has seen an increase in need for the many outreach services it provides. The Divisional Secretary for Public Relations with the Salvation Army in Newfoundland and Labrador, Jamie Lo...
Dec 06, 2023
Province, Ottawa Sign MOU to Make NL Principal Beneficiary of Offshore Wind Development
The provincial and federal governments have signed an MOU setting out a regime for offshore wind development in provincial waters. Federal Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson made the announ...
Dec 06, 2023 Minister Jonathan Wilkinson
63-Year-Old Man Dead Following Head-On Collision Near Norris Arm
A 63-year-old man is dead as the result of a head-on collision between a transport truck and SUV on the Trans-Canada Highway last evening near the Norris Arm turnoff. RCMP say the driver and lone occu...
Dec 06, 2023
Harvey's Completes Oil Spill Clean Up in St. John's
Harvey's Oil says the clean up of 980 litres of oil, spilled during a delivery to a home on Forbes Street in the capital city's west end earlier this week, has been completed. General Manager of Harve...
Dec 06, 2023
Bank of Canada Holds Interest Rate at 5.0 Per Cent
The Bank of Canada is holding the line on interest rates. The rate set today is 5.0 per cent, the same as it has been. While the hold on interest rates was widely expected, it is still the highest rat...
Dec 06, 2023 (Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem. File Photo via CPAC)
St. John's to Host KIOTI National Grand Slam of Curling
The best teams in the curling world are coming to St. John's next year. It might still be a year out, but the anticipation was palpable for the announcement at Mary Brown's Centre this morning. The 20...
Dec 06, 2023
