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Hundreds of Runners Conquer Grueling Cape to Cabot Race on Sunny Sunday
It was a beautiful morning for a run in the metro. The annual Cape to Cabot race took place today, with hundreds of runners making the grueling 20 km trek from Cape Spear to Cabot Tower. Spirits were ...
Oct 15, 2023 Cape to Cabot 2023
Heavy Rain, High Winds Set to Hit Eastern Half of Island
Parts of the island are in for a soaking. Environment Canada has special weather statements out for many areas, including metro. A system approaching from the south will bring heavy rain and high wind...
Oct 15, 2023
Town of CBS Repairing T'Railway, Mayor Says Bridge Has Reached "Very End" of its Useful Life
The town of Conception Bay South is very concerned with people traversing the Seal Cove Pond railway trestle while work on the T'Railway is underway. The town has secured funding to make updates and r...
Oct 15, 2023
"Co-ops Mean Business": Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Co-operatives Celebrated This Week
Co-ops mean business. That's the motto for the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Co-operatives (NLFC) ahead of Co-op week 2023. From October 15-21st, co-ops and credit unions across the province...
Oct 15, 2023 Newfoundland-Labrador Federation of Co-operatives Photo
Opera On The Avalon's 'February' Finely Balances Levity & Tragedy for Moving Theatre Experience
If you don't laugh, you might cry. So says Opera on the Avalon's Artistic Director Cheryl Hickman, delving into the heart of the promotion's world premiere adaptation of Lisa Moore's best-seller Febru...
Oct 15, 2023 Opera On The Avalon - February - Photo
Road Closures Issued for Cape to Cabot Race Today in Metro
Road closures are in affect today in the St. John's area for the annual Cape to Cabot Race. Motorists are advised that the following temporary lane reductions / road closures will be in effect for the...
Oct 15, 2023 Photo via Parks Canada
Melanie Joly: "Gaza One of the Worst Places to Be"; Canada Seeks Alternatives for Evacuation
The federal government is working to get Canadians out of Gaza as the war in Israel intensifies. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly provided an update on those efforts from Amman, Jordan on Saturda...
Oct 14, 2023 Minister Joly meets with their Jordanian counterpart in Amman. Photo via Melanie Joly Twitter
Wakeham Claims PC Party Leadership With Second-Ballot Victory
It took two ballots, but Tony Wakeham is the new leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. The results were announced Saturday evening during the party's convention at...
Oct 14, 2023 PC Party Leader Tony Wakeham (VOCM News)
Inaugural Zero Waste Festival Taking Place in St. John's this Sunday
The St. John's Francophone Association is partnering with the St. John's Tool Library for the city's very first Zero Waste Festival taking place this weekend. Co-chair of the Zero Waste Festival Organ...
Oct 14, 2023
Petroleum Producers Pleased with Supreme Court Decision on "Unconstitutional" Impact Assessment Act
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, which acted as an intervenor in the process, is pleased with a Supreme Court of Canada decision which found that the federal government's Impact Assess...
Oct 14, 2023
