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Ronald McDonald House Red Shoe Crew Walk Raises $245,000
The biggest fundraising event of the year for Ronald McDonald House in St. John's has lived up to its billing, and then some. The 12th annual Red Shoe Crew-Walk for Families was held across the provin...
Oct 06, 2023 Director of Development and Communications, Christina Morgan
Four Arrested, One Man Injured in George Street Bar Fight
Four people are facing charges after police went to a bar on George Street to break up a fight. When RNC arrived, they found a man who was injured and required medical attention. A 22-year-old woman h...
Oct 06, 2023
MUN Grenfell Campus Receives $132,000 to Support Tourism Growth
Around $132,000 is going to Memorial University's Grenfell Campus to support the growth of the local tourism industry. The federal government is giving $100,000 to the school, while the province is gi...
Oct 06, 2023 MUN Grenfell Campus
Service Restored in Second Bell Aliant Phone Outage This Week
Bell Aliant customers in Newfoundland and Labrador have had their service restored after the second phone outage in the province this week. The company says two fibre cables delivering phone and some ...
Oct 06, 2023
Bay Roberts Man Faces Additional Charges in Altercation With Officer
A Bay Roberts man has had more charges laid against him after allegedly assaulting a police officer in Bay Roberts. According to the RCMP, the incident happened when they tried to arrest 41-year-old D...
Oct 05, 2023
Liberal MP McDonald Supports Conservative Party Motion to Repeal Carbon Taxes
Liberal MP Ken McDonald has once again drawn attention in the House of Commons by voting against his caucus colleagues. McDonald stood in support of the Conservative Party's motion to repeal all carbo...
Oct 05, 2023 (Ken McDonald File Photo)
NL Hydro Requests More Information for Port au Port Hydrogen Project
NL Hydro has requested additional information from World Energy GH2 which is hoping to draw energy from the grid for its massive wind and hydrogen project on the Port au Port Peninsula. According to W...
Oct 05, 2023
NAPE Calls HMP Unsafe Workplace as Issues Continue to Mount
NAPE is frustrated with continued problems at HMP that the union says amounts to an unsafe workplace. A corrections officer was injured after being grabbed by an inmate yesterday afternoon, and virtua...
Oct 05, 2023
Metrobus Sees Record High Ridership as Inflation, Gas Prices Increase
Metrobus is experiencing "record high" ridership and a variety of factors are responsible for the change. General Manager Judy Powell says the price of fuel and rising inflation are among the factors ...
Oct 05, 2023
West Coast Police Investigates Rash of Break and Enters
Police on the west coast are investigating a rash of break and enters in the area between Stephenville Crossing and St. George's over the weekend. The first incident happened early Sunday morning when...
Oct 05, 2023
