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Marine Institute Model Boat Race Taking Place Today
Marine Institute's 10th annual model boat race is taking place this today. More than 70 students from 10 junior high and high schools will participate in the event. They'll be racing remote-controlled...
Nov 04, 2023
RNC Arrest 50-Year-Old Female for Assaulting a Police Officer in St. Clare's Area Yesterday
The RNC responded to a call in the area of the St. Clare's Mercy Hospital in St. John's yesterday afternoon, resulting in the arrest of a 50-year-old female. At 2:45 p.m. an unidentified female was ar...
Nov 04, 2023
Pair Arrested After Firearm, Drugs Seized From Harbour Main Home
Two men have been arrested and charged after handguns, ammunition, pills, and cash were seized from a home in Harbour Main last week. The RCMP's search of the Ridge Road property involved several of t...
Nov 03, 2023
NL Unemployment Rate Up in October
The unemployment rate in Newfoundland and Labrador went back into double digits last month-from 9.7 per cent in September to 10.0 in October. In the St. John's region, the rate held steady at 6.6 per ...
Nov 03, 2023
Cruise Ship Season Wraps Up in Corner Brook
The last cruise ship of the season for Newfoundland and Labrador is in Corner Brook today with no more ships expected in the province until well into 2024. Ross Klein, a MUN professor who has written ...
Nov 03, 2023 Photo Credit: Mark R. Tsang
High-Risk, Repeat Sexual Offender Facing New Charges
A man who has been described as a high-risk sexual offender is back in jail for another alleged offence earlier this week. Sixty-three year-old Dennis Murphy was arrested in St. John's yesterday. RNC ...
Nov 03, 2023
Molson Coors Details Growth, Investments in Decades-Old Brewery
A local brewery is celebrating some significant technological milestones over the last number of years, and this week they opened up their shop to show them off. What is now the Molson Coors brewery o...
Nov 03, 2023
Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP Search for Wanted Man
Police in central Newfoundland have a man on their wanted list but they are also concerned for his safety and well-being. An arrest warrant is out for Nathan Hancott, who's 25, after his surety was re...
Nov 03, 2023
NL Health Services Sifting Through Resumes From Ethiopian Refugees
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services has begun a recruitment effort for health care workers focused on people living as refugees in Ethiopia. The project is the result of a partnership with both ...
Nov 03, 2023 Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services CEO David Diamond.
Women in Construction Forum Aims to Educate, Train, Re-shape Industry
The 2nd annual Women in Construction Forum is a go today at the Sheraton Hotel in St. John's. The event, which is open to all genders, is bringing together about 200 delegates to brainstorm around the...
Nov 03, 2023 Rhonda Neary, president and chief operating officer with the Newfoundland and Labrador Construction Association (left), and association vice-chairperson Valerie Penney.
