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Burin Peninsula Man Dead After Crash Near Grand Bank
A 57-year-old man was killed after a single vehicle crash on the Burin Peninsula Friday afternoon. RCMP say the man's pickup left the road and overturned just south of Grand Bank. The driver was prono...
Oct 16, 2023
Government Announces Five-Point Affordable Housing Plan
The provincial government has announced a five-point plan to increase the availability of housing that is affordable. The first point of the plan is the removal of the HST/GST on new purpose-built ren...
Oct 16, 2023
Hogan, Dinn Clash Over Housing Crunch in First Session of Fall Sitting
The province's housing crunch was front and centre when Question Period opened on the first day of the fall sitting of the House of Assembly. Question after question from the Opposition parties target...
Oct 16, 2023
Cotler Steps Down as Special Envoy Preserving Holocaust Remembrance
Former MP and long-time advocate for human rights is stepping down as Canada's Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance. The Prime Minister's Office announced today that Ambassador Deborah Ly...
Oct 16, 2023 Photo via CPAC
Over $300,000 Raised in Annual Polka Dot Trot
Some $335,000 was raised this weekend through the Cancer Care Foundation's annual Polka Dot Trot in Paradise. More than 800 people were involved in the fundraiser. Participants are encouraged to pick ...
Oct 16, 2023 Photo via Fortis Inc
Inquiry Into Treatment of Innu in Child Protection Meetings Resume in Sheshatshiu
The Inquiry into the Treatment of Innu in the Child Protection System will be holding community and private meetings in Sheshatshiu over the next two weeks. The meetings to hear directly from communit...
Oct 16, 2023 (Inquiry Commissioners. Left to right: Dr. Mike Devine, Anastasia Qupee, James Igloliorte.)
Culvert Replacement Continues on Peacekeepers Way
Culvert replacement work on Peacekeepers Way continues and is on scheduled to wrap up later this week. Eric Taylor Limited Excavating posted the update on Facebook this morning. The construction has c...
Oct 16, 2023 (Photo via Eric Taylor LTD)
First Group of Canadians Living in West Bank Safely Cross Border to Jordan: Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says the first group of Canadians living in the West Bank have safely crossed the border into Jordan. The federal government has been working to get Canadian citi...
Oct 16, 2023 (Images via Mélanie Joly Twitter.)
Daughter of Woman in Long-Term Care Raising Concerns About Provincial Subsidy Program as Monthly Rates Increase
The daughter of a woman who was recently accepted into a personal care home is calling the provincial government's personal care home subsidy program a "complete failure." The province announced in Se...
Oct 16, 2023 (File photo.)
Metro Police Seeking Public's Help in Locating Missing Teen
RNC are asking for the public's help in locating a teenager reported missing from the St. John's area. Police have concerns for the well-being of 15-year-old Liam Tripp was last seen in the area of St...
Oct 16, 2023
