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"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
50th Annual NL Sport Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Taking Place this Evening
Some of the most accomplished, celebrated and influential athletes, administrators and volunteers will be recognized this evening at the 50th annual NL Sport Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Six new m...
Oct 14, 2023
Brazil Thanks Constituents Ahead of PC Leadership Shuffle
This is the PC Leader David Brazil's last hurrah, as the party chooses a new leader this evening. Brazil has served as leader of the official Opposition since Ches Crosbie stepped down in March of 202...
Oct 14, 2023
Amidst Growing Housing Crisis, City of St. John's Erects Security Fence on George Street Stage
Work on a fence surrounding the George Street Stage, where some people had previously been camping out to get out of the elements, has begun. The city says it is erecting the security fence due to con...
Oct 14, 2023
