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Marystown Mayor: Frustration Over Canning Bridge Closure Growing
The Mayor of Marystown says frustration over the closure of the Canning Bridge continues to grow. The bridge, which is the only connection between the north and south sides of town, was abruptly close...
Aug 23, 2023 (Photos courtesy of Johnaton Poulain)
Crash Claims Life of Elderly Woman, Two Others Injured
A woman in her 90s is dead following a single vehicle crash on the Trans Canada yesterday near Brigus Junction. RCMP say a pickup truck carrying three people left the road and rolled over, ending up i...
Aug 23, 2023
Prime Minister Provides Update on Progress of Canadian Wildfires
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provided an update today on the wildfires raging in the Northwest Territories and British Columbia. Trudeau was speaking at a cabinet retreat on Prince Edward Island. He ...
Aug 23, 2023 (Photos taken during the evacuation in Hay River NWT)
Education Minister Gives Update on Child Care Spaces in NL
The provincial government is providing an update on the creation of daycare spaces in the province. Education Minister Krista Lynn Howell provided the update this morning. She says there are nearly 8,...
Aug 23, 2023
CIHI: COVID-19 Hospitilizations Up 19 Per Cent Over Last Year, ER Visits Down
The Canadian Institute for Health Information says hospitalizations due to COVID-19 increased by 19 per cent over the last year, while emergency department visits due to the virus dropped over the sam...
Aug 23, 2023
Nova Scotia Corvette Club Turns Heads During Visit to Province
Members of he Nova Scotia Corvette Club have been touring the province, attracting a lot of attention form people seeing the group of super cars driving around. In total 13 vehicles have made the trip...
Aug 23, 2023
Springdale Police Seeking Help Locating Wanted Woman
Police in Springdale are seeking the public's help locating a wanted woman. They say 37-year-old Nena Cave is wanted on numerous outstanding warrants. She is described as being Caucasian with brown ha...
Aug 23, 2023
Capital City Releases Housing Needs Assessment Report
The City of St. John's has released their Housing Needs Assessment Report. The study, presented by Turner Drake and Partners Ltd. shows the current housing situation in the capital city and predicts w...
Aug 23, 2023 (Photo via City of St. John's.)
Young Entrepreneurs Honoured at CBDC Youth Ventures Awards
The province's youngest entrepreneurs have been honoured at the annual CBDC Youth Ventures Awards. The program helps young people start their own business. One such duo is 11-year old Emma Foss and se...
Aug 23, 2023 (Katie Foss and Emma Foss)
New Traffic Calming Measures are Working: St. John's Councillor
A St. John's city councillor says traffic calming measures installed in various parts of the capital are having the desired effect. Jamie Korab says requests for action to deal with speeding is the nu...
Aug 23, 2023 (VOCM News)
