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Province Puts $1.3 Million to New Forteau Community Centre
The community of Forteau in Labrador is getting a new community centre. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister John Abbott announced funding for the project in the town yesterday. It's expected to...
Aug 11, 2023
RNCA Believes West Coast Expansion Will Increase Membership
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Association says they are excited by the news that the RNC is expanding in western Newfoundland. Yesterday, Justice Minister John Hogan announced that the police fo...
Aug 11, 2023
Search and Rescue Make Save On Fishing Boat Off St. John's
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax has posted some remarkable images of a rescue that occurred off the province's coast earlier this week. On Monday, the crew of a 103 Search and Rescue S...
Aug 11, 2023
Churchill Park Music Festival Kicks Off Tonight
One of the most anticipated music festivals of the summer gets underway tonight in St. John's. Gates open for the Churchill Park Music Festival kickoff today at 4:00 p.m. The lineup is a who's who of ...
Aug 11, 2023
Province Provides Update on Corner Brook, Massey Drive Infrastructure Work
The provincial government is providing an update on work to repair a critical piece of infrastructure in Corner Brook. They say the contractor repairing the Lewin Parkway Bridge is waiting on bearings...
Aug 11, 2023
Fire Prevention Officer: Availability of Resources Considered in Fire Ban
The St. John's Regional Fire Department will decide tomorrow whether to lift the ban on outdoor fires imposed last Friday afternoon. The metro region has had a couple of days of rain since the ban too...
Aug 10, 2023
60-Year-Old Man Dead After Industrial Accident at NL Hydro in Holyrood
A man has died after an industrial accident at Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro in Holyrood shortly after 11:00 Thursday morning. Hydro says nothing is more important to them than employee safety, and ...
Aug 10, 2023
Furey: Conversations Continue on St. John's Harbourfront Fence
Premier Andrew Furey says conversations are continuing about getting rid of the controversial fence that encompasses much of the St. John's harbourfront. Last summer Furey wrote the federal transport ...
Aug 10, 2023
Veterinarian Warns of Presence of Heartworm in Local Dogs
A local veterinarian is warning the public of the possible presence of heartworm in the community. Dr. Maggie Brown-Bury explains that the condition is exactly what it sounds like-a worm that lives in...
Aug 10, 2023 (Photo courtesy Veterinary Specialty Centre of Newfoundland and Labrador)
Luxury Cabin Draw Deadline Strikes at Midnight
An important deadline in this year's Easter Seals Luxury Cabin Lottery is coming up at midnight tonight. The grand prize for this year's lottery is a luxury cabin located on Dildo Pond Properties. Whi...
Aug 10, 2023
