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Justin Trudeau and Wife Sophie Announce Separation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, have announced their decision to part ways after spending 18 years together as a married couple. Through posts on Instagram, both ...
Aug 02, 2023
Government Failing to Address Spike in Drugs, Crime: Opposition
The PC Opposition says the government is failing to address the current spike in crime and drugs, and has admitted as much. Helen Conway Ottenheimer says she was taken aback by the comments of Health ...
Aug 02, 2023
59-Year-Old Charged with Impaired After Boater Rescued Near Marysvale
A 59-year-old man has been charged with impaired after a boater had to be rescued from the Atlantic ocean over the weekend. Around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Bay Roberts RCMP received a report of two men ...
Aug 02, 2023
NLers on Par with National Average of Those Without Regular Health Care Provider
The Canadian Institute for Health Information has compiled data on access to health care providers and finds that Newfoundland and Labrador comes in right at the national average. CIHI's numbers show ...
Aug 02, 2023
NDP Leader Calls for Action to Address Skyrocketing Grocery Costs
The federal Leader of the NDP says that the country needs to address skyrocketing grocery prices, as Canada's largest companies report record profits. Jagmeet Singh addressed media outside of Dominion...
Aug 02, 2023
Mishap at Hibernia Platform Had Potential to be Fatal: C-NLOPB
A recent incident at the Hibernia platform could've killed someone, officials say. It occurred on July 25th as a chemical tank was being hoisted from the platform to a support vessel. During the opera...
Aug 02, 2023
Elevated Levels of Arsenic Found in 112 Privately-Owned Wells in Province
Many private well owners in Newfoundland and Labrador recently found out that there are elevated levels of arsenic in their water, and the provincial government is putting the onus on those people to ...
Aug 02, 2023 Environment Minister Bernard Davis
Fire Destroys Museum That Housed Local Film, TV Memorabilia
Memorabilia from some of the province's best-known films and TV shows has been lost to fire. The Shadows of the Past private museum in Fermeuse burned to the ground early this past Saturday morning. O...
Aug 02, 2023
$100,000 Lotto Max Ticket Sold in Province
Someone who bought a ticket in this province for last night's Lotto Max draw is a hundred grand richer. The ticket matched the winning number for the Tag portion of the draw-that number being 5-5-7-0-...
Aug 02, 2023
205th Royal St. John's Regatta Going Ahead Today
The largest garden party in the province will be in full swing today with oars in the water and fast food on the plates. Last year's Regatta was postponed for a day because of winds but not so this ye...
Aug 02, 2023
