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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
St. John's Mayor Says Safe Injection Site Must Be Headed By Province
The Mayor of St. John's says a safe injection site is an initiative that must be headed by the provincial governmment. Over the weekend 20-year-old Benjamin Olivero died near a park bench close to the...
Aug 01, 2023 Danny Breen (File Photo)
Criminologist: Rise in Crime Shows Change in Province
A criminologist says new crime statistics show that the province is changing. The total crime rate in Newfoundland and Labrador rose by 4 per cent last year, but by 13 per cent from ten years ago, acc...
Aug 01, 2023 Dr. Adrienne Peter (Photo via Twitter)
Multiple Tournaments Gear Up for Baseball NL Day
This is a big weekend for baseball in the province. Saturday is Baseball NL Day with events scheduled all over the province. The Senior A finals take place at St. Pat's Ballpark, the Heather Healey Fe...
Aug 01, 2023
Legislative Standards Commissioner Finds No Reasonable Grounds to Conduct Inquiry Into Furey Fishing Trip
The Commissioner for Legislative Standards has found that there is no reasonable grounds to conduct an inquiry into Premier Andrew Furey's fishing trip to a luxury lodge owned by John Risley in July 2...
Aug 01, 2023
RCMP Lay Additional Charges in Connection With Project Badminton
The RCMP has laid additional charges in connection to an alleged drug and human trafficking operation in the province. The mounties first announced the details of Project Badminton last September. The...
Aug 01, 2023
Settlement Reached Between Nunatsiavut Government and Big River Camps
A company has settled with the Nunatsiavut Government and has issued an apology for trespassing on Labrador Inuit Lands. As part of an out-of-court settlement, Big River Camps, which operates a sports...
Aug 01, 2023
CUPE Ratifies Four-Year Agreement with Memorial University
CUPE has ratified a new four-year agreement with Memorial University. Local 1615 represents more than 700 administrative, technical and support employees at the St. John's, Corner Brook, and Labrador ...
Aug 01, 2023
Hibernia Fined $400,000 in Connection with 2019 Oil Spill
The operators of the Hibernia oilfield have been fined almost half a million dollars in connection with a spill more than four years ago. The release of about 12,000 litres, or 80 barrels of crude oil...
Aug 01, 2023 (Hibernia, via ExxonMobil.)
Newfoundland Growlers Appoint Former Player Marcus Power as Hockey Operations Coordinator
The Newfoundland Growlers have appointed former player Marcus Power as the club's hockey operations coordinator. Marcus will play a crucial part in supporting the team's hockey operations. Power says ...
Aug 01, 2023
