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Single Parent Association Unveils Inclusive New Look
The Single Parent Association has updated their look. The organization has unveiled a new logo-a parent holding their child's hand, which they call a "more gender-neutral and inclusive symbol for pare...
Jul 22, 2023
Public Campaign Not a Fix for Downtown Safety Concerns: Status of Women Council
A group which speaks for women does not think an advertising/education campaign urging people to report crime to police is the way to go to addressing violence in the downtown. The City of St. John's ...
Jul 22, 2023
NunatuKavut Calls for Closure of Labrador Rivers for Salmon Angling
The NunatuKavut Community Council is calling on DFO to close all rivers in Labrador to salmon angling because of high water temperatures. DFO has instituted partial closures but the group says it shou...
Jul 22, 2023
Psychologist Highlights Room for Improvement Following Towards Recovery Report
A local child psychologist says the recent exodus of psychologists from the public health system appears to have stopped, but the provincial government needs to do more to help attract and retain psyc...
Jul 22, 2023 (Dr. Janine Hubbard File Photo)
New Democrats Seek Increased Access to Gender-Affirming Health Care
The NDP is calling for improved access to health care for transgender people. Party leader Jim Dinn says that many aspects of gender-affirming care are not covered by MCP, meaning many transgender peo...
Jul 22, 2023
Baseball NL Looking for New Facilities As Demand Continues to Rise
The popularity of baseball in Newfoundland and Labrador continues to grow, placing greater demand on fields-especially those with lighting. A limited number of fields in the capital city region have l...
Jul 22, 2023 (Kristyn Coley, file photo.)
Bell Aliant Restores Service to Metro Customers
Bell Aliant says services have now been restored after a lengthy outage in the capital city. Phone, internet, and TV services went down mid-Friday morning, with the outage affecting bank card services...
Jul 22, 2023
Call to Order of NL "Beyond an Honour", Says Mercer
Rick Mercer says it's hard to find the words to describe what being given the province's highest honour means to him. Mercer will be invested into the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador this October a...
Jul 22, 2023 (Photo courtesy Kara O'Keefe via Canada's Walk of Fame)
St. John's SPCA Accepting SNAP Applications Next Week
The Spay and Neuter Assistance Program will be available next week in the capital city. SPCA St. John's will be reopening their SNAP program on Tuesday, July 25 at 5:00 p.m. The organization will be a...
Jul 22, 2023 Photo via SPCA St. John's
FFAW Calls for Pause on Oil Drilling During Peak Fishing Season
Crab harvesters on the Avalon Peninsula are calling out the oil and gas industry saying the Hercules drill rig, operated by ExxonMobil in the Jeanne d'Arc Basin, is in direct conflict with traditional...
Jul 22, 2023 Photo via Equinor
