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Outer Ring Road to Close Sunday for Garbage Clean Up
The Outer Ring Road from Kenmount Road to the Logy Bay Road interchange will be closed this Sunday for a clean up of the ditches and banks along the highway. Barricades will be erected to block access...
May 24, 2023 Photo Courtesy:
Transportation and Infrastructure NL
Education Critic, Minister Clash in Heated Exchange on Frank Roberts Junior High
Tensions rose in the House of Assembly today as the opposition and government sparred over the issue of Health and Safety at Frank Roberts Junior High. Students and parents protested outside of the sc...
May 23, 2023
FFAW: Argentia Protest Not Union Sanctioned
The FFAW says a blockade in Argentia on Thursday involving fish harvesters was not a union sanctioned event. Some harvesters, upset over low crab prices, protested first at FFAW headquarters before mo...
May 23, 2023 FFAW President Greg Pretty
Government Extends Provincial Agrifoods Assistance Program Application Deadline
Government is extending the deadline for the Provincial Agrifoods Assistance Program. The program gives money to farmers for land development. The move is to combat historically high fertilizer prices...
May 23, 2023
Mount Pearl Woman Seriously Injured in Weekend Shoppers Drug Mart Crash
A 42-year-old Mount Pearl woman was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after she was struck and trapped under a vehicle that crashed through the front of Shoppers Drug Mart on Lemarchant Road in...
May 23, 2023
Spaniard's Bay/Tilton Volunteer Fire Departments Recruits Three Teens
The Spaniard's Bay/Tilton Volunteer Fire Department is welcoming three new recruits. Sixteen-year-olds Daniel Eveleigh, Gavin Porter and Maxim Stephan have all signed on over the past few months. The ...
May 23, 2023
Cocaine, Vehicles Seized in Paradise Drug Bust
A 58-year-old Paradise man has been charged following a seizure of cocaine, cash and a variety of vehicles. Seized items include about $275,000 worth of cocaine and crack cocaine, approximately $163,0...
May 23, 2023
Association of Seafood Producers Shift Focus to Start of Crab Season
The Association of Seafood Producers is focused on getting the season started in an orderly fashion now that a deal has finally been reached to get the delayed crab fishery underway. A deal was announ...
May 23, 2023 ASP Executive Director Jeff Loder
St. John's Launches Residential Re-Leaf Program
The City of St. John's has once again launched a program that allows for a $200 discount on the purchase of a tree for your property. The Residential Re-Leaf program makes it more affordable for prope...
May 23, 2023
MUN Study Looking to Improve Risk Management for Families with Hereditary Cancers
A new study at Memorial University is hoping to improve ongoing risk management for families affected by hereditary cancers. The research is looking into the feasibility of a registry and developing a...
May 23, 2023
