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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
Local Tech Blogger Warning of New Canada Post Phishing Scam
A new phishing scam is circulating in some regions of Canada in an attempt to collect people's data and cash. The scam typically involves a text purporting to be from Canada Post claiming that a packa...
May 23, 2023 (Kevin Andrews File photo)
Irishtown Man Arrested After Barricading Himself Inside Home
A man from Irishtown who had barricaded himself inside a home, was arrested on Sunday by Corner Brook RCMP. Police were called to a home in Irishtown on Sunday afternoon to find a man barricaded insid...
May 23, 2023
Province Installing Traffic Cameras in Mount Pearl and Paradise
Newfoundland and Labrador is going high tech to catch people who speed on our roads. Traffic cameras, which have been used in other provinces for some time, will be installed in Paradise and Mount Pea...
May 23, 2023
Province to Introduce Amendments to PUB Legislation
The provincial government is set to introduce amendments following a recent review of legislation governing the Public Utilities Board. The province is looking to introduce amendments to both the Elec...
May 23, 2023
More Medical Students Accept Bursaries to Practice in NL
The province's Medical Resident Bursaries are seeing a return, as 42 medical residents have accepted the money in exchange for working in the province for three years. This bursary is in addition to t...
May 23, 2023
31-Year-Old Man Arrested Following Theft at St. John's Business
A quick-thinking employee at a business on Military Road in St. John's flagged down a police car early Sunday afternoon, just after somebody had stolen from them. RNC began a search and quickly locate...
May 23, 2023
Victims Left Waiting as Government Delays Expansion of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program: Evans
The NDP MHA for Torngat Mountains is accusing government of dragging their heels on the expansion of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program. The program trains nurses in conducting medical-forensic...
May 23, 2023
