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Teams Make Pitch to Address Food Insecurity in Capital City
Five teams in St. John's are participating in Food First NL's inaugural Kickstarter. The Kickstarter brings five innovator teams to try and address the issue of food security in St. John's. The teams ...
May 15, 2021 Photo: Food First NL website
NDP Concerned "Radical Changes" Coming in Provincial Budget
NDP Leader Alison Coffin says she is "very concerned" about what is coming in the provincial budget at the end of the month. Budget day is May 31st, and both Premier Andrew Furey and Finance Minister ...
May 15, 2021
Premier Addresses Proposed Tax Increases in PERT Report
There's another strong indicator that personal income taxes may increase for some of the province's highest earners. Premier Andrew Furey repeated yesterday previous indications that taxes may increas...
May 15, 2021
Douglas Snelgrove Found Guilty of Sexual Assault
A jury has found suspended RNC constable Douglas Snelgrove guilty of sexual assault in 2014. The seven men and five women returned the verdict shortly after 3:30 p.m. today. There was tension in the a...
May 15, 2021
Prescription Medication Stolen from Burin Pharmacy, Police Investigating
A large amount of prescription medication was stolen from the Burin Pharmacy between Tuesday and Wednesday this week. At 8:30 on May 12, Burin Peninsula RCMP received a report that someone had broken ...
May 14, 2021
Province Launches Public Consultations on Renaming Red Indian Lake
The provincial government has launched public consultations on renaming Red Indian Lake. Government suddenly announced last month that the name of the lake, long associated with the Beothuk, was being...
May 14, 2021 (Photo Facebook: Millertown)
Legionnaire Could Soon Be Back in Service Following Round of Repairs
The Legionnaire could be back on the Fogo Island-Change Islands run as early as tomorrow after repairs to damage caused by a collision with the wharf at Farewell earlier this week. The vessel struck t...
May 14, 2021 (File photo.)
Man Charged in Connection With Fatal Hit and Run in Happy Valley-Goose Bay
The RCMP has charged 35-year-old Simon Tremblay of Happy Valley-Goose Bay in connection with a fatal hit and run last summer that claimed the life of 26-year-old Ryan Nuke. The young man's body was fo...
May 14, 2021
Marine Atlantic Delays Start Date for Argentia Ferry Service
Marine Atlantic has delayed the start of the Argentia service amid ongoing uncertainty caused by COVID-19. The Argentia service was originally scheduled to start June 16, but that's since been delayed...
May 14, 2021 (Image courtesy Marine Atlantic.)
NL Reports Six New Cases of COVID-19, No Indication of Community Spread on Southwest Coast
There are six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province today. Three are in the Eastern Health region and three are in Western Health. Four are related to travel in Canada, while two are close c...
May 14, 2021
