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Suspected Impaired Driver Arrested After Assaulting Police Officer
A man who was pulled over by the RNC on suspicion of drunk driving chose instead to become confrontational. The incident unfolded in metro just before 8:00 Sunday morning. The 47-year-old now faces ch...
Aug 29, 2022
Faux Business Mix Up with City of St. John's Leaves Couple Curled Up and Dye-ing with Laughter
The owners of a house on Gower Street in downtown St. John's say they haven't stopped laughing after a decal left behind from a Hudson and Rex shoot prompted a real warning letter from the city of St....
Aug 29, 2022 Photo by Paul Daly
University of Toronto Report Highlights Rates of Food Insecurity Across Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador has the highest rate of children living in food-insecure households of any province in Canada. That's according to a new study out of the University of Toronto, which draws o...
Aug 29, 2022
"Inexcusable and Appalling": Premier Furey Condemns Confrontation Involving Deputy Prime Minister
Premier Andrew Furey has joined the chorus of public condemnation following an incident involving Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday. Videos of the incident have been widely shared on s...
Aug 29, 2022
Work to Begin on Mount Bernard Avenue in Corner Brook
The long-awaited reconstruction of Mount Bernard Avenue in Corner Brook is set to begins this week. The work will involve upgrading of the water and wastewater infrastructure to supply the new hospita...
Aug 28, 2022
Applications Open for Fall Semester K-6 Mathematics Bursary
Applications are now being accepted for the fall 2022 semester for the K-6 Mathematics Bursary. More than $280,000 dollars have been provided through the program since its inception in 2008. The deadl...
Aug 28, 2022
Workplace NL Announces New Safety Leadership Awards
Workplace NL has announced a new Safety Leadership Awards to recognize employers and workers who demonstrate a visible commitment to health and safety in the workplace. CEO of Workplace NL Dennis Hoga...
Aug 28, 2022
Human Rights Hearing Begins Monday for Parents of Deaf Child
The Human Rights Commission will begin hearings into a discrimination case against the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District tomorrow. Todd and Kim Churchill brought the complaint forward ...
Aug 28, 2022 Carter Churchill (File photo.)
Emergency Services in Whitbourne to Close for One Week
The emergency department at the Dr. William H. Newhook Community Health Centre in Whitbourne is going to be closed for an entire week because of staffing issues. Eastern Health says ER services will b...
Aug 28, 2022
St. John's Welcomes 6,000 Tourists from Cruise Ships Over Weekend
The City of St. John's welcomed over 6,000 visitors this weekend thanks to some massive cruise ships. Yesterday the Celebrity Summit spent the day docked in St. John's with over 2,400 tourists on boar...
Aug 28, 2022
