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Coast Guard Helping with Emergency Response in Central
The Coast Guard is one of a number of agencies lending a hand in forest fire response in recent days. The Coast Guard has a number of helicopters normally tasked to shipboard work, and accessing remot...
Aug 11, 2022
Opposition Concerned After Private Contractor Forced to Pave Segment of Terra Nova Road
The Opposition is questioning the provincial government's Roads Plan after learning that an independent contractor was forced to take action and pave a segment of the Terra Nova Road in order to safel...
Aug 11, 2022 (Barry Petten, file photo.)
Supreme Court Orders Province to Hand Over All Documents on Schools Owned by RC Church
Most major schools in the metro St. John's area are a step closer to being sold to help settle sex abuse claims. The Supreme Court has ordered the province to turn over all documents related to its us...
Aug 11, 2022
CMOH Stressing Importance of Reducing Smoke Exposure
Parts of central Newfoundland can expect to see increased smoke in the area today and tomorrow due to the raging wildfires. That is due to a change in wind direction, pushing the smoke towards Grand F...
Aug 11, 2022 (Submitted photo.)
WestJet to Resume Once-Weekly Flight from St. John's to Orlando
It may not be on many minds of late, but once the cooler temperatures set in, people's thoughts may start turning to an escape to warmer climes. Those longing to escape to the sunny south will have an...
Aug 11, 2022
Price of Most Fuels Down Today
There's another break in the price of most fuels this morning. The regulated price of gas is down by one cent, while diesel is down by 5.7 cents a litre. Furnace and stove oils are both down by 4.88 c...
Aug 11, 2022
Man Charged Following Theft at Stavanger Drive Business
Metro police are charging a 45-year-old man with theft and public mischief after an incident yesterday afternoon. Around 2:00 p.m., police were called to a theft in progress from a Stavanger Drive bus...
Aug 11, 2022
Bell Canada President in Town for Series of Business Meetings
The President and CEO of Bell Canada is in St. John's for a series of business meetings now that public health restrictions have been lifted. Mirko Bibic says Bell Canada is in the midst of a "massive...
Aug 11, 2022
Lana Payne Elected as Unifor National President
Newfoundlander Lana Payne has been elected as the national president of Unifor. She's the first woman to hold the position. Payne, who previously served as National Secretary-Treasurer of Unifor, defe...
Aug 10, 2022 Lana Payne via @UniforTheUnion on Twitter
Air quality to Deteriorate in Central Newfoundland Communities Thursday and Friday Due to Wildfires
The province is warning that air quality in Central Newfoundland is expected to get worse tomorrow. The forecast predicts a change in wind direction, meaning more smoke will be on its way to Grand Fal...
Aug 10, 2022
