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St. John's Pitcher Becomes First Female to Compete in Men's Baseball at Canada Summer Games
A local pitcher is making history at the Canada Summer Games. Jaida Lee of St. John's is the first female to compete in men's baseball at the games. Lee took to the mound against Alberta yesterday in ...
Aug 09, 2022 Jaida Lee during the Canada Summer Games in August 2022 (Photo via Baseball Canada Twitter.)
Pumper Truck Blows Up While Fighting Several Fires on Bell Island
Wildfires continue to rage throughout central Newfoundland following another hot and dry weekend-but it's not just central feeling the burn. Bell Island and the Town of Wabana are down a fire pumper t...
Aug 09, 2022
Government Airlifting Essential Goods to Communities Cut Off by Forest Fires
Government has begun airlifting essential goods to the Coast of Bays region cut off from the rest of the province because of the forest fires and the closure of the only road access. Two helicopters b...
Aug 09, 2022 (Photo via Atlantic Grocery Distributors.)
Province Launches Engagement Process for Social and Economic Well-Being Plan
The engagement process for a new plan to improve the overall health of the province is now open to the public. Minister John Abbott launched the engagement process of the Social and Economic Well-Bein...
Aug 09, 2022
Eastern Health Reschedules Some Surgeries After Patients Moved from Central
Eastern Health facilities in the metro region have received dozens of patients from the central region, forcing the rescheduling of some non-urgent surgeries originally scheduled for Monday and today....
Aug 09, 2022
Pharmacist Warns of the Dangers of Poor Air quality as Fires Continue to Burn in Central
A local pharmacist is warning that the effects of poor air quality can be serious. Air quality concerns are causing some residents to consider leaving the region, but a change in wind direction is pro...
Aug 08, 2022 (Via Derrick Bragg on Facebook.)
Corner Brook Imposes Fire Ban
The city of Corner Brook has imposed a fire ban effective immediately. The west coast is now seeing the same hot and dry conditions experienced elsewhere and the ban is being imposed in keeping with t...
Aug 08, 2022
Former PC Cabinet Minister Tom Hedderson Passes Away
A former provincial cabinet minister who represented the district of Harbour Main under former premiers Danny Williams and Kathy Dunderdale, has passed away. Tom Hedderson was 68. Hedderson, a former ...
Aug 08, 2022 Via Tom Hedderson on Facebook.
Seven Crewmembers and Two Dogs Saved From Vessel Off St. John's Monday Morning
Some tense moments played out off the coast of St. John's early this morning. Around 1:00 a.m., the Canadian Coast Guard received a MAYDAY broadcast from the fishing vessel the Gypsy Mariner, which wa...
Aug 08, 2022
Numerous Items Stolen from Camper in Gambo
Glovertown RCMP are investigating a break in at a camper trailer parked in the Mint Brook Road cabin area of Gambo. The break in occurred sometime between early July and August 6th. The culprits gaine...
Aug 08, 2022
