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NL Hydro Not Anticipating Disruptions Due to Central Fires
NL Hydro does not anticipate any power outages at this time as a result of the fires raging in central Newfoundland, but says it is ready to respond if circumstances change. Hydro says there are two p...
Aug 08, 2022
Pride Week Celebrations Underway on Fogo Island
This week is Pride Week in the town of Fogo Island. The Fogo Island Pride Organization was established in 2019 after Trevor Taylor and his husband felt the need to bring pride to rural Newfoundland. T...
Aug 08, 2022
Two Stranded Pigs Rescued in Central Newfoundland
It was a first for the Exploits Ground Search and Rescue Team, who have been called upon numerous times to help rescue people in a variety of situations, this time, they helped to rescue two pigs stra...
Aug 08, 2022
RCMP Arrest Wanted Grand Falls-Windsor Man
RCMP have arrested a Grand Falls-Windsor man wanted in connection with a recent rash of break and enters and vehicle thefts. Police issued an advisory last week seeking help in locating 26-year-old Ch...
Aug 08, 2022
St. John's Council to Hold Ratification Vote for New Municipal Workers Collective Agreement
The final step to approve a new collective agreement between municipal workers and the city of St. John's will take place this afternoon. Last week, the city announced that CUPE Local 569 had ratified...
Aug 08, 2022
Winds Now Blowing Smoke Away from Central Communities
The Bay d'Espoir Highway will remain closed until conditions improve. The two forest fires in central Newfoundland are still separate-one at Paradise Lake and one around the Bay d'Espoir highway. The ...
Aug 08, 2022 (Via Derrick Bragg on Facebook.)
Optional Evacuation Plan Finalized for Grand Falls-Windsor Residents
An optional evacuation plan has been finalized for residents of Grand Falls-Windsor as forest fires in central Newfoundland continue to burn out of control. The greatest fear now according to official...
Aug 08, 2022
17-Year-Old Charged Following Overnight Break and Enter at St. John's Home
A 17-year-old faces numerous charges after a break and enter of a home in the centre city area of St. John's. The incident happened overnight. In addition to the break-in, he has been charged with res...
Aug 08, 2022
Arctic Chiefs of Defence Meeting in St. John's Today
Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff will be in St. John's today for an Arctic Chiefs of Defence meeting. General Wayne Eyre will host representatives from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and the Un...
Aug 08, 2022
Proposed Wind Power Plant Asked to Submit Environmental Impact Statement
A proposed wind power and hydrogen generation plant has been asked to submit an environmental impact statement on the proposed Port au Port-Stephenville project. The Minister of Environment and Climat...
Aug 08, 2022 (File photo.)
