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Come From Away Partners With Local Charity
Come From Away is supporting a local charity through public promotion. Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Newfoundland and Labrador has been chosen as one of the hit Broadway show's charities for i...
Jul 24, 2022
Opposition Urges Action From Government on Bureaucracy With Abattoirs
The Opposition is accusing the province's Minister of Agriculture of not taking food security seriously. Pleaman Forsey who represents the district of Exploits says delays forcing the closure of the G...
Jul 24, 2022 (File photo.)
Music NL, CMHA Launch New Scholarship
Music NL is launching a new scholarship alongside the Canadian Mental Health Association and Lifewise. The Jason Cull Mental Health Scholarship for Students Studying Music will provide one student wit...
Jul 24, 2022
Great Northern Peninsula Communities Kick Off Come Home Celebrations
Come Home Year celebrations are underway on the Great Northern Peninsula this weekend. Municipal Affairs Minister Krista Lynn Howell recently joined the Englee Town Council to kick off the events. Eng...
Jul 24, 2022
TCH Culvert Replacement Work Between Pasadena, Corner Brook Starts This Summer
Culvert replacement work on the Trans-Canada in between Pasadena and Corner Brook is starting this summer. A $2.5 million contract has been awarded to Marine Contractors to replace 22 culverts in the ...
Jul 24, 2022
St. John's Pride Parade Postponed Due to Heat Warning
St. John's Pride is postponing Sunday's Pride Parade and the Pride in the Park event due to the extreme heat conditions. With temperatures reaching up to 34 degrees with the humidex, the committee say...
Jul 24, 2022 (St. John's Pride Parade 2019.)
Cattlemen's Association President Calls Green Valley Beef Farm "Huge Loss"
The President of the Cattlemen's Association calls the closure of the Green Valley Beef Farm in Northern Arm "a huge loss." Troy Humber of Green Valley was excited when the opportunity arose to apply ...
Jul 23, 2022
Tely 10 Postponed Due to Heat Warning
The Tely 10 is postponing their annual road race. The event which was scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled due to extreme heat. Organizers for the Tely 10 say the temperatures are too dangerous a...
Jul 23, 2022
Lifesaving Society Provides Swimming Safety Tips in Wake of Recent Tragedies
A number of recent swimming-related tragedies have gripped the province, and are prompting those involved in water safety to offer some advice on ways to stay safe while enjoying swimming activity in ...
Jul 23, 2022 Whiteaway Pond, Torbay
Heritage NL, Pilley's Island Come Home Year Committee Unveiling Plaque to Mark Heritage Structures
Heritage NL and the Pilley's Island Come Home Year committee is marking the official recognition of some local heritage structures in the historic community this weekend. A plaque-unveiling ceremony i...
Jul 23, 2022
