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Free Access to All Provincial Parks for Canada Day
Day use admission to all provincial parks is free today as part of Canada Day and Come Home year celebrations. The daily vehicle permit fee of $10 dollars is being waived today for all-day use visitor...
Jul 01, 2022 (Photo via Parks NL.)
Price of Diesel Drops by 12.1 Cents
No change to the price of gas today, but the price of other fuels are down in an unexpected adjustment by the PUB. The price of diesel is down by up to 12.1 cents a litre. Furnace oil dropped by 10.52...
Jul 01, 2022
Man Charged in Connection with Gun Violence and Stabbing Arrested, Released
One of several people charged in connection with a rash of recent gun violence and a stabbing in metro St. John's has been arrested and released again. 20-year-old Robert Belbin was picked up this wee...
Jun 30, 2022
Memorial Day Ceremonies Planned Throughout Province
Memorial Day ceremonies are planned throughout the province tomorrow. On entering Confederation with Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador had to make the shift to try to balance Canada Day celebrations w...
Jun 30, 2022
Order of Newfoundland and Labrador Recipient Helen Murphy Passes Away
The former Director of the Inclusion Choir and recent recipient of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador passed away earlier this month. Helen Murphy passed away June 23rd at the age of 76. Murphy wa...
Jun 30, 2022 Via Cauls Funeral Home
Downtown St. John's Pedestrian Mall Reopens for Summer Season
The St. John's downtown pedestrian has reopened for another summer. The opening was not only greeted with fanfare but, in true St. John's fashion, with a chill in the air as the fog rolled in through ...
Jun 30, 2022
Opposition Calling on Service NL Minister to Address Vacancies at Department of Motor Vehicles
The Official Opposition is calling for Digital Government and Service NL Minister Sarah Stoodley to make changes to the working conditions at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Loyola O'Driscoll was re...
Jun 30, 2022
20-Year-Old Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Goulds Shooting
An attempted murder charge has been laid against Brandon Chafe in connection with a shooting incident in the Goulds that resulted in serious injuries to a 21-year-old man. 20-year-old Chafe was alread...
Jun 30, 2022
Bell Island RCMP Arrest One Man, Still Seeking Another
Bell Island RCMP say they have arrested a man wanted for failing to appear in court on numerous charges. Police say they apprehended 32-year-old John Noseworthy early Saturday afternoon, and they than...
Jun 30, 2022
Miawpukek First Nations 25th Annual Powwow Kicks Off Tonight
The first post-pandemic Powwow kicks off tonight at the Miawpukek Powwow Grounds. The Miawpukek First Nations 25th Annual Powwow will see a return to regular celebrations as the celebrations had been ...
Jun 30, 2022 (File photo, Conne River Pow Wow 2018.)
