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St. John's Hosts Portuguese Delegates For EU 'Study Visit'
Delegates from the city of Braga, Portugal are in St. John's this week for a "study visit" as part of the European Union's International Urban and Regional Cooperation Program. Mayor Danny Breen says ...
Jun 21, 2022
Local Golfers Claim Titles As Part of Canada Games Trials
Two local golfers overcame wet and windy conditions this past weekend to win the Canada Games trials at the Gander Golf Club. Ryan Holwell of Bally Haly carded a two-day total of 150 to capture the bo...
Jun 21, 2022 From left to right, Ethan Efford, Ryan Holwell, Mila Snook, Freya Snook, Sam Fisher and Daniel Sharpe.
First Light Marking National Indigenous Peoples Day in St. John's
Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day, and First Light is celebrating with ceremonies and activities throughout the day in the St. John's region. Events began bright and early with a sunrise ceremo...
Jun 21, 2022
Lab West Teachers Ratify New Agreement With Province
Teachers with the NLTA's Labrador West bargaining unit have voted to accept an agreement reached between the provincial government and school boards. The union's negotiating team had recommended accep...
Jun 21, 2022
Surprise Drop in Fuel Prices as PUB Steps in Again
Fuel prices are down nearly across the board this morning. The Public Utilities Board made an unexpected adjustment to prices as of midnight, dropping the cost of gas by almost 9 cents a litre, or 8.9...
Jun 21, 2022
Province Ending Rapid COVID Testing Program in K-12 Schools
The province's Chief Medical Officer of Health has announced that the rapid COVID testing program in the K-12 system is being discontinued effective immediately. Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says new COVID c...
Jun 21, 2022
Armed Robbers Target Two Businesses in St. John's
Two businesses were targeted overnight by thieves. Shortly after 9 p.m., police responded to Halliday's Meat Market on Gower Street in downtown St. John's where a man had reportedly threatened staff w...
Jun 21, 2022
RNC Seek Witnesses, Video Related to Shooting in the Goulds
The RNC has released a timeline related to a shooting incident in the Goulds Sunday evening that sent a 21-year-old man to hospital with serious injuries. 20-year-old Brandon Chafe, who was recently r...
Jun 20, 2022
Dr. Kris Luscombe Named New NLMA President
Dr. Kris Luscombe has been named the new president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association. Luscombe was installed as the new president during the NLMA's AGM on Saturday. He replaces outg...
Jun 20, 2022
Virtual ER Services Not in Use at Rufus Guinchard Health Centre
Western Health is advising that the virtual ER at the Rufus Guinchard Health Centre will not be in use this week. The health authority says that was the plan, but there will be regular physician cover...
Jun 20, 2022 Rufus Guinchard Health Centre. Photo via Western Health
