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Province's First NASCAR Race Taking Place Next Weekend
The province's first NASCAR series, the PRO-LINE 225 is coming to Eastbound Park next week as part of the Pinty's Series of races. The races will feature a number of well-known drivers, including Indy...
Jun 18, 2022 Photo via showpass.com
Search Ongoing For Missing Man on Southern Avalon
A search was initiated Saturday for a missing man in the Portugal Cove South/Trepassey area. The man is believed to have left home on his ATV early Friday morning but failed to return. RCMP and search...
Jun 18, 2022 A helicopter assists in the search for a missing man in the Trepassey/Portugal Cove South area on Saturday. (Submitted photo)
Dead Sperm Whale Spotted Near Portugal Cove
There's a whale sighting of a different sort in Conception Bay near Portugal Cove. DFO says Tangly Whales, a group contracted by DFO, received a call about a dead sperm whale floating in Conception Ba...
Jun 18, 2022 Image via Jay White
Crown Seeking Dangerous Offender Declaration for Stephen Hopkins
The Crown is seeking to have Stephen Hopkins declared a dangerous offender. The 30-year-old St. John's man was found guilty of sexual assault Friday in Supreme Court. But it's not his first sex offenc...
Jun 18, 2022
Parks Canada Asking Visitors to Not Feed Foxes on Signal Hill
Parks Canada is once again asking visitors to resist the temptation to feed the foxes and signs are being erected at the attraction as reminders. Signal Hill is a popular spot from which to watch the ...
Jun 18, 2022
RCMP Warns of Suspicious Activity in Cow Head Area
Rocky Harbour RCMP are warning of reported suspicious activity in the area of Cow Head. RCMP received a call from a parent around 10:30 p.m. Thursday whose 5-year-old child told them they had been app...
Jun 18, 2022
Ride for Dad Event Kicks Off in St. John's
The annual Ride for Dad event for the fight against prostate cancer took place Saturday. The motorcycle parade campaign was created in 2007 and happens across the country. The Avalon leg of the parade...
Jun 18, 2022
TCH Reduced to One Lane Outside Deer Lake for Period Due to Serious Crash
The TCH outside of Deer Lake was reduced to one lane due to a serious crash Friday evening. Around 8:00 p.m. police reduced travel to one lane due to a serious motor vehicle collision east of Deer Lak...
Jun 18, 2022
Fire Advisory in Place for Northeast Avalon as Forest Fire Risk Rises Across Province
A fire advisory is now in place across the entire northeast Avalon region including St. John's, Mount Pearl, and Paradise. That means all permits for open fires are banned, however, contained fires su...
Jun 18, 2022
DFO Announces Summer Food Fishery Dates
The dates for this summer's food fishery have finally been announced. DFO released the dates for this year's Recreational Groundfish Fishery Friday. The fishery will be open for 39 days, on every Satu...
Jun 18, 2022
