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Seven Local Species Added to Endangered Species Act
Seven more local species have been added to the Endangered Species Act, while two other species have seen a change in status. Added to the list of threatened species are the island of Newfoundland's n...
Jun 09, 2022 (Yellow-banded bumble bee. Photo via Government of Canada.)
West Coast Woman Looking to Take Legal Action After RCMP Entered Home
A woman from the west coast is planning to take legal action against the RCMP after she claims they entered her home without their knowledge and began questioning her 11-year-old daughter in the middl...
Jun 09, 2022
ATM Stolen from Gas Station in Crime Spree Spanning from Bay Roberts to Avondale
Thieves went on a destructive crime spree early yesterday morning spanning from Bay Roberts to Avondale. At one point a backhoe was used to smash into a gas station in South River to remove the ATM in...
Jun 09, 2022
Career Fair Helping Ukrainian Refugees Find Local Employment
A job fair in support of Ukrainian refugees in the province yesterday is being heralded as a success. The fair was put off by Work Global Canada, a recruitment agency located in St. John's. According ...
Jun 09, 2022 Paul Shelley, President and CEO of Work Global Canada
RNC Explains High Cost of Transporting Accused Murderer Back to NL
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is responding to questions regarding an exorbitant price tag associated with bringing an accused murderer back to this province. Sheldon Hibbs, arrested in Calgary ...
Jun 09, 2022
Eastern Health Opens Web Portal for Credit Monitoring Services
Eastern Health has announced that a new web portal has been opened for current and former patients to enroll in credit monitoring services. Such services were first introduced last fall in the wake of...
Jun 09, 2022
Rennie's River Elementary Holds Rainbow Dance Party for Pride Month
A metro-area elementary school teacher believes hosting pride events at school plays an important educational role in the move towards more inclusivity. Rennie's River Elementary held a Rainbow Dance ...
Jun 09, 2022
Gas Prices Down Slightly, Other Fuels Up
On Tuesday gas prices increased by nine cents, today gas is down by just 2.2 cents a litre. The steady increase in diesel prices continues, however, with an increase of 4.4 cents a litre, bringing the...
Jun 09, 2022
Mount Pearl Man Accused of Impaired Causing Death Expected to Enter Pleas
A Mount Pearl man accused of impaired driving causing death is due to enter pleas to the charges today. 28-year-old Tyler Harding faces nine counts in total, including impaired driving causing death, ...
Jun 09, 2022
Eastern Health Opens Canada's First Clinical Research Satellite Site in Grand Falls-Windsor
Eastern Health has opened Canada's very first Clinical Research Satellite Site in Grand Falls-Winsor to allow prostate cancer patients to participate in a clinical trial for a new treatment. The site ...
Jun 08, 2022
