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Midnight Break-In Foiled After Suspects Get Stuck in Snow
Two men who found themselves in a sticky situation in Portugal Cove-St. Philips spent the night in the lockup. The RNC got a call at about midnight of suspicious activity at a new home under construct...
Dec 07, 2025
Santa's on the Move: Winds Calm for Christmas Parades
It's a much more suitable day for a Santa Claus parade than yesterday. The winds have died down and temperatures are more pleasant. Parades in C.B.S. and Witless Bay get on the go at 10 a.m., while th...
Dec 07, 2025 (via Town of Conception Bay South)
Crash Leads to Arrest of Driver on Canada-Wide Ban
A car crash in the west end of St. John's early last night revealed that one of the operators should not have been on the road in the first place. It happened at about 7:30 and through the course of t...
Dec 07, 2025
Trepassey Blaze Levels Summer Home Amid Strong Winds
Fire has destroyed a summer home in Trepassey. The fire broke out late Saturday morning on a very windy day, something which hampered efforts of the volunteer fire department. The home was located on ...
Dec 07, 2025
NL Hits Rock Bottom in North American Economic Freedom Index
A new report out of the Fraser Institute says that Newfoundland and Labrador ranks dead last of all ten Canadian provinces and 50 U.S. states in terms of economic freedom. Matthew Mitchell, a senior f...
Dec 07, 2025 St. John's downtown, Gower Street (via City of St. John's)
City Faces Financial Squeeze Ahead of 2026 Budget
The City of St. John's is a little over a week away from presenting its 2026 budget, but there's still no indication whether council will increase property taxes. Deputy Mayor Ron Ellsworth, the lead ...
Dec 07, 2025 St. John's City Councillor Ron Ellsworth
Friends and Musicians Unite for Beloved DJ Lex Griffiths
A fundraising event is being held tomorrow to support well-known DJ and community volunteer Lex Griffiths, who is recovering from a recent stroke. Friends, musicians, and supporters are coming togethe...
Dec 06, 2025 Together for Lex
What's a Wassail? Find Out at This Weekend's Folk Arts Fundraiser
The NL Folk Arts Society is hosting its Holiday Wassail tomorrow at the Bella Vista in St. John's. A wassail is an ancient holiday tradition from the British Isles, usually involving revelry and merri...
Dec 06, 2025 (via the NL Folk Arts Society)
Volunteer Firefighters Face Uphill Battle to Replace Decommissioned Truck
The Norman's Cove-Long Cove Volunteer Fire Department is seeking help from the public as they raise funds to replace their tanker truck. Their current truck, which was constructed by the department us...
Dec 06, 2025 Stock image, courtesy the Norman's Cove-Long Cove Volunteer Fire Department.
Day of Remembrance: Reflecting on the Montreal Massacre
Today marks a grim anniversary in Canadian history. It was on December 6th of 1989 that a gunman entered the cole Polytechnique in Montreal, singled out the women and started shooting. Fourteen women ...
Dec 06, 2025 Victims of the École Polytechnique massacre in 1989 at the MUN vigil violence against women, 2022 (VOCM).
