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Nature Conservancy Cautions Pet Owners About Effects of Dogs on Ecosystem
The Nature Conservancy of Canada is reminding dog owners to pick up after their pets. The NCC says that when left unchecked, dogs and dog waste can threaten the ecosystem. When off leash, dogs can har...
Apr 18, 2022 (Stock photo.)
St. John's Street Closed After Portions of Metal Roof Blow Off St. Patrick's Church
A portion of Patrick Street in the west end of the capital city's downtown was closed to traffic late Monday afternoon after portions of the heavy metal roof blew off St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Pari...
Apr 18, 2022
Baseball NL Celebrating 75 Year Milestone
This is a special year for baseball in Newfoundland, not only because it's their 75th anniversary but it's looking like the first "normal" year for sporting activities since 2019. It all began in 1947...
Apr 18, 2022
Deluge of Rain, Freezing Rain on the Way for South and West Coasts, Northern Peninsula
It's going to be a windy day right across the island on Wednesday as a system from Labrador moves in while some places are in for a lot of rain and others lots of freezing rain. The south coast gets h...
Apr 18, 2022
Fisher's Loft Inn Owners Publish Book About Their 25 Year Labour of Love
John and Peggy Fisher took a chance 25 years ago when they decided to pack up their two young children and leave their comfortable home and jobs in Ontario to move to Port Rexton. They've since passed...
Apr 18, 2022
Province Reports Five Deaths Due to COVID-19
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in the province. The latest COVID numbers are out today, the first update since last Wednesday. There are 34 people in hospital because of the virus, six of whom a...
Apr 18, 2022
Better Business Bureau Warning of Tax Related Scams
It's tax season, which means people should be on high alert for possible CRA scams making the rounds. The deadline to file taxes is Monday, May 2. Kristen Matthews, Marketing and Communications Manage...
Apr 18, 2022
Funeral Tomorrow for NL Film Industry Giant, Paul Pope
The funeral for Paul Pope, a man known as a giant in the local film and television industry, will take place tomorrow. Pope passed away on Thursday following a brief illness. He was 63. Pope was a fou...
Apr 18, 2022 (Paul Pope, via Hudson and Rex Twitter.)
Mayor Excited by Plan to Build High School in Portugal Cove-St. Philips
The mayor of Portugal Cove-St. Philips is beaming with news that kids in high school from her town will eventually be able to go to school in their own town. The community will get its own high school...
Apr 18, 2022 (Portugal Cove-St. Philip's/ Facebook)
Queen's Road Reopened After Fire Crews Respond to Area
The cause of a fire in a residential property on Queen's Road in St. John's this morning does not appear to be suspicious. The RNC say it appears as though a dehumidifier in a basement malfunctioned, ...
Apr 18, 2022
