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PUB Adjusts Fuel Prices; Gas Down 8.6 Cents
The Public Utilities Board has once again adjusted the price of fuel products-but this time prices are down to reflect a big drop in the price of benchmark Brent crude. The regulated price of gas is d...
Mar 11, 2022
St. John's Encouraging Businesses to Apply Early for Parklet Program
St. John's city council is encouraging business owners to get their applications in early for their annual parklet program. Parklets are decks constructed outside businesses for use in the summer and ...
Mar 11, 2022 (File photo.)
19-Year-Old Man Charged with Impaired Following Crash in Witless Bay
A 19-year-old man is facing impaired driving charges after a crash in Witless Bay Wednesday morning. RCMP say the vehicle crashed on Harbour Road around 8 a.m. with reports of two men, who were believ...
Mar 11, 2022
Gander Airport Closed Due to RCAF Helicopter Crash
Gander Airport is closed following a helicopter crash Thursday afternoon. Around 3:40 p.m., a Royal Canadian Air Force Cormorant Search and Rescue helicopter crashed while conducting training exercise...
Mar 10, 2022 Photo via Andrew Pritchett
Bell Island Mourning Loss of Prominent Family Physician
Even as Bell Islanders are hopeful that a beloved family physician is returning to the community, they are mourning the recent loss of another well-known and dedicated doctor. Dr. Walter Tucker, who s...
Mar 10, 2022
Mary March Provincial Museum Changing Name to Demasduit Regional Museum
A new name has been selected for the Mary March Provincial Museum in Grand Falls-Windsor. The facility, which was established as a community museum in the 1970s by a group of area residents with an in...
Mar 10, 2022
Coast Guard Advising of Icebreaking Operations Near Lewisporte on Friday
The Canadian Coast Guard is advising that icebreaking operations will be taking place near Lewisporte tomorrow. They say the vessel Ann Harvey will be in the area, leaving an open water track behind a...
Mar 10, 2022 (Icebreaker Ann Harvey/Courtesy Canadian Coast Guard)
Longshoremen's Protective Union Conducting Strike Vote in Dispute with St. John's Shipping Association
Stevedores and other members of the Longshoremen's Protective Union Local 1953 have notified the Minister of Labour that it will be conducting a strike vote in their dispute with the St. John's Shippi...
Mar 10, 2022 Chris Gosse President of Local 1953
Furey to Make Come Home Year Funding Announcement in Corner Brook
A funding announcement is coming tomorrow in Corner Brook related to Come Home 2022 plans. The province is opening its doors to tourists, ex-pats and those with roots in Newfoundland and Labrador for ...
Mar 10, 2022
Kidney Foundation Encouraging People to Be Mindful of Kidney Health
Kidney Disease affects thousands of people in Newfoundland and Labrador and the Kidney Foundation is urging people to be mindful of their kidney health. Kidney function can be affected by a variety of...
Mar 10, 2022 (Vince Andrews, President of the Board of Directors for the Kidney Foundation's Atlantic Branch.)
