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Residents Advised of Training Activity in 5 Wing Goose Bay This Week
Residents of the Upper Lake Melville area can expect some increased activity in and around 5 Wing Goose Bay in the coming days. The 5 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group is conducting training activity in, t...
Mar 09, 2022
Government to Provide Update on Changes to Child Care
The federal and provincial governments are announcing an update on ongoing child care changes first announced last summer. Premier Andrew Furey and Education Minister Tom Osborne will be joined by fed...
Mar 09, 2022
Novice Driver Arrested for Suspected Drug-Impaired Driving
A novice driver was arrested near Corner Brook on Sunday for suspected drug-impaired driving. RCMP pulled the truck over on the TCH around 3:30 a.m. They say the driver, 22-year-old Kyle Madore, showe...
Mar 09, 2022
High Winds Cause Power Outages in St. John's Metro Area
Power outages temporarily affected thousands of people in the St. John's metro region Tuesday night. Customers from Cowan Heights to the Kenmount Road area, including Kenmount Terrace and Kelsey Drive...
Mar 08, 2022
Poll Shows Women Want to Run For Politics, But Hurdles Persist
A new Abacus Data survey released today, International Women's Day, shows that 85 per cent of Canadians who were asked say having more women in politics would have a positive impact on government poli...
Mar 08, 2022
Catherine Steele Passes Away at 91
The other half of a couple who created a Newfoundland business empire has passed away. Catherine Steele, an astute businesswoman and wife of Harry Steele passed away just five weeks after her husband ...
Mar 08, 2022
PUB Miffed With Leak of Gas Prices Last Week
The Public Utilities Board is not happy with the premature release of fuel price increases last week. Suppliers are given weekly numbers a day before the changes come into effect on Thursdays. Media a...
Mar 08, 2022
Opposition Calling for More Action from Government on Gender Equity Legislation
The introduction of pay equity legislation is one way in which the provincial government can address ongoing gender inequality. Opposition critic for Women and Gender Equality Helen Conway-Ottenheimer...
Mar 08, 2022
St. John's Releases "What We Heard" Document on Traffic Calming Policy
The capital city has released a summary of what was heard during public engagement on the city's traffic calming policy review. The process was put in place to help educate residents about the policy ...
Mar 08, 2022 (Image via Google Maps.)
Man Arrested in GFW Standoff Was Also Wanted By RNC
A 33-year-old St. John's man who had been wanted by the RNC was arrested by RCMP following a lengthy police operation in Grand Falls-Windsor on Monday. RCMP attempted a traffic stop on the Trans-Canad...
Mar 08, 2022
