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Newfoundland Rogues to Make Decision on Remainder of Season After Cancelling Next Series
There are questions about whether the rest of the basketball season can be salvaged after the Newfoundland Rogues postponed their next series against the San Francisco City Cats scheduled for Sunday a...
Feb 02, 2022
RNC Investigating Assault Stemming from Traffic Incident in CBS
The RNC is investigating a recent assault stemming from a traffic incident in CBS. Police say a man assaulted another man as the result of what they're calling a "traffic-related interaction" on Greel...
Feb 02, 2022
Inmates at Her Majesty's Penitentiary Test Positive for COVID-19
A scenario that corrections and public health officials have been trying to avoid for two years is now playing out at Her Majesty's Penitentiary. As of yesterday, there were four inmates at HMP who ha...
Feb 02, 2022
Nature Conservancy of Canada Encouraging People to Get Outside
The Nature Conservancy of Canada is encouraging people to get outside as the country is battling another wave of the pandemic. A new poll conducted for the NCC shows that 82 per cent of the people sur...
Feb 01, 2022
New Study Shows Cataract Surgery Linked to Decreased Risk of Developing Dementia
A recent study published in the Journal for the American Medical Association Internal Medicine shows that those who undergo cataract surgery are at far less risk of developing dementia than those with...
Feb 01, 2022 NIH Image Gallery
Would-Be Tallest Downtown St. John's Hotel Edges Closer to Approval
What would be the tallest hotel in the city's downtown is a step closer to approval. Council has adopted in principle the rezoning needed for the 13-storey structure, which would go up on New Gower St...
Feb 01, 2022
18-Year-Old Facing Arson Charges for Multiple Fires
An 18-year-old male is facing arson charges for setting multiple fires over the past two summers. Last Tuesday, Glovertown RCMP arrested an 18-year-old for multiple arsons that occurred between August...
Feb 01, 2022
NL Reporting 25 Now in Hospital Due To COVID-19, 11 Critical
The number of people in hospital due to COVID-19 in the province has risen to 25, with 11 now in critical care. Public Health is reporting 385 new recoveries; 239 in the Eastern Health region, 91 in t...
Feb 01, 2022 (Vaccine illustration courtesy AstraZeneca.)
St. John's Marks Beginning of Black History Month
Today marks the beginning of Black History Month across Canada. Yesterday, St. John's city council made its formal proclamation for the month of February. Raven Khadeja Anderson, co-founder of Black L...
Feb 01, 2022
Decreased Passenger Traffic at Gander International Forces Airport to Re-Evaluate Measure of Success
The pandemic has been hard on air travel and Gander International Airport has been feeling the pinch, forcing the facility to re-evaluate it's measure of success. Passenger numbers for 2021 were down ...
Feb 01, 2022
