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Fire Destroys Old Fish Plant on Bell Island
Fire has destroyed a vacant building on Bell Island. The blaze broke out last night in fairly stiff winds. The old fish plant ceased operations about 15 years ago. Most on the island considered it to ...
Nov 05, 2021 (Photo courtesy Shannon Jenkins.)
IBEW 1620 Donates $30,000 to Support Afghan Family of Four
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local 1620 has made a donation of $30,000 to help support an Afghan family of four. A plane carrying 116 refugees from Afghanistan arrived in St. Jo...
Nov 05, 2021
Father of Victoria Head Refuses to Accept Sentence for Daughter's Killer
The father of Victoria Head refuses to accept the sentence for his daughter's killer, or the apology. Forty-year-old Steven Bragg received the mandatory life in prison on Thursday, with no chance of p...
Nov 05, 2021 (Pierce Head.)
Chemotherapy Resumes in Eastern Health as Some IT Services Back Online
Some of the healthcare IT systems have come back online following last weekend's cyber attack, but government is still not able to fully say which systems those are. One thing that Health Minister Joh...
Nov 05, 2021 (File photo.)
Corner Brook Fire Department Reminding Residents of Bonfire Night Guidelines
Tonight is bonfire night, and the Corner Brook Fire Department is reminding people of the precautions needed to keep the festivities as safe as possible. Firstly, anyone wanting to have one is asked t...
Nov 05, 2021 (File photo)
McHappy Day Raises $84,000 for Ronald McDonald House
Every year, McDonald's hosts McHappy Day in support of Ronald McDonald House and other children's charities across Canada. This year's McHappy Day was held in September with Newfoundlanders and Labrad...
Nov 05, 2021
St. John's Edge Cancel Upcoming Season
The St. John's Edge are not playing in the National Basketball League of Canada's upcoming season. The Edge are currently without a home arena after a deal could not be reached to sign a lease for the...
Nov 05, 2021
Province Expected to Spend $5-Billion on Health Care This Year
Canada is expected to spend a whopping $308-billion on health care this year, with Newfoundland and Labrador accounting for $5-billion of that. Newfoundland and Labrador will spend about $213-million ...
Nov 04, 2021
Man Ticketed Following ATV/Vehicle Collision in Harbour Grace
A 21-year-old man has been ticketed after the ATV he was driving lost control and collided with a parked car on Cabot Street in Harbour Grace on Wednesday. Police were alerted to the collision around ...
Nov 04, 2021 Photo via RCMP
Steven Bragg Must Serve At Least 10 Years for Murder of Victoria Head
A man who pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Victoria Head nearly four years ago has been sentenced to ten years in prison before he's eligible for parole. Steven Bragg was sentenced in Sup...
Nov 04, 2021
