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Fortis Inc. Makes $35,000 Donation to Kidney Foundation
The Kidney Foundation Atlantic Branch received a welcome boost this week to support those affected with kidney disease in Newfoundland and Labrador. Fortis Inc. made a donation of $35,000 to the found...
Oct 30, 2021
Mary Brown's Hoping for 'Swift Resolution' Between Growlers, City of St. John's
The company that just acquired the naming rights on Mile One Centre is offering no comment on the ongoing dispute between St. John's Sports and Entertainment and the owners of the Newfoundland Growler...
Oct 29, 2021
Halloween Festivities Postponed in the Marystown Area Amid Cluster
There will be no ghouls, ghosts or goblins in the streets of some towns on the Burin Peninsula, particularly Burin and Marystown, where Halloween is being postponed until the region moves back to Aler...
Oct 29, 2021
Every Moment Matters Campaign Receives $200,000 Donation
Organizers of the Every Moment Matters Campaign in support of the Lionel Kelland Hospice have announced a significant donation from Grand Falls-Windsor native Brendan Paddick and his wife Renee Vedd-P...
Oct 29, 2021 Brendan Paddick.
Photo courtesy: Lionel Kelland Hospice Facebook
SPCA Launches Fundraising Campaign for New Facility
SPCA St. John's is launching a fundraising campaign to build a new building. Upwards of 50 people gathered at the Clovelly Clubhouse for the launch of the SPCA's newest fundraiser. The Way Home campai...
Oct 29, 2021
Grade 6 Student Garners Attention With Annual Halloween Display
A grade 6 student at Templeton Academy in Meadows is getting plenty of attention with his annual Hallowe'en displays. Eleven-year-old Jack Anderson has been fascinated with inflatable decorations his ...
Oct 29, 2021 Photo courtesy: Michele Normore
Masking Required for K-3 Students in Class After Marystown Cluster Linked to Spread in School System
The Public Health investigation into the COVID outbreak on Burin Peninsula shows that the Delta variant of the virus spread among students in the school system. That's prompted a change to COVID proto...
Oct 29, 2021 (File photo.)
Justice Critic Questions Minister Hogan About Number of RCMP Officers in the Province
The official opposition is raising questions about the levels of policing in the province. In the House of Assembly on Thursday, PC MHA Helen Conway-Ottenheimer questioned Justice Minister John Hogan ...
Oct 29, 2021
Government's Proposed Amendments to Adoption Act Under Review
The provincial government's proposed amendments to the Adoption Act has begun its second reading in the Legislature. The amendments are the result of a five-year review of the Adoption Act that sought...
Oct 29, 2021
Federal Regulator Poised To Sanction Former St. John's Financial Advisor
A St. John's woman has been found in serious violation of the rules for investment advisors and companies in Canada. Joan McCarthy, 54, was a financial advisor with the St. John's branch of MD Managem...
Oct 29, 2021
