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Local Live Music Venues Encouraged to Apply for Emergency Funding
Local businesses that specialize in live music are being encouraged to apply for Canada Music Fund emergency funding now available. The pandemic effectively shut down the live music industry resulting...
Aug 15, 2021
T'Railway Closed at Appleton Trestle
A portion the T'Railway Provincial Park in Appleton will be closed for about two weeks. Starting tomorrow, the T'Railway at Appleton Trestle will undergo decking replacement. Anyone travelling through...
Aug 15, 2021 (Via Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency on Facebook)
Third Deployment of Firefighters Heading to Ontario
A third deployment of forest firefighting personnel is heading to Ontario to help with continued fire threats in that province. Eight forestry firefighters and one agency representative who will be re...
Aug 15, 2021
Trudeau To Visit GG Today, Expected to Call Election
The Prime Minister's Office has confirmed Justin Trudeau will pay a visit to the Governor General this morning. It all but confirms recent rampant rumours of a pending federal election call. Trudeau i...
Aug 14, 2021
46-year-old St. John's Woman Charged with Break and Entry
A 46-year-old woman is in custody following a break and enter in the capital city. Shortly after 3:00 p.m. yesterday, police were called to a centre city residence to the report of a break and enter. ...
Aug 14, 2021
Man Dead in Moose Collision; Serious Crash on West Coast
A man was killed after his vehicle collided with a moose in the central part of the province early Friday. And Saturday afternoon, RCMP were reporting another serious collision on the west coast of th...
Aug 14, 2021
Bald Eagle Reunited with Mate Thanks to Concerned Citizens
A bald eagle that had run into some trouble was recently reunited with its mate thanks to the efforts of a number of concerned citizens. Area residents noticed the eagle, which appeared to be in distr...
Aug 14, 2021
Ottawa Funding Program to Transition to Whalesafe Fishing Gear
The federal government has announced $20 million dollars to fund a program to help with the transition to fishing gear that will help prevent whales from becoming entangled. The Whalesafe Gear Adoptio...
Aug 14, 2021
Atlantic Charter Initiated 80 Years Ago Today at Placentia Bay
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Atlantic Charter, issued by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Roosevelt (seated at left) and Churchill are ...
Aug 14, 2021 FDR Presidential Library & Museum / CC
Advocacy Group Calling Lack of Extension for Halibut Fishery a "Damning Indictment" of DFO's Safety Culture
A local advocacy group for inshore harvesters is calling DFO's decision not to extend the halibut fishery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence a "damning indictment" of the federal department's safety culture....
Aug 14, 2021
