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The Show Will Go On For Opera On The Avalon
After a difficult 18 months of downtime due to the pandemic, Opera on the Avalon is striving to get performers back to the stage with their Summer Pops concert. Artistic director Cheryl Hickman says t...
Jul 21, 2021
Mayor Danny Breen Insists No Changes To Final Lease Agreement with Edge, Growlers
St. John's Mayor Danny Breen doubled down on much of the city's messaging about the lease situation involving the Newfoundland Growlers and St. John's Edge on Tuesday. Breen met with reporters at City...
Jul 21, 2021
Official Opening For Mounties' New Digs in Rocky Harbour
An event was held in Rocky Harbour on Tuesday to mark the official opening of the new RCMP detachment. The structure cost $6.8 million, with 70 per cent of the funding provided by the province and Ott...
Jul 20, 2021
RNC To Respond To Fresh Allegations of Police Sexual Violence
The RNC will today (Wednesday) respond to questions raised by one St. John's lawyer who has heard from people who are making sexual assault allegations against at least four retired RNC officers. Lynn...
Jul 20, 2021
Lightning Strikes Trigger Power Outages On Avalon
Lightning strikes caused two separate power outages on the Avalon Peninsula Tuesday. Newfoundland Power says three of its poles were damaged in the first strike around 2 p.m. It affected about 340 cus...
Jul 20, 2021 (Photo courtesy of Bill Gregory)
No New Cases of COVID-19; Two Crew in Hospital With Virus
No new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in the province on Tuesday. Also, the number of people in hospital with the virus has dropped to two. Those cases are linked to ships anchored in Conce...
Jul 20, 2021 (Vaccine illustration courtesy AstraZeneca.)
Great Whites Rare but Exciting Visitors to Newfoundland Waters: DFO
There are twelve species of shark that swim in Newfoundland and Labrador waters, but there's one occasional visitor that really gets people talking. There have been a number of recorded Great White sh...
Jul 20, 2021 (DFO/ White shark swimming underwater toward the camera. © B. Semple)
St. John's Status of Women's Council to Offer Province's First Managed Alcohol Program
The St. John's Status of Women's Council is introducing the province's first Managed Alcohol Program at its St. John's shelter. The harm reduction program recognizes that some people can't quit alcoho...
Jul 20, 2021 (left: Executive Director Laura Winters, right: Harm Reduction Coordinator Becky Fleming)
Woman Looking for Answers as Husband Waits in Limbo for 3 Years for Double Lung Transplant
A woman from Random Island is seeking answers as her husband has been left in limbo waiting for lung surgery for three years. Beverley Lambert and her husband have faced a long road since he was diagn...
Jul 20, 2021
Lawyer Considers Lawsuit Regarding Allegations of Police Sexual Assault
A local lawyer is gathering information for a potential lawsuit against the RNC. Lynn Moore posted to Facebook looking for people who may have been sexually assaulted by a police officer while on duty...
Jul 20, 2021 (Lynn Moore File Photo)
