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Progress Being Made on Removing Unexploded Ordnance from WWII Near Bell Island
The Joint Task Force Atlantic has been busy removing unexploded ordnance from the wrecks of iron ore carriers on the bottom of Conception Bay near Bell Island. Shells have been removed from the wreck ...
Jul 20, 2021 (JTFA | FOIA/ Twitter)
Local Tech Company Offering Free Texting Program Services for Rest of Season for Hard Hit Local Hospitality Industry
A local tech company is offering a new service to the local hospitality industry - free of charge for the rest of the season. Josh Taylor is the founder and CEO of Txt Squad a local company that offer...
Jul 20, 2021 (Txt Squad/ Facebook)
24-Year-Old Mount Pearl Man Charged with Online Child Exploitation
A 24-year-old Mount Pearl man has been charged with online child exploitation offences following an investigation by the RNC-RCMP Integrated Internet Child Exploitation Team. Kaleb Bowering was arrest...
Jul 20, 2021
Makkovik Man Makes Unusual Catch of Fish Native to Pacific Coast
A Makkovik man is sharing pictures of an unusual fish caught in local waters that may be linked to rivers a very long distance away. Bernie Andersen was out with his son casting his line when he hooke...
Jul 20, 2021 (Bernie Anderson/ Facebook)
Local Muslim Community Marks Start of Eid-ul-Adha
The local Muslim community gathered this morning at the Jack Byrne Arena to mark Eid-ul-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice. Eid-ul-Adha coincides with the Hajj a pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims, who...
Jul 20, 2021
Lester's Farm Market and Lanes Retirement Living Partner Up for Garden Program
Lester's Farm Market has partnered with Lanes Retirement Living for a program that has residents of the facility buzzing. With help from Lester's, residents have planted an assortment of vegetables in...
Jul 20, 2021
Much Needed Rain Falls on the Island
Some parts of the island got an unexpected deluge this morning, including the metro region which saw about 40 mm of rain in a short period. It was actually the highest rate of rainfall ever recorded b...
Jul 20, 2021
Fate of Trees Recently Planted in St. John's Park Unknown, While City says Feedback and Consultations to Take Place Moving Forward
St. John's Mayor Danny Breen says city officials will be meeting with residents in the Tupper Laurier Park area over the coming days to discuss a project that he admits got "off on the wrong foot." So...
Jul 20, 2021 (Dana Noseworthy/ Twitter)
Documentary of NL Moose Hunt That Led to Johnny Cash and June Carter, Being Filmed in Province This Fall
A 60-year-old moose hunting trip in central Newfoundland is the focus of a new feature-length documentary to be filmed in the province this fall. When Johnny Cash Got His Moose tells the story of the ...
Jul 20, 2021 Johnny Cash (left) with manager Saul Holiff in Badger in 1961. (Submitted photo)
Forum on Province's Desperate Financial Situation Set for September
A major forum on the province's desperate financial situation is set for September in St. John's. The event will look at the economic trajectory in terms of how Newfoundland and Labrador ended up in s...
Jul 20, 2021 (Photo courtesy Memorial University.)
