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Major Fire at Commercial Property Razes Several Twillingate Businesses
The Town of Twillingate is dealing with a significant blow to its business core following a devastating fire that consumed a major commercial property this morning. The fire destroyed the business com...
Jul 09, 2021
Charges Laid in Connection with Close Call Caught on Dashcam
A 43-year-old man has been charged in connection with a reckless near-miss episode on the Burin Peninsula Highway earlier this week that forced a number of drivers to take evasive action to narrowly a...
Jul 09, 2021 (Still image from dashcam footage of the incident.)
Province Introduces New Tuition Relief Programs to Aid Students
Th provincial government is bringing in new programs to help post-secondary students in light of tuition increases. It will be a two-pronged approach. The Tuition Relief Grant Program is for low and m...
Jul 09, 2021
Two Additional Crew Members Test Positive for COVID-19 on Vessel in Conception Bay
There are two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 being reported in the province today-both of which are on board the Iver Ambition anchored in Conception Bay. That brings to 14 the total number of crew m...
Jul 09, 2021 (Photo via Flickr through Creative Commons.)
Young Person Dead Following ATV Crash in Hampden: RCMP
A young person is dead and another was injured following an ATV crash in Hampden last night. Deer Lake RCMP were called around 8:20 after paramedics attended the scene of the crash on Elms Place in Ha...
Jul 09, 2021
Memorial University Thaws Tuition Freeze, Students to See Increased Fees in Fall 2022
Memorial University has confirmed tuition fees are going up to account for a nearly $70-million cut to grants received from the province over the next five years. The writing was on the wall following...
Jul 09, 2021
NL Woman Working in Tampa Recounts 'Electric' Atmosphere of Stanley Cup Finals
A Newfoundlander was among the tens of thousands in attendance at Amelie Arena Wednesday night to see the Tampa Bay Lightning take the Stanley Cup for a second straight year. The Lightning beat the Mo...
Jul 09, 2021
NL's Unemployment Rate Dips from 13.4 to 13.0 as Canada Adds 230,000 Jobs
Newfoundland and Labrador no longer has the distinction of being the only province in Canada with double-digit unemployment. NL's rate dipped from 13.4 percent in May to 13.0 in June. PEI's jobless ra...
Jul 09, 2021
New Green Space Opens as Part of Pedestrian Mall
A new green space is now part of the Pedestrian Mall. The Picnic Park, located at the corner of Bates Hill and Duckworth Street, officially opened last night. Owner of Piatto Pizzeria, Kate Vallis, ca...
Jul 09, 2021
Police Looking for Owner of Abandoned Sea-Doo on Paddy's Pond
RNC and the Rogers Ground Search and Rescue are on the scene at Paddy's Pond after a Sea-doo style watercraft was found floating on the pond with no sign of the owner. A helicopter and drone are also ...
Jul 09, 2021
