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It Keeps Her Name Alive: Mother of Cortney Lake Happy In Her Name Vigil Continuing
The mother of Cortney Lake, a young woman murdered just over a year ago, says she was shocked initially to learn of changes to what was the In Her Name vigil-but is pleased the St. John's Status of Wo...
Oct 04, 2019
Tensions High as St. John's East Candidates Duke it Out in Front of Grade Nines
Sparks flew at a student engagement event for federal candidates in St. John's East yesterday. It wasn't technically a debate but there were a few knocks scored on all sides. Liberal Nick Whalen, NDP ...
Oct 04, 2019 Candidates in St. John's East addressed students at MacDonald Drive Junior High before the election.
Rural, Low-Population Areas More Able to Rebound from Boom-Bust Cycle, says Greenwood
Smaller jurisdictions are perhaps better able to rebound from boom and bust cycles than larger ones. That from Rob Greenwood, the Director of Memorial University's Harris Centre which is hosting the N...
Oct 04, 2019 (Rob Greenwood)
DFO Studies Dead Killer Whale Found Tangled in Fishing Gear
The death of a killer whale caught in fishing gear off the north coast is being seen as a great research opportunity for scientists. A necropsy is being conducted on the massive animal, estimated to b...
Oct 04, 2019
Marbase Expects First Lumpfish by 2021 from First Commercial Cleaner Fish Operation in Country
The first lumpfish will roll out of Marystown in 2021 from what will be Canada's first lumpfish factory. Paul Antle of Marbase, the new owners of the Marystown Shipyard, were in the town Thursday to c...
Oct 04, 2019 Stock image
Three Billion More Barrels of Oil, Almost Six Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas Identified in Offshore
Nalcor Energy-Oil and Gas has identified more oil and gas potential off Newfoundland. The company has released the 2019 Oil and Gas Resource Assessment results which identify an additional 3-billion b...
Oct 04, 2019
Trimming Top-Heavy Crown Corps Could Save Ratepayers Tens of Millions: Liberty Consulting
A consultant for the Public Utilities Board is recommending restructuring at Nalcor and Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro. Liberty Consulting was the first to appear at the rate mitigation hearings Thur...
Oct 03, 2019
Price of Beer Hops Up This Weekend
The Liquor Commission is jacking up the price of beer. The new prices come into effect Sunday morning. For example, the current price of a six pack of domestically-produced beer bottles (ie. Coors Lig...
Oct 03, 2019
Crash Closes Portion of Bonavista Peninsula Highway
A portion of the Bonavista Peninsula Highway was closed for several hours following a collision on Thursday afternoon. RCMP and emergency responders were called to Route 230 at Morley's Siding near Le...
Oct 03, 2019
Weeks After Young Man Seriously Injured, Drill Rig Given Green Light
The province's offshore regulator has approved the resumption of drilling operations on the Transocean Barents after a workplace accident that sent one man to hospital with serious injuries. The Canad...
Oct 03, 2019 (Barents via Transocean.)
