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Cliff-Diving Moose Inspires Rock Art
A cliff-diving moose in Notre Dame Bay is inspiring art in the province. Jayn Pretty saw the story of the moose that took a dip off Nippers Harbour on VOCM and decided to immortalize the occasion with...
Aug 14, 2019
Dildo Mania Running Wild as Town Announces Secret Project
Dildo mania continues today as rumors run rampant following a secretive Facebook post from the town yesterday. Last night the town of Dildo Facebook page posted asking for some people with "strong bac...
Aug 14, 2019 Courtesy of Jimmy Kimmel Live on YouTube.
Police Called After Dog Left in Hot Car in Corner Brook
Police were called after somebody left a dog inside a hot car in Corner Brook yesterday. The RNC got a call around 1:00 p.m. that a dog, appearing to be in distress, was in a car in the Broadway area....
Aug 14, 2019
Vancouver Man Completes Cross-Canada Electric-Car Trek, for only $240, in Memory of His Wife
When Harvey Soicher lost his wife to cancer last year, he set out to fulfill a dream they shared of driving across the country in an electric car. In June, he left his home in Vancouver, dipped his ti...
Aug 14, 2019
Eid-ul-Adha Festival Finishes with Gathering in St. John's
The annual Muslim celebration of Eid-ul-Adha has just wrapped up in the capital city. The three day Festival of Sacrifice, started with a prayer service on Sunday at the Techniplex. The president of t...
Aug 14, 2019
Atlantic Fisheries Fund Sets $8-Million to Boost Local Sectors
Eight million dollars today from the Atlantic Fisheries Fund will support harvesting and processing sectors in Newfoundland and Labrador. Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson joined Premier Dwight Ba...
Aug 13, 2019
Crosbie Calls for Answers on Missed Deadline for Capping of Muskrat Falls Reservoir
Opposition Leader Ches Crosbie says the Premier has to explain how the so-called "miscommunication" on wetland capping at Muskrat Falls occurred on his watch. Crosbie says Andrew Parsons was the Minis...
Aug 13, 2019 (Photo courtesy Nalcor.)
New Coast Guard Atlantic Regional HQ Officially Opens in St. John's
Construction of the new Coast Guard Atlantic Regional Headquarters has been completed on Southside Road in St. John's. The new headquarters will also house the new Marine Rescue Sub-Centre. Some 200 e...
Aug 13, 2019
Sudden Death of 17-Year-Old Under Investigation
The RNC is working with the Chief Medical Examiner's Office to determine the cause of death of a young person in the capital city over the weekend. Police were called to assist paramedics in the east ...
Aug 13, 2019
Eastern Health Extends Contract of CEO David Diamond
Eastern Health's Board of Trustees has extended CEO David Diamond's contract for another two years. The contract will run from January of 2020 to the end of December, 2021. Diamond took over as Presid...
Aug 13, 2019
