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Province Down A Water Bomber After Incident In September
The province is down one water bomber after an aircraft was damaged after striking a rock while operating on the Burin Peninsula last September. Fixing the damage comes with a big price tag. MHA for L...
Jun 27, 2019 (Photo: Wikicommons.)
2019 Budget Officially Passes In The House Of Assembly
It's official. The 2019 budget has officially passed in the House of Assembly. The Liberals passed the budget through a minority government for the first time. They gained support from the NDP and Ind...
Jun 27, 2019
Car And ATV Collide On Portugal Cove Road
Traffic is backed up on Portugal Cove Road after a collision between a car and an ATV. The crash happened across from the convenience store near Windsor Lake around 4:30. There's no immediate word on ...
Jun 27, 2019 Submitted photo
No Injuries In Unusual TCH Accident
There were no injuries, but traffic was backed up significantly in the east bound lane after a truck went off the road near the Rod and Gun Club this morning. The truck, carrying a load of bottled wat...
Jun 27, 2019 June 26, 2019
Man Accused In Standoff, Arson And Armed Robbery On Trial In St. John’s
A 27-year-old man who burned down a Mount Pearl home last March after a standoff with police is on trial in St. John's Supreme Court. Justin Wiseman pleaded guilty to the arson, but is standing trial ...
Jun 27, 2019
Low-Cost Airlines Can Have High Impact For Tourism: Altitude East Conference
Small airlines can make a big difference to growing destinations like Newfoundland and Labrador. That was one of the discussions today as the ongoing Altitude East Conference in St John's. Ultra-low c...
Jun 27, 2019
Over 90 Per Cent Of School Buses Passing Annual Inspections
Over 90 per cent of the province's school buses have passed mandatory annual inspections. Service NL's spring 2019 school bus inspections show 92.6 per cent of buses passed the annual inspections by t...
Jun 27, 2019
MUN Comes Down Hard Against Racial Profiling And Discrimination
Memorial University is standing up against racism being seen in universities across the country. In a release, President Gary Kachanoski says that MUN "unequivocally condemns racial profiling and raci...
Jun 27, 2019
Beloved Corner Brook Music Teacher Gary Graham Passes Away At 73
One of the province's most influential music teachers has passed away. Gary Graham of Corner Brook passed away on Monday following a battle with cancer at the age of 73. Originally from Nova Scotia, G...
Jun 27, 2019
Trans-Labrador Highway Repairs Could Be Finished As Early As Sunday
Officials say the Trans-Labrador Highway may reopen to traffic by late Sunday, depending on water levels and the progress of work. A segment of the road washed out near Happy Valley-Goose Bay, severin...
Jun 27, 2019
