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Chabad of Newfoundland to Hold Drive-In Menorah Lighting
The Chabad of Newfoundland is hosting drive-in menorah lighting tomorrow in celebration of Hanukkah. The Chabad will light an eight-foot Hanukkah menorah at the Viking Building parking lot at 4 p.m. P...
Dec 12, 2020 (File photo.)
Summertime Traffic Stop in Marystown Leads to Impaired Driving, Drug Trafficking Charges
A Marystown man has been charged with drug trafficking and drug-impaired driving following a traffic stop over the summer. The 48-year-old was pulled over on the afternoon of July 28th. Officers suspe...
Dec 12, 2020
Remaining Kenmount Road Asphalt Work to be Completed in Spring
The city of St. John's says work on Kenmount Road will be completed once the asphalt plants open in 2021. That's in accordance with original plans for the second phase of Kenmount Road water and sewer...
Dec 12, 2020
Armed Robbers Hit Business in West End of St. John's
There has been an armed robbery at a business in the capital city's west end. Police were called to the scene just after 11:30 last night. The RNC say two men, wearing masks, entered the business and ...
Dec 12, 2020
Saturday Marks 35th Anniversary of the Arrow Air Disaster
Tomorrow marks the 35th anniversary of the worst air disaster ever experienced on Canadian soil. A chartered Arrow Air DC-8 en route from Cairo, Egypt to Fort Campbell, Kentucky with 248 US soldiers a...
Dec 11, 2020
Port de Grave to Light Up Harbour in Virtual Ceremony Tonight
Tonight is a big night in Port de Grave. Christmas lights festooning boats in the harbour will be officially turned on this evening in what will be a virtual lighting ceremony. MHA Pam Parsons says th...
Dec 11, 2020 (File photo.)
Nunatsiavut Government Asks Travelers to Isolate Before Heading to Labrador Coast
The Nunatsiavut Government is asking travellers from outside the province to self-isolate for at least 14 days before travelling from Happy Valley-Goose Bay to the coast of Labrador. The government sa...
Dec 11, 2020 (Nunatsiavut Government building in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.)
NL's Dawson Mercer and Alex Newhook Heading to World Juniors with Team Canada
Team Canada has announced its final roster for the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championships and it includes two Newfoundland players. Dawson Mercer of Bay Roberts and Alex Newhook of St. John's will...
Dec 11, 2020 (Alex Newhook photo via BC Hockey)
One New Case of COVID-19 in Western Region
There is one new case of COVID-19 in the province today. The case is a woman between the ages of 20 and 39 in the Western Health region. The person involved is a staff member at a school. Chief Medica...
Dec 11, 2020
NLTA Reiterating Concerns as Harbour Breton Schools Remain Open
The Teachers' Association is calling on the provincial government to be more transparent with parents, students and teachers when it comes to the decision-making process on school closures. President ...
Dec 11, 2020 (File photo: Dean Ingram, former President of the NLTA.)
