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Electrical Issue Temporarily Closes Paradise Scotiabank Location
The Scotiabank on Topsail Road in Paradise will be closed for the rest of the day following an electrical issue inside the building. St. John's Regional Fire Department was called to the bank around 2...
May 29, 2019
Psychiatrist Testifies Veitch Suffered Intense Delusional Thoughts
A forensic psychiatrist who testified today at the trial of 21-year-old Graham Veitch agrees with the defence that Veitch was delusional and experiencing psychosis in 2016 when he killed his mother's ...
May 29, 2019
Know When To Come Back Down, Says Local Climber Following Eleventh Death On Everest
The most important thing about climbing is knowing when to turn around. That's according to Memorial University professor TA Loeffler who has made three separate attempts to climb Mount Everest only t...
May 29, 2019
Municipalities Looking Into Adapting To Effects Of Changing Climate
The Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's has been granted funding for a two year Climate Change Coordinator position. The Grant from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities is to help increase the cap...
May 29, 2019 High waves in Portugal Cove-St. Philip's. Photo courtesy Dave Herder.
Art And Experiences Of NL Sex Workers Showcased At Craft Council
The experiences of sex workers in this province are now being showcased at an exhibit at the Craft Council Gallery. "Let Us Stop Living Secret Lives" is the result of a 15-month research project led b...
May 29, 2019
Fluvarium Facing ‘Crisis’ Of Funding For Educational Programs
The Fluvarium is assuring those with bookings at the facility that their events are safe as it works to fill the financial void left after Suncor pulled its naming rights sponsorship. Chairman Emeritu...
May 29, 2019 (Photo by JaySo83 via Wikicommons.)
Harris Looks To Win Back Former Seat In October
Jack Harris says the reason he lost the election four years ago was because people were voting to prevent Stephen Harper from returning as Prime Minister. Liberal Nick Whalen pulled off the upset in S...
May 29, 2019 (Jack Harris in VOCM Studios, file
Nalcor Profits Up $14-Million, Still On Track For First Power From Muskrat
Nalcor says it is still on target for first power from Muskrat Falls this year. That's two years and billions of dollars off the original schedule. Profits at Nalcor are up for the first three months ...
May 28, 2019
Suspended Sentence, Ban From Owning Pets For Man Guilty Of Stabbing Cat To Death
54-year-old John Duff of Goulds has been given a suspended sentence and has been banned from owning a pet for two-years after he stabbed his family cat to death in October 2018. When John Duff pleaded...
May 28, 2019
RNC Investigate Ceiling Fan Fire In Shea Heights
St. John's Regional made quick work of a small fire inside a home on Linegar Avenue in Shea Heights this morning. Fire crews rushed to a home at around 9:00 a.m. where they found a ceiling fan on fire...
May 28, 2019
