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‘We’ve Come Too Far To Go Back’: Pro-Choice Counter-Protest Dwarfs Anti-Abortion Rally
A pro-choice rally on Confederation Hill yesterday heard that abortion is "a health issue and nothing more." Peg Norman, one of many who rallied for pro-choice and women's rights, says we've come too ...
May 24, 2019
Feds Announce $4.2-Million For Preservation, Upgrades In Gros Morne
Some upgrades are coming to Gros Morne National Park. The federal government today announced $4.2-million for the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The money will be used to replace and upgrade visitor faci...
May 24, 2019
Canada Road Safety Week Sees RCMP Lay Over A Thousand Charges
The province's RCMP laid over 1,100 charges during Canada Road Safety Week. From May 14 to 20, police were paroling the roadways targeting high risk driving behavior that puts others at risk. Some of ...
May 24, 2019
Paul Reynolds Centre Pool Reopens
The pool at the Paul Reynolds Community Centre in St. John's is back open after being shut down for for over a week due to a problem with the air intake system. That problem has been fixed and the poo...
May 24, 2019
Legionnaire Up For Repairs Following Damage At Dock
Repairs are ongoing on the Legionnaire which was damaged in an incident at Portugal Cove May 16. The Department of Transportation says the undertow caught the vessel and moved it away from the dock, c...
May 24, 2019 Picture courtesy Kayla George.
Former Premiers Remember ‘Larger Than Life’ Beaton Tulk
Politicians of all stripe are sharing their favourite stories of Beaton Tulk, a former Liberal premier who passed away yesterday following a lengthy battle with cancer. Premier Dwight Ball says Tulk w...
May 24, 2019
Family Of Trevor Hamlyn Marks His Birthday As Search For Answers Continues
Today is the birthday of Trevor Hamlyn, the missing paradise man whose family has been searching for him since last June. Trevor was last seen at his home on Imogene Crescent on June 16 of 2018. Since...
May 24, 2019
Paradise Focused On Early Road Construction Season, Responding To Complaints
The Mayor of Paradise says they wanted to get started on the construction season as early as possible. Dan Bobbett was responding to complaints about traffic slowdowns in the busy, growing town due to...
May 24, 2019
Man Eludes Police After Vehicle, Foot Chase
A man who was already wanted by metro police on a warrant jumped out of his vehicle last night and fled on foot to avoid apprehension. RNC officers saw the man operating a vehicle in Paradise at about...
May 24, 2019 (File photo, by Earl Noble.)
Ball Says Crosbie Congratulated Him Soon After Election
Premier Dwight Ball says he received a call from Opposition Leader Ches Crosbie soon after the election, congratulating him on the election results. Ches Crosbie came out publicly this week offering h...
May 24, 2019
