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Easter Monday, St. George’s Day Combo Makes For Open Shops But Long Weekend
Easter Monday collides with St. George's Day today and as a result, most public offices will be closed. Easter Monday is a federal holiday so that means he closure of post offices and other federal op...
Apr 22, 2019
Alleged ‘Backhoe Bandit’ Back In Custody After Backhoe-Less Break In
One of the suspected "backhoe bandits" is back in the arms of the justice system. Police believe Jamie Kennedy was the man who used a backhoe to bust up BMO on Newfoundland Drive this past winter. He ...
Apr 22, 2019
Minister Faces Heat Over Recent Women's Conference
The Minister for the Status of Women apologized in the House of Assembly today in the wake of dismay expressed by some of the participants in a recent Women's Conference in St. John's. The conference,...
Mar 04, 2019
Dear Momma, Don’t Cry: Calvin Kenny Remembered By Family, A Cautionary Tale Of Addiction And Crime
The sister of a man who was killed while serving time in New Brunswick for manslaughter is hoping that his words will help those heading down a similar path of addiction and criminality. Listen here: ...
Feb 28, 2019
Women's Leadership Conference Showcases Leaders, But Not Without a Few Missteps
A conference on women's leadership in St. John's yesterday is being hailed largely as a success, despite a controversial session that's drawn a lot of criticism online. CEO Lisa Browne is participatin...
Feb 28, 2019
Correcting Corrections: Recommendations Include Action on Drugs, Recreation Time
A report into four deaths inside prison walls in this province wants the justice system to consider technology to help reduce the amount of drugs getting to inmates. The Jesso Report into the deaths o...
Feb 07, 2019 (File photo, Her Majesty's Penitentiary.)
Review of Inmate Deaths Sets 17 Recommendations for NL Corrections
The review of the deaths of four people at the penitentiary in St. John's and the women's facility in Clarenville has not found any reason or information to put the blame on any one person or persons....
Feb 06, 2019
Red Dresses Across Province Remember Chantel John
Red dresses are being worn and displayed throughout Conne River and across the province to honour the memory of Chantel John, a young woman killed in the community Wednesday night. The Chief of Conne ...
Jan 11, 2019 Chantal John, and the red dresses that represent missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. (File photo)
'A Dark Cloud' Descends on Community Following Woman's Death in Conne River
The Chief, council and community of Conne River are asking people to wear red tomorrow in memory of Chantel John who was murdered in the community last night. RCMP are investigating what they're calli...
Jan 10, 2019
Woman Testifies About Moments Before Rollover That Left Her Paralyzed
The young woman left paralyzed after a 2017 car accident on Pitts Memorial Drive was on stand today, and recalled asking 23-year-old Joshua Steele-Young to stop the car moments before the crash. Morga...
Dec 05, 2018
