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SJIWFF Broadens Programming with Online Events for 31st Annual Festival
There's a different look to the St. John's International Women's Film Festival this year, but that is not putting a halt to the celebrations for the festival's 31st run. The events officially get unde...
Oct 14, 2020 (A billboard advertises the new format for the 2020 St. John's International Women's Film Festival. Photo courtesy SJIWFF.)
Search for Savoury: NL Man Living in California Tracks Down Piece of Home Thanks to Tweet
It was a plea heard around the world that led to an unlikely connection. A Newfoundlander living in Los Angeles realized he was out of Mount Scio savoury just before he was set to cook for the Canadia...
Oct 14, 2020
Mount Pearl Mayor Returns to Office Following Investigation of Harassment Allegations
Dave Aker has returned to office as the Mayor of Mount Pearl following a three-month investigation into allegations of harassment. The investigation, which included input from 14 witnesses, found that...
Oct 14, 2020
No Plans to Isolate NL from Atlantic Bubble says Chief Medical Officer of Health
Newfoundland and Labrador won't be leaving the Atlantic Bubble in the near future. There are no new cases of COVID-19 in this province today-however, New Brunswick continues to battle with a number of...
Oct 14, 2020 (Submitted photo.)
No Serious Injuries Reported in Collision on Trans-Canada Highway
No serious injuries are being reported following a multi-vehicle collision on the Trans-Canada Highway this morning. Traffic was reduced to a standstill as first responders rushed to the scene near th...
Oct 14, 2020 (Photo submitted by Randy)
Province Reveals Further Details on $25-a-Day Child Care
The provincial government laid out more details of its so-called $25-a-day child care plan today in St. John's. Surrounded by children at play outside New Dimensions Child Care in the city's west end,...
Oct 14, 2020
Coach Hoping for Quicker Return to Extra-Curricular School Activities
The Newfoundland and Labrador English School District has begun reintroducing indoor extra-curricular school activities across the province, but one man who was pushing for such activities to resume i...
Oct 14, 2020 (Photo: Facebook)
WestJet Flights Significantly Reduced in Atlantic Canada Including St. John's
WestJet is suspending service indefinitely at some Atlantic Canadian airports, and significantly reducing services to Halifax and St. John's. For example, the daily St. John's to Toronto flight is no ...
Oct 14, 2020
Habitat for Humanity Welcomes Families to New Homes in HVGB
Habitat for Humanity has officially welcomed two families to their new homes in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Several government representatives joined in on the 'key ceremony' yesterday morning, which gree...
Oct 14, 2020
NLTA Urging Against Complacency as Cases Rise in Atlantic Bubble
The president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association is watching the COVID-19 situation in New Brunswick and is urging against complacency in this province. New Brunswick reported six ...
Oct 14, 2020 (Photo: @dean_ingram)
