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$15 Minimum Wage Should be Immediate Change, says Advocate
Several unions and other groups joined striking Dominion workers on the picket line on Blackmarsh Road in St. John's yesterday in a show of solidarity. The Fight for 15 and Fairness Group, which is ad...
Aug 28, 2020
Rain and Drop in Temperatures Expected as Laura Approaches
The states of Louisiana and Texas are cleaning up the destruction left behind in the wake of Hurricane Laura, and while she won't be packing near as much of a punch when she reaches Atlantic Canada, t...
Aug 28, 2020 What has now become tropical depression Laura, courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Black Bear Spotted on East Coast Trail on Southern Shore
There's a black bear on the roam in and around the East Coast Trail on the southern shore. Sightings and signs of the bear near the popular hiking trail have been reported throughout the summer. Patri...
Aug 28, 2020 (Stock photo.)
Amount of Fatal ATV Crashes in 2020 Already Double 2019 Numbers: RCMP
This has been a devastating year for fatal ATV collisions in the province. Eight families lost loved ones as the result of ATV crashes so far this year; that's double the total number of fatalities la...
Aug 28, 2020
Province Not Considering Private Operators to Meet Demand During Ferry Captains Strike
The provincial government has no intention of calling in private operators to help provide service during the strike by marine captains. People who live on islands served by the intraprovincial servic...
Aug 28, 2020
Happy Valley-Goose Bay Couple Charged with Trafficking Cocaine
Two people have been charged with drug-related offences after RCMP executed a search warrant on an apartment on Hamilton River Road in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. They found a quantity of cocaine, cash, a...
Aug 28, 2020
Two Men Charged Following Separate Assaults in the Capital City
Two men will appear before the judge this morning following separate assaults in opposite ends of the capital city yesterday. The first incident occurred shortly before 10:30 a.m. when police were cal...
Aug 28, 2020
Big Tuna To Be Destroyed by Fisheries Officials
News that a large bluefin tuna caught in Conception Bay this week will be destroyed and discarded is not sitting well with some people. Three men checking their cod nets near Freshwater were shocked w...
Aug 27, 2020
Former Minister Gambin-Walsh Wants to Run in Next Election
A former Liberal cabinet minister who was the subject of a police investigation plans to run in the next election but isn't saying for which party just yet. Sherry Gambin-Walsh, the former minister of...
Aug 27, 2020
Striking Dominion Workers Get Boost From Unions on Picket Line
There was a show of solidarity for striking Dominion workers in St. John's today over the lunch hour. Dozens of representatives from other unions turned out at the Blackmarsh Road location to support ...
Aug 27, 2020 Mark Nichols, Community Organizer, Fight for 15 And Fairness NL.
