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Mayor Says Overall Response Good To Second Phase Of Garbage Bin Rollout
The city of St. John's has rolled out phase two of its automated garbage program. More homes started receiving the large, black bins this week as the program expands to other parts of the city. Some a...
May 24, 2019
Federal Conservatives Say Liberal Coast Guard Vessel Replacement Plan, Too Late, Lacks Detail
The federal government has announced $15.7 billion dollars to build new Coast Guard ships, but not everyone is happy about it. The Conservative Shadow Minister for Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadia...
May 24, 2019
Federal Environment Minister Addesses Importance Of Hydro Power
The federal environment and climate change minister says we have to clean up our electricity system, but she stopped short of committing to wading into the dispute about access between Quebec and Newf...
May 24, 2019
Plentiful Icebergs A Warning Sign Of Climate Change: McKenna
While all of those big beautiful icebergs around the coasts of Newfoundland are a great sight to see, they are a sign of climate change. Federal Environment and Climate Change Minister, Catherine McKe...
May 24, 2019 (Stock photo.)
Initiative Explores Religious Freedom, Faith In The Public Sphere
A group of young people of different faiths are gathering for coffee and a roundtable discussion at the invitation of the Cardus Religious Freedom Institute-the country's only Christian thinktank. The...
May 24, 2019
Detours Start Tomorrow For Veterans Memorial Culvert Work
Drivers are being reminded that starting tomorrow, detours will be set up on Veterans Memorial Highway to accommodate culvert work along the route. Between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., each week day, deto...
May 24, 2019
‘My Body, My Choice’: Pro-Choice Rally Marches In St. John’s
Chants of "we won't go backwards" and "my body, my choice" rang through the Confederation Building this afternoon as part of a pro-choice rally. A large group of people of different ages and backgroun...
May 24, 2019
Harrison’s Reasoning ‘Doesn’t Make Sense’, But No Evidence To Convict, Says Judge
Kenneth Harrison has been found not guilty of child pornography charges after police seized a child sex doll ordered from Japan. Kenneth Harrison's Lawyer Bob Buckingham says it's been a long six year...
May 24, 2019
Two-Vehicle Crash Slows Traffic In Capital City
Crews responded to the scene of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Logy Bay Road and Newfoundland Drive in St. John's, during the lunch hour. Traffic backed up in the area, as emergency crews ...
May 24, 2019
Ballard Safely Arrives At Base Camp After Everest Descent
Mark Ballard, the St. John's man who just reached the summit of Everest has made it safely back to base camp at the foot of the mountain. Ballard reached the summit on his first attempt; an achievemen...
May 24, 2019
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