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First-Time Ontario Novelist and Poet Ian Williams Takes Giller Prize
The Scotiabank Giller Prize went to a creative writing professor and first-time novelist. Ian Williams of Brampton, Ontario took home $100,000 for his book 'Reproduction', his first novel after previo...
Nov 18, 2019
Burlington Man Charged After Aiming Rifle From Truck at Moose Across Highway
Baie Verte RCMP have arrested and charged a Burlington pickup driver after he allegedly pointed his firearm across the highway at some moose - it was the second such incident in the region since the h...
Nov 18, 2019
Update Coming on Bull Arm Trades Situation
The Executive Director of Trades NL expects an update on the situation at Bull Arm sometime today. Union members met with DF Driver on Friday, and also sat down with Natural Resources Minister Siobhan...
Nov 18, 2019
Famous Lab with Dwarfism Raising Thousands for St. John's SPCA
A local "Instagram famous" dog has used his social media page to raise over $2,000 in two days for the SPCA in St. John's. Hank is a yellow lab with dwarfism and his owner, Allison Best, says when she...
Nov 18, 2019
Witless Bay Residents Call on Government to Break Silence on Ragged Beach
An activist protecting Ragged Beach in Witless Bay is calling on the provincial government to put a moratorium on development in the area. Police responded to complaints from Witless Bay on Friday aft...
Nov 18, 2019
Growlers Victorious in Toledo Rematch, Ready to Hit the Road
The Newfoundland Growlers are gearing up for another lengthy road trip after grabbing two big wins against a familiar opponent over the weekend. It was a Kelly Cup Finals rematch at the Mile One Centr...
Nov 18, 2019 (Photo courtesy Newfoundland Growlers.)
Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban Coming in 2020
It looks like the single-use plastic bag ban will be in effect by the middle of 2020. During a town hall session at the Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador Conference this weekend, St. John's Dep...
Nov 18, 2019 (Image from @PlasticBagBanNL.)
3,500 People Take Advantage of Community Garden Program
The Community Garden Support Program launched in April 2019, and is an initiative to increase food self-sufficiency, access to fresh foods, and consumption of fruits and vegetables. Government says ov...
Nov 18, 2019
Multiple Charges for Teen After Car Theft, Armed Robbery, Assault in Corner Brook
A St. John's teenager almost had the book thrown at him after being arrested for a crime spree in Corner Brook. Friday evening RNC officers responded to an east-end call in Corner Brook that a man was...
Nov 18, 2019
New Canine First Aid Course Teaches Pet Owners CPR for Dogs
Would you know what to do if your dog started choking? St. John Ambulance is offering a first aid course that teaches participants how to give CPR to dogs, to prepare pet owners for such a situation. ...
Nov 18, 2019
