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'No End in Sight': Strife in Haiti Halts NL Orphanage Operator from Returning
A Newfoundland woman who runs an orphanage in Haiti says there is no end in sight and a lot more suffering ahead for Haitians. Twenty-five years ago, Karen Huxter visited Haiti for the first time. Sin...
Oct 23, 2019
RNC Chief Responds to Controversy Surrounding Letter to SJSOWC
The Chief of Police says it was a tweet that sparked his concern, but it was never his intention to have Jenny Wright resign or be removed from her position with the St. John's Status of Women Council...
Oct 23, 2019 (File photo.)
Long-Time Alberta Councilor from NL Expects Early Return to the Polls
A Newfoundlander who has served on the Wood Buffalo Municipal Council for decades says he expects that Canadians will go back to the polls within the next year. Keith McGrath, who is originally from T...
Oct 23, 2019
After Turbulent Year Fluvarium Enters Partnership with Puglisevich
The Fluvarium, which earlier this year was facing the real possibility of shutting its doors after losing its major sponsor, has entered a new partnership with Puglisevich. The partnership honours com...
Oct 23, 2019
Cat, Missing from Portugal Cove-St. Philip's for Over a Year and a Half, Returns Home as Though Nothing Had Happened
A cat, missing for over a year and a half, returned to its home in Portugal Cove-St. Philip's this week as though nothing had happened. It wasn't quite the very next day, but according to Sarah Mitche...
Oct 23, 2019
NAPE President Calls for Cooperation and Unity in the Face of Post-Election Negativity
The President of the province's largest public sector union says he's disappointed with the negativity surrounding this week's federal election. Jerry Earle was responding to the anger being expressed...
Oct 23, 2019 (File photo.)
Political Analysts Wonder What Happened to the Youth Vote
The results of this week's federal election has many asking what happened to the youth vote. The Liberals and NDP both lost seats, while the Conservatives saw gains and came out on top in the popular ...
Oct 23, 2019
Province Needs to Do More to Prevent Environmental Incidents in Aquaculture, says Premier
Premier Dwight Ball says government needs to work with industry leaders to make sure an event like the die-off of over 2.6-million salmon on the province's south coast, never happens again. Ball says ...
Oct 23, 2019 (Photo courtesy Atlantic Salmon Federation.)
Free House Up for Grabs in Pouch Cove
A family from Pouch Cove says one of the conditions of building their new house from the ground up is that they need to get their old house off of the property. So they are giving it away for free. To...
Oct 23, 2019
As Alberta Rages Following Election Results, Some NLers Get Where They're Coming From
A Newfoundlander who has worked in oil and gas in Alberta since 1996 cannot understand why people in this province vote for any party which preaches carbon taxes. Robert O'Leary of Blackhead, Concepti...
Oct 23, 2019 Plunging oil prices is one of the challenges currently facing the province.
