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Water Pollution Kills Marine Birds' Ability to Insulate, Says MUN Biologist
A biology professor at Memorial University says the major impact of water pollution on marine birds is damage done to their feathers. Dr. Ian Jones says you can see the effect on the shoreline and int...
Oct 12, 2019 File photo of Dr. Ian Jones
Big Drop in Province's Unemployment Rate
There has been a big drop in the province's unemployment rate. The rate in August was 13.1 per cent, by far and away the highest in the country. It is still the highest of any province, but it dropped...
Oct 12, 2019
Man Arrested for Having Multiple Firearms and Ammunition in Vehicle in CBS
A 29 year old man was arrested last night for having several firearms and ammunition in his vehicle. Around 9:30 p.m. RNC stopped a man during a Roadside Safety Check in Conception Bay South last nigh...
Oct 12, 2019
Rufus Hamilton, Mainstay at Hamilton's Grocery, Passes Away at 58
Rufus Hamilton,a well known worker at Hamilton's Grocery has passed away suddenly at 58. The family is devastated by his sudden passing due to an aortic aneurysm. Hamilton was a big hockey fan. He lov...
Oct 12, 2019
Start Thinking Winter Safety: Studded Tire Season Begins Next Month
Wintry weather is on the way, but the provincial government says hold off just a bit longer before donning your studded tires. Service NL says studded tire season officially begins on Friday, November...
Oct 12, 2019
Free Flu Shot Clinics Opening Soon
Free flu vaccines will be available to the public starting on Monday, October 21. The regional health authorities will begin hosting free flu shot clinics and are also offering the vaccine at communit...
Oct 12, 2019
Police Officer Victim of Hit and Run During Roadside Safety Check
A police officer was struck by a vehicle when a driver attempted to flee a traffic stop in Conception Bay South Friday night. The officer was not seriously injured and the driver was later arrested. T...
Oct 12, 2019
Coors Launches Rebranded Beer, Brewed Right Here
A beer first brewed in Golden, Colorado, in 1873 is being re-branded and re-launched-and Newfoundland and Labrador has been chosen as the first spot to brew the new beer. Coors Banquet, sold in a well...
Oct 12, 2019
Bear Trap Set After Recent Sightings Near Burin Peninsula Community
A bear trap has been set up in the Harbour Mille area after reports of a black bear near the Burin Peninsula community. The Department of Fisheries and Land Resources says black bears should never be ...
Oct 11, 2019 (Stock photo.)
2.6-M Salmon Dead in "Warm Water Event," Province Suspends Northern Harvest Licences, No Word on Job Impact
Northern Sea Harvest says some 2.6-million salmon have been killed as the result of what company officials are calling a "warm water event" this summer. Jamie Gaskill, the Managing Director of Norther...
Oct 11, 2019
