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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
New Park Opens at St. Peter's Elementary in Upper Island Cove
Today was an exciting day for the students and staff of St. Peter's Elementary in Upper Island Cove. The school's new public park was officially opened this morning. School Principal John Drover says ...
Oct 11, 2019
NEIA Recommends Steps to Boost Growing Renewable Energy Sector
The Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Industry Association has released a series of recommendations to help the province's renewable energy sector grow - as the public discourse on needed action...
Oct 11, 2019 Image courtesy Beothuck Energy.
Gander Bay Man Arrested For Convenience Store Robbery, Theft of Hyundai Courtesy Shuttle
A 25-year-old man from Gander Bay, already in trouble with the law, has been arrested and charged in connection with two separate incidents in Gander this week. Gander RCMP were already investigating ...
Oct 11, 2019
Charges Expected for Parents of Minor Driving Speeding ATV with No Headlights
RCMP expect to lay charges against the parents of a 14-year-old found driving an ATV late at night with no headlights. A police officer noticed the ATV driving fast on the Conception Bay Highway at 10...
Oct 11, 2019 (File photo.)
Six Sent to Hospital Following Propane Leak at Local Business
Several people were sent to hospital following a propane leak at Coastal Outdoors on Topsail Road this morning. St. John's Regional Fire Department rushed to the scene and cleared the building. Occupa...
Oct 11, 2019
High Winds Closing in, May Mean Delays for Marine Atlantic
High winds are moving into the southwest area of the island and that means trouble for Marine Atlantic. Winds will gust to 90 km/h in the Wreckhouse tomorrow, and the Cabot Strait will also feel the e...
Oct 11, 2019 (VOCM file photo.)
Kenmount Construction on Track to Finish Before December, Return Next Spring says Hickman
The current phase of the Kenmount Road tear-up is on schedule, meaning that traffic will be flowing normally by the first of December. But, sections of the busy highway will be a dusty place for the n...
Oct 11, 2019
