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Bull Penis Thieves Strike Local Pet Stores
Pet Zone on Kenmount Road has shared surveillance images of suspects in an unusual theft over the weekend. The store says two people stole hundreds of dollars worth of Pizzles, a dog treat also known ...
Sep 30, 2019
Family Forced to Live in Rat-Infested NL Housing Finally Moved Following Media Attention
A family forced to live with a big rat problem in a Newfoundland and Labrador housing unit for two months has been moved to another home. Mary Taylor has been advocating on behalf of the family and sa...
Sep 30, 2019
Some Municipalities Begin Charging Business Tax Rates to AirBnBs
Some municipalities in the province have begun charging Airbnb operators a business tax or a flat rate. Bonavista was the first to make the news but not the first to start the practice. Mayor Philip W...
Sep 30, 2019
Man Who Sold First Mustang Reunited with Car 55 Years Later
It was a reunion 55 years in the making. Harry Phillips, the man who sold the very first Ford Mustang in St. John's in 1964 was reunited with the vehicle last Friday. The vehicle is on display at the ...
Sep 30, 2019
Open Letter to St. John's Demands Action as Robin Hood Bay Garbage Scattered on Popular Walking Trail
A local advocacy group is calling attention to garbage that is polluting a popular hiking trail in the capital city. Friends of the Sugarloaf Path has written the city of St. John's asking for action ...
Sep 30, 2019
Community Behind the Market Explored in Local Exhibit
Memorial University's folklore department made a guest appearance at the St. John's Farmer's Market this weekend with a pop-up exhibit of photographs and displays to emphasize the market's place in th...
Sep 30, 2019
Power Rates to Jump at Midnight Tonight Amidst Rate Mitigation Fears
Come midnight tonight, residents on the island will be paying more for electricity. Interestingly, rate mitigation hearings begin at the Public Utilities Board on Thursday. A businessman says the prov...
Sep 30, 2019
Bishop Hopes Others Follow Suit as Second Anglican Diocese in Province Votes for Marriage Equality
The Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland says he always knew the fight for marriage equality in the Church would have to be done at the local level. Reverend Dr. Geoffrey Peddle is o...
Sep 30, 2019
Fallen Peace Officers Remembered at Confederation Building
Twenty police and peace officers killed in the line of duty since 1830 were remembered in a memorial ceremony on the weekend. 17th annual Police and Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony was held on the gr...
Sep 30, 2019
CNIB Offering Cooking Class for the Blind
Chopping, slicing and dicing can be daunting for anyone not overly comfortable in a kitchen, but imagine how difficult it might be for the blind or partially-sighted. The Canadian National Institute f...
Sep 29, 2019
