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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
Odds are Trudeau Will Leave Office in October, According to European Bookie
A European bookie is taking bets on which of a number of world leaders will be next to leave office and the odds are on Justin Trudeau. The website shows Trudeau at 5/4 odds to leave office next, foll...
Sep 29, 2019 (Prime Minister Trudeau meets with Premier Ball in Ottawa. April 10, 2018.)
Ian Williams, Subject of Dramatic Manhunt in Central, Arrested without Incident
A man who was the subject of a dramatic manhunt in central Newfoundland this weekend has been apprehended. Ian Williams, a 27-year-old resident of Bishop's Falls, was arrested without incident around ...
Sep 29, 2019
Vaping Among Youth Increased by 80 Per Cent in One Year, says D.A.R.E Program Director
In incidence of vaping among school-age children increased by almost 80 per cent between 2017 and 2018. That is according to Dr. Ashley Frazier, Director of Curriculum and Training with Drug Abuse Res...
Sep 29, 2019
'Eco-Anxiety' Observed Among Youth Following Recent Global Spotlight on Climate Change
The global spotlight on climate change has resulted in a relatively new phenomenon. Dr. Janine Hubbard with the Association of Psychology in Newfoundland and Labrador says some young people are starti...
Sep 29, 2019
Local Comedians Hope to 'Make People in Nice Chairs Laugh' with Province-Wide Tour
"Existing is Exhausting" is the title of a new comedy show touring the province's Arts and Culture Centres this fall. Matt Wright and Vicky Mullaley are teaming up after meeting on the local comedy ci...
Sep 29, 2019
RNC Partners with National Organization That Honours Work of First Responders
For the first time ever, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has partnered with Wounded Warriors Canada - National Mental Health Provider to raise awareness about what first responders endure during t...
Sep 29, 2019
