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Labrador MHA Expresses Disappointment Over Trimper Voicemail Situation
A Labrador MHA is expressing disappointment following recent events involving a fellow MHA, and friend. Lela Evans, the PC MHA for Torngat Mountains, says it is up to the people who elected Lake Melvi...
Sep 15, 2019 (Lela Evans/ File Photo)
Adoptees Encouraged to Search Out Birth Families
A woman who found her own birth mother only a few years ago, is encouraging other adoptees to do the same. Anne Roane Sheldon created the popular Newfoundland Labrador Adoptees Facebook page 12 years ...
Sep 15, 2019
Great Big Sea Partial Reunion at Iceberg Alley
Music fans at Iceberg Alley were treated to a NL music royalty reunion last night. The only thing missing was Sean McCann. During the Alan Doyle concert Saturday night, Doyle called his old band mates...
Sep 15, 2019 Photo by Carl Layden
Terry Fox's Nephew Returns to Marathon of Hope Starting Point to Kick off Annual Run
A man with a special connection to a Canadian Icon is in St. John's today to help launch the annual Terry Fox Run, 39 years after his namesake dipped his prosthetic leg in St. John's Harbour to start ...
Sep 15, 2019
Marner Excited to Hit the Ice With Leafs Following New Contract
There's no more trouble in Paradise! Mitch Marner landed in the province yesterday and is excited to get back on the ice with the Toronto Maple Leafs after signing a 6-year, near $11-million contract ...
Sep 15, 2019
Delays Abound As Culvert Replacement Work Continues Near Avondale
Officials warned there would be delays, and there have been delays. The province has closed a portion of the Trans Canada to replace massive culverts in the area of the Avondale Access. Lifting of the...
Sep 15, 2019
Early Morning Explosion Wakes Downtown Neighbourhood
If the explosion didn't wake up the residents of Franklyn Avenue, emergency services did. St. John's Regional Fire Department acting platoon chief Gina Burke says at 3:00 this morning they received mu...
Sep 15, 2019
Expect Major Delays on Conception Bay Highway
Expect some major delays on parts of the Conception Bay Highway this weekend. The TCH just east of the Avondale Access is now sliced open to make way for new culverts. That means eastbound traffic on ...
Sep 14, 2019
MerB'ys Kick Off Latest Fundraising Effort
The MerB'ys are back and they're looking to bring their fundraising to the next level in their third annual charity calendar. Having raised over $500,000 in the last two years, the NL Beard and Mousta...
Sep 14, 2019
Squid and Water Weight at Centre of Dispute Between FFAW and Processors
Squid are showing up in abundance this year but the fishery itself is in peril because of a pricing dispute between the processors and the union. The Association of Seafood Producers says it is paying...
Sep 14, 2019
