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Groundbreaking Ceremony Held at Site of Bishops Gardens Retirement Home

Bishops College is soon to be Bishops Gardens Retirement Living. The official groundbreaking took place this morning at the site of the old school off Pennywell Road. The new seniors' facility will in...

Jeff Smyth * Nov 19, 2019

Overuse of Allergy Medication Prompts Warning from Doctors

Canadian doctors are raising red flags about overusing allergy medications like Benadryl The Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (CSACI) wants Benadryl and other first-generation antih...

Jeff Smyth * Nov 19, 2019

Backlog of North Coast Freight to be Cleared by Month's End: Labrador Marine

All grocery orders bound for the north coast of Labrador will be transported on the next trip of the Kamutik W following delays caused by some of the worst fall weather the region has seen in recent y...

Jeff Smyth * Nov 19, 2019

Makinsons Hunter Located Safe After Night Stuck Outdoors

RCMP are reminding hunters and those venturing into the woods to be prepared in the event of being unexpectedly stuck outdoors. A 24-year-old Makinsons man is safe and sound after spending a night in ...

Conne River Community in Shock After Sudden Death of School Principal

Grief counsellors have been called in to help students and teachers deal with the sudden death of the school principal in Conne River. 58-year-old Velma Piercey died yesterday. Miawpukek First Nation ...

New Cross-Province RNC Exchange Zones Add Security to Online Transactions

Most people are familiar with blue zone parking, but the RNC has adopted orange zones to allow people buying and selling items online to exchange goods and money in a safe and secure manner. The new o...

Questions Raised After Member of Liberal Exec Named to Minimum Wage Review

The Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour says he has full confidence in the Minimum Wage Review Committee. Steve Tessier was named the independent chair of the committee, with business ow...

Burin Man Remembers Putting the Pieces Back Together After 1929 Tsunami

90 years ago the residents of the Burin Peninsula were left to pick up the pieces after a tsunami slammed into the region, laying waste to a number of communities and killing 28 people. Three massive ...

Nov 19, 2019 (Damage in Port au Bras. Photo via Memorial University QEII Archives, Heritage NL.)

Baking Supplies, Canned Soup Top Christmas List for Annual Food Drive in St. John's

The City of St. John's has kicked off its annual food drive in support of the Community Food Sharing Association. In previous years the city has collected items for the drive at the door on garbage da...

St. John's City Snow Removal Budget Nearly Triples Due to Federal Regulations

The budget for snow removal in the capital city's downtown has ballooned by about $600,000. Last year, the budget for snow removal in the area was between $250,000 and $300,000. This year, that price ...