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Pressuring Ottawa for Help with Muskrat Falls Could Carry Consequences: Consultant
With Muskrat Falls winding down, the cost of the mega-project is looming large on the horizon. Project costs ballooned to $12.7-billion from the $6.2-billion estimate at sanction, and Newfoundlanders ...
Nov 04, 2019 (File photo courtesy Nalcor.)
Canada Takes Lead with Plain-Packaging Push for Cigarettes, Cancer Society says
The Canadian Cancer Society says Canada has introduced the most comprehensive plain-packaging cigarette regulations in the world, setting the tone for other countries. Plain-packaged cigarettes have b...
Nov 04, 2019
Officials say Rabbit Carcasses, Evidence Removed from Dump Site Ahead of Investigation
This story contains images and information that some readers may find disturbing. The Department of Fisheries and Land Resources had launched an investigation into the illegal dumping of rabbit carcas...
Nov 04, 2019
Community Mourns 35-Year-Old Killed in ATV Accident
RCMP are working with the Chief Medical Examiner's Office as they continue their investigation into a fatal ATV accident in Harbour Grace on Friday. Matthew Hiscock, 35, passed away after he lost cont...
Nov 04, 2019 (Photo via Facebook.)
International Flight with Over 230 Passengers Diverted to St. John's
A plane carrying some 250 people made an unscheduled landing at St. John's International Airport today. British Airways Flight 253 landed safely at 1:10. The plane, which was en route from Heathrow to...
Nov 04, 2019
Elizabeth May Steps Down as Leader of Green Party
Elizabeth May has stepped down as leader of the Green Party of Canada. She made the announcement today. Her resignation was effective immediately. Deputy Leader Jo-Ann Roberts has been named as her su...
Nov 04, 2019 (Image via CPAC.)
Scott Reid Elected as Speaker of the House of Assembly
The MHA for Humber-St. George's was 'reluctantly' guided into the House of Assembly this afternoon after being elected as Speaker of the House of Assembly. Scott Reid took the position after being vot...
Nov 04, 2019
FFAW Put in Mock Bid for Oil Exploration to Draw Attention to Crab Grounds at Risk
Fish harvesters say the recent calls for bids for parcels of land by the C-NLOPB puts their livelihoods at risk. The bids close Wednesday so the FFAW, saying it has exhausted all other avenues, has su...
Nov 04, 2019
Toronto Approval No Longer Required for Transition Surgery
Trans Activist Gemma Hickey says this is a "great day." It is no longer necessary to travel out of the province for transition-related surgery readiness assessments. Before today, transition-related s...
Nov 04, 2019
Local Construction Companies Make the Pitch Be Part of New Mental Health Facility
The companies vying to build and run the new mental health facility in St. John's are looking to get all their ducks in a row for their pitches at a networking event in St. John's today. The province ...
Nov 04, 2019
