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Nominations Open for Enriching Lives Car Giveaway
Nominations are open for Collision Clinic's 16th annual Enriching Lives Car Giveaway. Every year Collision Clinic gives away a reconditioned vehicle, and one full year of insurance, to a local family....
Nov 03, 2019 Image from last year's giveaway.
Masterless Men Continuing their Unique Take on Irish NL Music 28 Years On
The Masterless Men are getting ready to launch new music and have a show at the Arts and Culture Centre this month. Since they came into the music scene in 1991, they have put their unique spin on tra...
Nov 03, 2019
Two Downed Trees Cause Power Problems in Labrador
Two downed trees were found to be the cause of a power outage in Sheshatshiu and North West River yesterday. Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro says crews discovered a tree had fallen onto a power line i...
Nov 03, 2019
Vehicle Rolls Over into Three Feet of Water, Driver Escapes Unharmed
A single vehicle collision in Clarke's Beach that happened on Thursday night could have ended much worse. Near midnight on Thursday, Spaniards Bay/Tilton Volunteer Fire Department responded to a rollo...
Nov 03, 2019
Cases of STIs on the Rise in NL: Planned Parenthood
The number of sexually transmitted infections is on the rise. That's according to Planned Parenthood, which just received the keys to a newly renovated building owned by Eastern Health. Executive Dire...
Nov 03, 2019
Stolen Truck Set on Fire Near Ruby Line
Firefighters made quick work of a vehicle fire early this afternoon. Shortly before 1:00 p.m., crews from the Mount Pearl Fire Station were called to a dirt road near the Ruby Line Pumping Station, ne...
Nov 03, 2019 Photos by Earl Noble.
Canadian Red Cross Helping Students Displaced by St. John's Fire
The Canadian Red Cross has stepped in after seven students were displaced by fire in St. John's. Crews responded to a home on Byron Street in the capital city yesterday. According to Platoon Chief Dea...
Nov 03, 2019
Advocacy for ATV Safety Important in Wake of Deadly Crash, says T'Railways Association
The Avalon T'Railways Association says it is their priority to continue advocating ATV safety in the wake of a deadly crash in Harbour Grace on Friday. A 35-year-old man was killed after he flipped hi...
Nov 03, 2019
Applications Open for St. John's Grant Program
Applications are available for the City of St. John's Grant Program Funding is available to organizations and individuals in six categories that align with the City's strategic directions: Community G...
Nov 03, 2019
Importing Bees Unnecessary and Problematic, says Local Beekeeper
A local beekeeper thinks the import of bees to the province is unnecessary and opens us up to potential problems. Newfoundland is one of only a small number of known areas that is free of deadly bee p...
Nov 03, 2019
