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Ghosts and Goblins Haunting Local Homes as Halloween Approaches
Halloween is fast approaching, which means spooky decorations are popping up at homes across the province. One house in the capital city however, is attracting a lot of attention. For the last three y...
Oct 29, 2019
Electing a New Speaker First Order of Business as House Reopens
Politicians will be back at the Legislature Monday for the first time since June. The first order of business when the House opens will be the election of a Speaker as that position became vacant when...
Oct 29, 2019
Fleur de Lys Bears Elude Traps Despite Large Number of Sightings
Bear traps remain in place in the town of Fleur de Lys where a number of the large creatures have been spotted in recent days. Conservation officers are monitoring the traps, but as of last evening, t...
Oct 29, 2019 (Stock photo.)
Ball Goes to Bat for Local Oil Industry as Calls for More Green Initiatives Increase
Premier Dwight Ball says those who are calling to shutdown offshore oil production in the province, are really saying to move the industry to "carbon intense oil". Ball says what we have in the provin...
Oct 29, 2019
Seniors in Coffins and a Centenarian Zombie Highlight Witless Bay Haunted House
From Club Med, to Club Dead... the residents of Alderwood Estates - a seniors home in Witless Bay - are having a bit of fun this evening for Hallowe'een. Rene Houlihan is the recreation director at Al...
Oct 29, 2019
Government Can't Say When License Returning to Northern Harvest Following Massive Die-Off
It's still too early to tell when Northern Harvest will get their licensing back and return to full production, according to the Premier. Northern Harvest says all the dead salmon have been removed fr...
Oct 29, 2019 (Photo courtesy Atlantic Salmon Federation.)
Advocate Accuses Home Insurance of Discrimination Against Students
The man behind a Facebook group that advocates for the rights of landlords and tenants says policies by some home insurance companies are discriminatory towards students. Sherwin Flight is the adminis...
Oct 28, 2019
Border Services Removes Three People from Vessel in Argentia
Three people were removed from a vessel that arrived in Argentia yesterday. Canada Border Services Agency boarded the vessel, and the three people were taken to St. John's for further processing. The ...
Oct 28, 2019 (Photo via Port of Argentia.)
Coast Guard Applauds Crews for Rescue of Sailboat Off NL Coast
The Canadian Coast Guard is giving crews a resounding 'Bravo Zulu'-or well done-after they jumped into action when a sailboat ran into issues off the coast of Newfoundland. At the time, JRCC Lieutenan...
Oct 28, 2019
Community Sector Stresses Importance of Multi-Year Funding
The Community Sector Council Summit continues in the capital city, and a big topic of discussion today was multi-year funding. Premier Dwight Ball, and a number of cabinet ministers-including Lisa Dem...
Oct 28, 2019
