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Six Sent to Hospital Following Propane Leak at Local Business
Several people were sent to hospital following a propane leak at Coastal Outdoors on Topsail Road this morning. St. John's Regional Fire Department rushed to the scene and cleared the building. Occupa...
Oct 11, 2019
High Winds Closing in, May Mean Delays for Marine Atlantic
High winds are moving into the southwest area of the island and that means trouble for Marine Atlantic. Winds will gust to 90 km/h in the Wreckhouse tomorrow, and the Cabot Strait will also feel the e...
Oct 11, 2019 (VOCM file photo.)
Kenmount Construction on Track to Finish Before December, Return Next Spring says Hickman
The current phase of the Kenmount Road tear-up is on schedule, meaning that traffic will be flowing normally by the first of December. But, sections of the busy highway will be a dusty place for the n...
Oct 11, 2019
New Education Action Plan Gets A+ Grades from Students and Teachers
Phase one of the Education Action Plan has been rolled out in 80 schools across the province, and one school is certainly feeling the effects. Students at St. John Bosco in Shea Heights gave two big t...
Oct 11, 2019
AAHP Points Finger at Job Evaluation System for Creating Significant Wage Gap
The Association of Allied Health Professionals says a job classification system that was introduced by the province in 2015 has resulted in significant wage gaps. The association says the wage gap iss...
Oct 11, 2019
NDP Comes Out on Top of Debates, According to Abacus Poll
An Abacus Data poll on the recent federal leaders debate shows NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the best impression on those who tuned in. 59 per cent of respondents indicated that their reaction to Sing...
Oct 11, 2019 Jagmeet Singh (File Photo)
Paradise Man Charged with Child Pornography Possession
A 32-year-old man from metro has been charged with online child pornography offences. The investigation, done by the RNC/RCMP Integrated Internet Exploitation Unit, started over a year ago. They seize...
Oct 11, 2019
West Aquarius Project Hits Goals and Budget, Hailed as Local Oil and Gas Success
The West Aquarius project is being deemed a success story by those in the industry. James Nunnery, rig manager for the West Aquarius with Seadrill Canada, says they achieved their goals for the projec...
Oct 11, 2019
McCallum Man Waited for Hours with Father's Body After Being Denied Airlift
A man says he feels "disgusted and wronged" after he was denied help to airlift his father's body out of a rugged and remote area off the province's south coast. Lloyd Fudge, his father, Lloyd Senior ...
Oct 11, 2019 Lloyd Fudge Sr.
Pair of Parking Meter Vandals Arrested in St. John's
More parking meter vandalism in the capital city last night, but the suspects didn't get very far. RNC officers received the call around 8:20 last night, and swiftly located two men suspected of damag...
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