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Nunatsiavut Government Renames Department
The Nunatisiavut Government has changed the name of one of its government departments to reflect a renewed emphasis on promoting, protecting and revitalizing Inuktitut. The Department of Culture, Recr...
Oct 02, 2019
No Major Issues Identified at Dining Hall as MUN Seeks Cause of Reported Illness
Memorial University's Health and Wellness clinic has been alerted to test results indicating that a student living in residence may have contracted the E. coli bacteria. Eighteen-year-old Brook Shiner...
Oct 02, 2019 (R. Gushue Hall, file photo.)
City to Adjust Lanes at Kelsey Drive and Goldstone Street
Some changes are coming to the Kelsey Drive and Goldstone Street interchanges with the Team Gushue Highway. The City of St. John's says work will be completed in the coming days as weather permits, an...
Oct 02, 2019
Labrador City Elects Bridget Baker as New Councillor
Labrador City has a new town councillor. Bridget Baker was elected to fill a single vacancy on council. She received 447 votes, handily taking the position over her fellow candidates. A total of five ...
Oct 02, 2019
Stolen Vehicle Leads to Arrest of Pair Accused of Pet Store 'Pizzle' Theft
Two people believed responsible for an unusual theft at a pet store in the capital city have been arrested following an investigation into a stolen vehicle. Yesterday afternoon, police found what they...
Oct 02, 2019
Muskrat Falls Rate Mitigation Hearings Start Tomorrow
The Public Utilities Board has provided more detail on the rate mitigation hearings related to Muskrat Falls which start tomorrow. The hearings, which will go for a couple of weeks, are open to the pu...
Oct 02, 2019
Steve Kent on "Leave of Absence" as Mount Pearl City Manager
Former Mount Pearl Mayor and a long-time former MHA, Steve Kent is taking a temporary leave of absence from his position as Mount Pearl city manager. Kent took to social media to say he's taking a "le...
Oct 02, 2019 Steve Kent
Vape Products Increasing Nicotine Addiction, Warns MUN Professor
A local professor is cautioning about the use of e-cigarettes. Dr. Leslie Philips is the director of a smoking cessation program at Memorial University. While a safer alternative to smoking, Philips s...
Oct 02, 2019 Stock image
From Stage Four to Grade Four: Local Family Shares Story of How Blood Donation Saved Their Son
A local family is sharing their son's story of survival to reinforce that giving blood saves lives. In 2017, David Young of Conception Bay South was diagnosed with stage four burkitt leukemia, the fas...
Oct 02, 2019
HV-GB Residents Warned to Secure Garbage, Keep Pets Indoors as Wolf Tracked in Community
Residents of Happy Valley-Goose Bay are being asked to use caution, and take steps to avoid attracting wildlife into the town. That, as conservation officers track the movements of a wolf near the com...
Oct 02, 2019 (Stock photo.)
