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Emotional Last Service Held at Little Bay Islands Church Before Resettlement
It was an emotional weekend on Little Bay Islands as the local Salvation Army held its last service in the community. Residents are preparing to leave after voting in favour of relocation. All service...
Sep 30, 2019 Photo by Mike Parsons.
Sexual Assault Charges Dismissed Against Former Mayoral Candidate
All charges of criminal and sexual harassment have been dismissed against a Paradise man in court today. In her ruling, Judge Jacqueline Brazil said several elements of the complainant's story were ca...
Sep 30, 2019
Bull Penis Thieves Strike Local Pet Stores
Pet Zone on Kenmount Road has shared surveillance images of suspects in an unusual theft over the weekend. The store says two people stole hundreds of dollars worth of Pizzles, a dog treat also known ...
Sep 30, 2019
Family Forced to Live in Rat-Infested NL Housing Finally Moved Following Media Attention
A family forced to live with a big rat problem in a Newfoundland and Labrador housing unit for two months has been moved to another home. Mary Taylor has been advocating on behalf of the family and sa...
Sep 30, 2019
Some Municipalities Begin Charging Business Tax Rates to AirBnBs
Some municipalities in the province have begun charging Airbnb operators a business tax or a flat rate. Bonavista was the first to make the news but not the first to start the practice. Mayor Philip W...
Sep 30, 2019
Man Who Sold First Mustang Reunited with Car 55 Years Later
It was a reunion 55 years in the making. Harry Phillips, the man who sold the very first Ford Mustang in St. John's in 1964 was reunited with the vehicle last Friday. The vehicle is on display at the ...
Sep 30, 2019
Open Letter to St. John's Demands Action as Robin Hood Bay Garbage Scattered on Popular Walking Trail
A local advocacy group is calling attention to garbage that is polluting a popular hiking trail in the capital city. Friends of the Sugarloaf Path has written the city of St. John's asking for action ...
Sep 30, 2019
Community Behind the Market Explored in Local Exhibit
Memorial University's folklore department made a guest appearance at the St. John's Farmer's Market this weekend with a pop-up exhibit of photographs and displays to emphasize the market's place in th...
Sep 30, 2019
Power Rates to Jump at Midnight Tonight Amidst Rate Mitigation Fears
Come midnight tonight, residents on the island will be paying more for electricity. Interestingly, rate mitigation hearings begin at the Public Utilities Board on Thursday. A businessman says the prov...
Sep 30, 2019
Bishop Hopes Others Follow Suit as Second Anglican Diocese in Province Votes for Marriage Equality
The Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland says he always knew the fight for marriage equality in the Church would have to be done at the local level. Reverend Dr. Geoffrey Peddle is o...
Sep 30, 2019
