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MUN Throws Support Behind Global Climate Strike as World Watches UN Emergency Summit
A man from this province at the United Nations Emergency Summit on Climate Change says people can do much more to effect change. Graham Oliver of the Bay St. George Action Committee says hearing 16-ye...
Sep 24, 2019
One in Hospital After Car Collides with Motorcycle Near University
One person was taken to hospital last evening following a collision involving a motorcycle. At about 9:00 p.m. emergency crews responded to the intersection of Westerland Road and Irwin's Road, near M...
Sep 24, 2019 Picture by Earl Noble
UPDATE: Warming Sea Temperatures to Blame for Massive Salmon Die-Off, says Northern Harvest
Northern Harvest disputes the FFAW's account on a massive Salmon die-off at its south coast sea farms. The FFAW says the event raised red flags, as large-scale mortality of fish can have a severe impa...
Sep 24, 2019 (Photo via Northern Harvest.)
St. John's International Women's Film Festival Celebrates 30 Years
The world's second-largest women's film festival is celebrating a milestone anniversary this year. The St. John's International Women's Film Festival is celebrating its 30th annual festival by screeni...
Sep 23, 2019
Council Approves Two New Buildings Near Avalon Mall Parking Entrance
St. John's City Council has narrowly voted to allow the owners of the Avalon Mall permission to put up two new buildings between the mall and Kenmount Road. Each building would be constructed on oppos...
Sep 23, 2019 Kenmount Road has seen heavy construction recently, including the realignment of the Polina Road intersection.
Two Injured in Separate Armed Robberies in Grand Falls-Windsor: RCMP
Two separate armed robberies in Grand Falls-Windsor last night resulted in confrontations that left two people injured. RCMP say it is not clear if both incidents are connected. A store owner received...
Sep 23, 2019
Four Rescued After Abandoning Fishing Vessel Off Province's South Coast
Four fishermen were rescued early this morning after being forced to abandon their vessel off the province's south coast. Officials were called out around 1:27 this morning when the Lawn Bay Pride sta...
Sep 23, 2019 (Cormorant helicopter.)
City Approves Affordable Housing Development at Community Garden Site, Pending Rezoning
A proposal to develop affordable housing in conjunction with a community garden project is a step closer to reality. St. John's city council has given approval for the potential development of an affo...
Sep 23, 2019 (Photo courtesy Eric Street Park Community Garden via Facebook.)
Cross Canada on Wooden Bikes: Brothers Reach End of Trek for a Greener Future
Two brothers from Ottawa arrived in St. John's this morning after a unique ride across Canada on wooden bikes. Zac and Nick Wagman began the journey in Victoria, B.C. in May and arrived in St. John's ...
Sep 23, 2019
Passengers Stranded in Gambo During 9/11 Contribute Scholarships as Thank-You
Two passengers that were stranded in Gambo during 9/11 are giving back to the community that welcomed them with open arms. Marvin and Allison Brustin were two of many "plane people" who found themselv...
Sep 23, 2019
