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Emergency Service Workers Roll up Sleeves for 'Sirens for Life' Blood Drive
Emergency service workers often see the need for blood firsthand, and today they are answering the call once again to help save more lives. The second-annual Sirens for Life blood drive took place tod...
Sep 19, 2019
Alleged Threats Against Timber Harvesters Near Port Blandford Prompts Warning
RCMP have been notified and harvesters have been asked to halt wood cutting in the South West River Valley near Port Blandford following threats made on social media. The Department of Fisheries and L...
Sep 19, 2019
Federal NDP Leader Condemns Trudeau for Brownface Photos
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is not calling for Justin Trudeau's resignation, but he is condemning the Prime Minister for a series of images released to media of Justin Trudeau in brownface/blackf...
Sep 19, 2019 Jagmeet Singh (File Photo)
Opera on the Avalon Sounds Alarm Over Exorbitant Prices from Secondary Ticket Sellers
Opera on the Avalon is issuing a warning to patrons about US-based secondary ticket sellers who are claiming to offer tickets for their Phantom of the Opera production at exorbitant prices. General an...
Sep 19, 2019
PAL Airlines Pulling from Stephenville Airport
The financially-troubled Stephenville Airport may have been dealt another blow. The town has bailed out the airport a few times, but now the MHA for the area says one of the airlines which uses that a...
Sep 19, 2019 (PAL Airlines)
Black Bear Warning Issued for Snook's Harbour Area
A black bear warning has been issued for the area of Snook's Harbour after several reports of sightings recently surfaced. Conservation officers are investigating the presence of the animal, and have ...
Sep 19, 2019 (Stock photo.)
Drugs, Weapons Seized in Arrest of Appleton Man
A man from Appleton in central Newfoundland has been arrested for drug and weapons offences following a two-month-long investigation by police. The Federal Serious and Organized Crime unit in Gander, ...
Sep 19, 2019
No Injuries Reported in Camper Fire Near TCH
There were no injuries in a recent RV fire near Whitbourne that left the vehicle heavily damaged. Whitbourne Fire Chief Jamie Budden says the department responded to a camper on Lahey's Road on Monday...
Sep 19, 2019
RCMP Investigate Video Showing Bullying, Discrimination Near Carbonear Collegiate
The RCMP are investigating an incident involving students in a wooded area near Carbonear Collegiate. A video shared on social media shows two teens and a group of students apparently egging them on i...
Sep 19, 2019
Trudeau Reiterates Apology, Unable to Say if All Incidents Have Been Reported
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is once again offering his apologies for at least three incidents in which he wore black or brownface before he became Prime Minister. Trudeau addressed reporters today i...
Sep 19, 2019
