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Red Shoe Crew Walk Set for September 21 in St. John's

They're hitting the streets to make sure local families close to their sick or injured children. Ronald McDonald House Charities will be taking over the Techniplex on September 21 for the St. John's R...

Aug 27, 2019 (File photo.)

Keep Food Safety in Mind as Summer Winds Down: Health Canada

While summer is winding down, Health Canada is warning people not to let their guard down when it comes to food safety. Darren Leyte, with Health Canada, says people need to take care during warmer we...

Jeff Smyth * Aug 26, 2019

Genealogical Tourism Growing in Popularity in NL

Geneaological tourism is a growing phenomenon around the world, and Newfoundland and Labrador is no exception. Dr. David Pike is a well-known genealogist and has seen the numbers of people visiting th...

Jeff Smyth * Aug 26, 2019

Brazil President Scoffs at International Aid for Amazon Fire, says It Undermines Sovereignty

The president of Brazil is firing back at proposed help in fighting wildfires decimating the Amazon, saying the G7 is treating them like a colony. The Group of Seven countries have pledged $20-million...

Jeff Smyth * Aug 26, 2019 (Smoke above the Amazon rainforest. Satellite photo courtesy NASA.)

Marine Atlantic Halts Ferries Due to Gale Warning

A gale warning in the Cabot Strait has put tonight's ferry crossings on hold, and tomorrow may not fair any better. Marine Atlantic says tonight's ferries to Nova Scotia from both Port aux Basques and...

Caribou "Traffic Jam" Near Port aux Choix Caught on Video

Traffic jams on the Great Northern Peninsula aren't like other place's traffic jams. Frank Walters of Port au Choix took to the Newfoundland Scenery group on facebook to post a video of a bumper-to-bu...

Ex-Pat St. John's Man Making the Trip Home on Unicycle

Most people would consider driving across Canada a long trip but one relocated Newfoundlander decided that he would make the trip on his unicycle. Dave Cox, originally from St. John's is now living in...

Suspect Arrested Following Assault on Bus Driver

Having a limo that's forty feet long wasn't enough for one passenger arrested for assaulting a bus driver on Sunday. Around 1:30 RNC officers were called to Prince Philip Drive to investigate the assa...

Welding Camp Encouraging Girls to Check Out STEM Careers

A welding camp for girls going to Grade 9 to 12 starts up today on the Burin Peninsula. The camp will be hosted by Esteem Inc., an organization with a mandate of getting more woman into careers where ...

Family and Friends of Woman Who Died at Cape Spear Gather in Her Memory

Newfoundland and Labrador was Kim Hix's favourite place on the planet so 38 of her friends and family gathered in St. John's to remember her. Hix, who is from Chicago, died tragically after falling fr...