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Gander Resident Thought Power Was Out, Only to Discover House Had Been Struck by Lightning
A resident of Rowsell Boulevard in Gander never imagined as she watched a thunderstorm move through the town on the weekend that her home would be affected by a lightning strike. Val Abbott works at t...
Aug 13, 2019
Fisheries Minister Opens Door for Outside Cod Buyers, But Processors Say They Need Down Time Between Fisheries
Provincial Fisheries Minister Gerry Byrne is playing tough with local processors, allowing outside buyers to come in to purchase cod, at least on a temporary basis. Byrne intervened when local process...
Aug 13, 2019
Campaign Continues for Kimmel to Get His Hands on Dildo
An American talk show host's campaign to become mayor of the Town of Dildo continues to gain momentum. Jimmy Kimmel had his sidekick Guillermo on the ground in Dildo acting as campaign manager in his ...
Aug 13, 2019
Gathering Place Marks 25 Years Running, Not Exactly Cause for Celebration says Executive Director
The Gathering Place is marking 25 years in operation, but the executive director says that's not necessarily a cause to celebrate. The Gathering Place was first established by the Sisters of Mercy in ...
Aug 13, 2019
Mount Pearl Suspect Caught Mid-Theft Already Wanted on Separate Warrant
There was already a warrant out for the arrest of a suspect caught during a theft in Mount Pearl yesterday. RNC officers got the report at around 3:20 Monday of a theft taking place at a home. They ar...
Aug 13, 2019
NL Man Who Sold First-Ever Ford Mustang Invited to Visit Historic Vehicle
The man who sold the first ever Ford Mustang has been officially invited to visit the historic car in the Henry Ford Museum. Harry Phillips sold the world's first Mustang in St. John's in 1964. Now ap...
Aug 12, 2019
Bodies Found in Manitoba Confirmed to be Wanted Murder Suspects
Police confirm that remains found last week in Manitoba belong to two British Columbia men, wanted in a cross-Canada manhunt. Manitoba RCMP say that autopsies have confirmed the two bodies found in no...
Aug 12, 2019
$33-Million Coming to NL Communities in First of Two Federal Gas Tax Refund Payments
Government officials used the Paradise Splash Pad as a background to announce the first of two installments of the gas tax refund has been delivered to the province. The monies equal just under $33-mi...
Aug 12, 2019
Prescott Street Repairs Underway, Expected to Reopen on Friday
A portion of Prescott Street in St. John's will remain closed for most of the week after an underground storm sewer collapsed. A large hole in the road split open on Saturday, following torrential rai...
Aug 12, 2019
Nalcor Denies Allegations 'Hush Money' Offered to Indigenous Group
Nalcor denies it tried to provide "hush money" to the Nunatsiavut Government after failing to provide capping at the Muskrat Falls reservoir site prior to flooding. The allegation was made by Presiden...
Aug 12, 2019 (File photo courtesy Nalcor.)
