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Blood Drive In Memory Of Harbour Grace Man Planned For Next Week
Steven Trickett of Riverhead, Harbour Grace touched many lives in his short life, and that spirit of generosity and caring is what is behind a blood drive planned next week in Carbonear. The 35-year-o...
Jul 08, 2019 Photo courtesy of Noel's Funeral Home.
DFO Looking To Construct New Fishway Near Placentia
DFO is looking to construct a new fishway on the Northeast River near Placentia. The department is seeking to demolish the current fishway. Doing so will require removing the water and demolishing the...
Jul 08, 2019
Eddie Joyce Dismisses Concerns Of Backroom Deals In The House
The Independent member for Humber-Bay of Islands is dismissing concerns about backroom deals being made on confidence votes in the House of Assembly under a minority government. Eddie Joyce says const...
Jul 08, 2019
Two Dead Following Two-Vehicle Collision Near Gander
The RCMP confirms two people are dead following a two-vehicle collision early this morning on the Trans Canada Highway, just west of Gander. Gander RCMP responded to a call of a vehicle in flames on t...
Jul 08, 2019
Costco Effect Already Being Felt In Galway
The Costco effect is already being felt in Galway. That's according to the man behind the development, Danny Williams. Just weeks after the retail giant moved to Galway, Williams says development of G...
Jul 08, 2019
Capelin Rolling Near Brigus South
Capelin are rolling, at least in one part of the province. Beach Garden Cottage in Brigus South posted video to their Facebook page of hundreds of capelin rolling on the beach at Herring Cove in Brigu...
Jul 08, 2019
No Application Made Yet To Shut Down Holyrood Generating Plant
Even though the province is just months away from Muskrat Falls first power, no formal application has yet been made to shut down the Holyrood Generation station. One of the driving reasons behind dev...
Jul 08, 2019
TCH Reopens Near Gander Following Crash
The Trans-Canada Highway near Gander has reopened to traffic. The highway was closed early this morning after what the RCMP say was a serious crash, about 2 km west of Gander. There is still no word o...
Jul 08, 2019
Truck Used To Break In To Shoppers Drug Mart On Torbay Road
The Shoppers Drug Mart on Torbay Road was extensively damaged during a break and enter early this morning. The owner of the store has confirmed that around 4:40 a.m. a truck was used to ram through th...
Jul 08, 2019
Province’s Summer Temperatures A Relief To Some Tourists
A Springdale tourism operator says business is growing. Michelle Rowsell is the co-owner of Indian Falls Chalet in Springdale, which has been open for a year. Rowsell says they've seen guests from all...
Jul 07, 2019
