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Recommendation for New Mews Centre Location Coming in Two Weeks

There will be movement later this month on the location for the new Mews Centre in St. John's. At last night's council meeting, Councillor Jamie Korab announced that city council should have a recomme...

Trudeau to Attend Royal St. John's Regatta Tomorrow

The Prime Minister will be in metro for the Royal St. John's Regatta. Justin Trudeau arrives today for an event tonight at the Emera Innovation Exchange at the Signal Hill campus of Memorial Universit...

Aug 06, 2019 (Prime Minister Trudeau meets with Premier Ball in Ottawa. April 10, 2018.)

Work at Ragged Beach On Hold Following Local Outcry

The Department of Municipal Affairs and Environment says controversial work in the area of Ragged Beach will remain on hold, for now. Tensions rose last Wednesday when displeased residents confronted ...

Popularity of Women's Rowing Still Skyrocketing at Regatta

The Royal St. John's Regatta has evolved in many ways over the last two centuries, and one of the biggest changes has been the explosion in popularity of women's rowing. The first-ever female champion...

ArtsNL Funding Increase Going Straight Into Bigger Grants for Artists

ArtsNL has announced its plans for the $1-million increase to their annual budget they received from the provincial government. The Provincial Project Grants Program will see an increase of] $490,000,...

Mixed Reaction to Canadian Tire-Logo Accessible Playground

The City of St. John's is responding to concerns raised about city sponsorships with corporations. The conversation started following the announcement of a partnership with Canadian Tire Jumpstart Cha...

JAG Hotel Expansion Moving Ahead

The JAG hotel expansion is one step closer to reality. St. John's City Council has adopted the resolutions needed, in principle, to rezone the land for the development. The expansion will see addition...

Flatrock Mother Delivers Baby Herself in Moving Car on the Way to Hospital

A woman from Flatrock is home with her new baby girl - and has quite a story to tell... That's because Jennifer Codner delivered the baby herself in a moving vehicle on the way to hospital. Jennifer C...

Complaints About Noise? Remember to Tell Us About It, says City Councillor

A St. John's City Councillor is encouraging residents to call the 311 line if they're bothered by a late-night noise complaint. A number of noise complaints came after loud music was playing late into...

Business as Usual at MUN St. John's Campus Following Power Issues

Most buildings at Memorial University's St. John's campus will be back to normal today, after an unexpected outage interrupted operations yesterday. Electrical supply dropped to many buildings along t...