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“Operation Safe Summer” Returns On Bell Island
A safety program for kids on Bell Island is continuing again this summer. "Operation Safe Summer" allows kids to receive positive tickets from RCMP officers that will get them an ice-cream treat. The ...
Jul 03, 2019 (File photo.)
Average Wait Time For Adoption In NL Eight Years
The average wait time for people seeking to adopt an infant in Newfoundland and Labrador is approximately eight years. That's according to recent provincial government statistics. There were 15 adopti...
Jul 03, 2019
Arrest Made And Ticket Issued Following Traffic Stop In St. John’s
A traffic stop in the west end of St. John's landed both a man and woman in trouble yesterday evening. Police pulled the vehicle over around 8 p.m. The driver, a 34-year-old man, was found to be drivi...
Jul 03, 2019
Crews Battle Tractor Trailer Fire In Paradise
Firefighters had to cut through a chain-link gate to douse a fire in the cab of a tractor trailer parked in an industrial yard in Paradise yesterday. Thick, black smoke and heavy flame engulfed the ca...
Jul 03, 2019
Man Arrested For Almost Immediately Violating Court Orders
A 31-year-old man was arrested twice last night, the second time for almost immediately violating the court orders from the first incident. Police were called to the Mount Pearl area around 11:15 last...
Jul 02, 2019
New Children, Youth And Families Act Now In Effect
New legislation designed to ensure the protection and care of children and youth is now in effect. The new Children, Youth and Families Act replaces the Children and Youth Care and Protection Act. Min...
Jul 02, 2019
Schedule For Phase Three Of Muskrat Falls Inquiry Announced
As Phase two of the Muskrat Falls Inquiry winds down, the Commission has announced the schedule for Phase three of the public hearings. The first phase covered the period leading up to sanction in Dec...
Jul 02, 2019
Doily Vandal Receives Praise From Twillingate Residents
A unique type of spray-paint vandalism has been spotted in Twillingate where someone has sprayed the shape of white doilies on the side of the old Manuel's Shop. Residents have taken to Facebook with ...
Jul 02, 2019 Photo by Norma Hamlyn.
2019 Run The Rock Helps Grant 10 Wishes
Ten wishes have been granted for the Children's Wish Foundation as 13 crewmembers of H.M.C.S St. John's finish up their 900 km run across the province. The group, consisting of seven Newfoundlanders, ...
Jul 02, 2019 File Photo: Run the Rock 2019
Association For New Canadians Touts Inclusivity Of Soccer
Soccer is an inclusive sport that anybody can play, says Evan Royle of the Association for New Canadians. Soccer was one of the main activities played at the seventh annual Multicultural Family Fun Da...
Jul 02, 2019
