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Cricket Heading Back to Harbour Grace Almost a Century Later
Cricket is being brought back to Harbour Grace 95 years after the last match was played in the town. Cricket was once an important part of the town's sporting history, and was a popular summer sport t...
Jul 31, 2019
Local Businessman Calls Interference from City "Personal"
A St. John's businessman is pointing the finger at the city for stopping him from opening a courtyard in downtown St. John's - and he believes it's personal. Vic Lawlor is the owner and operator of th...
Jul 31, 2019 (Photo courtesy the Dockyard via Facebook.)
Robin Hood Bay Reopens After Workplace Incident
The Waste Management Facility at Robin Hood Bay has reopened. The dump closed Tuesday after a workplace incident. The city ordered the facility closed while it investigated. The dump remained closed f...
Jul 31, 2019
St. John's Regatta Hall of Fame Welcomes Three New Inductees Today
The Royal St. John's Regatta Hall of Fame grows today with three inductions. The 1985 Outer Cove/Regatta Ford intermediate crew, former Regatta Committee member Frank Dinn, and long-time Regatta parti...
Jul 31, 2019
Seeping Wrecks in Conception Harbour Being Assessed Following Oil Sheen
Coast Guard Environmental Response is assessing the wrecks of three whaling ships in Conception Harbour after a sheen was noticed on the water earlier this month. A containment boom was put in place a...
Jul 31, 2019 Photo by Brad Wade, Asterix Droneworks
Two Held Overnight for Public Drunkenness in Metro
The St. John's lockup wasn't the only thing loaded last night. RNC had their hands full in separate incidents of drunken revelers in the metro area. Just before 1:00 a.m. a call to a disturbance in Pa...
Jul 31, 2019
Scientists Probe Origins of Friendly Whale in Witless Bay
A biopsy sample has been taken from a young beluga that's been hanging around the Witless Bay area for the last week or so. Whale research scientist with DFO, Dr. Jack Lawson, says they are trying to ...
Jul 31, 2019
Local Costco Customers Could Be Affected in Capital One Data Breach
More information is emerging from that data breach at Capital One. People in Newfoundland and Labrador are among those affected. The data hack is affecting some six-million Canadians with credit cards...
Jul 31, 2019
Discouraging Public Impact of Muskrat Falls Project Felt at Inquiry Phase Three
Muskrat Falls and the economic situation that comes with it, are discouraging people from building lives in Newfoundland and Labrador. That's just one of the harsh realities stated at the final, publi...
Jul 31, 2019
Production Still Stalled on Hibernia Following July 17 Spill
Production has yet to resume on the Hibernia platform after the release of 12,000 litres of oil July 17th. A number of oiled birds have been recovered from the area, and observers are on scene. HMDC s...
Jul 31, 2019
