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Parks Canada Does About-Face on Signal Hill Fence
The controversial fence on Signal Hill is coming down. Parks Canada has confirmed that due to the overwhelming response from residents, the fence will be removed later this week and replaced with a te...
Jul 17, 2019
Richard Rich, Respected Nunatsiavut Community Leader, Passes Away
The Nunatsiavut Government is mourning the loss of a well known and respected community leader. Richard Rich, an elder from Rigolet passed away on Tuesday. Nunatsiavut President Johannes Lampe says Ri...
Jul 17, 2019
Oil Sheen Near Hibernia Production Platform Dissipating
Hibernia Management and Development Company says a sheen in the offshore, created by the discharge of oil and water from the platform's storage cells this morning, is dissipating. The sheen, first est...
Jul 17, 2019 (Hibernia Rig. Photo by Jack Lawson.)
RCMP Working on Recovery Plan for Plane Crash Victims, Including Two NLers
RCMP recovery teams are in the process of putting together a recovery plan for the victims of a float plane crash on a remote lake in Labrador. The Air Saguenay Beaver with seven people on board crash...
Jul 17, 2019 (de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver via Air Saguenay's website.)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Coming to Province Next Month
The Prime Minister is going to be at the province's largest garden party. Justin Trudeau will be in St. John's August 6th and 7th. MP Nick Whalen has confirmed the dates. The Liberal party will host a...
Jul 17, 2019
One Person Taken to Hospital Following Accident in Donovans Industrial Park
One person has been taken to hospital following a two-vehicle collision at an intersection in Donovans Industrial Park at Bruce Street. The accident happened just after 2:30 p.m. There's no word on an...
Jul 17, 2019
NAPE Workers Hold Demonstration Over Casualization of Jobs in Carbonear
Workers at the Carbonear General Hospital and the Private Josiah Squibb Memorial Pavilion demonstrated over the lunch hour today to raise concerns over what they say is the casualization of their jobs...
Jul 17, 2019
St. John's East MP Wants Signal Hill Fence to Come Down
The MP for St. John's East wants the fence atop Signal Hill to come down. Comedian Rick Mercer alerted everyone to its presence yesterday and a firestorm of controversy has ensued. Signal Hill is not ...
Jul 17, 2019
Capital City Proposes Alternate Location for Mews Centre Replacement
The City of St. John's is proposing an alternate location for the replacement of the Mews Community Centre. Original suggestions were that the new pool and community centre would be built on the grave...
Jul 17, 2019
Movie Marketing Appears on Downtown Sidewalks, City Unsure of Source
If you didn't know that the Lion King was opening in theatres tomorrow, you'd certainly know it if you were strolling the downtown today. Ads have been showing up on sidewalks throughout the downtown,...
Jul 17, 2019
