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Local Students Connect With New Friends In Uganda With The Send Happiness Project
n an age of instant messaging through twitter, instagram and Facebook, sometimes it pays to slow down. That's the message behind a new program created by Alison Butler. Her company Petit Mail provides...
Jun 06, 2019
Crime Stoppers Cancels Controversial Anonymous Campaign
Newfoundland and Labrador Crime Stoppers has discontinued its Project Anonymous campaign in its entirety. In a release issued moments ago, the organization says it is thanking those who supported the ...
Jun 06, 2019 (Photo shared on Twitter by Jenny Wright.)
Two Separate Moose-Vehicle Crashes In Bay D’Espoir So Far This Morning
There's word today of two separate moose-vehicle accidents in the Bay d'Espoir area of the south coast. One happened in St. Veronicas, the other in Conne River. A person close to the situation says th...
Jun 05, 2019 (Stock photo.)
SJRFD Warns About Burning Brush And Debris
The St. John's Regional Fire Department is cautioning residents about burning brush and yard debris on private property. Now that the weather has started to improve, many residents are heading outside...
Jun 05, 2019 (Photo by Earl Noble.)
Big Drop Predicted Across The Board For Fuel
More good news at the pumps this week. George Murphy of the Consumer Group for Fair Gas Prices predicts that fuel prices will drop across the board . Murphy says gas, diesel, heating and stove oils, w...
Jun 05, 2019
Growlers Rock St. John’s With Kelly Cup Win
The Growlers are the ECHL's Kelly Cup champions, the province's first professional sports championship, defeating the Toledo Walleye 4-3 to win the best-of-seven series 4-2 and bring home the Kelly Cu...
Jun 05, 2019 (Photo by Amy Fitzpatrick.)
New Mental Health Facility Scheduled For Completion BY 2024
Tenders for a replacement hospital for the Waterford are expected to be called next year with completion in 2023 or 2024. Separate from the project is the construction of two berms to increase the cap...
Jun 05, 2019
Fast-Paced Game, Epic Inaugural Season, Ends In Cup For Growlers
The Newfoundland Growlers are the ECHL's Kelly Cup champions, capturing the province's first professional sports championship. The Growlers defeated the Toledo Walleye 4-3 to win the best-of-seven ser...
Jun 05, 2019
Removal Of Barrels From Humber Canal Underway
The process has begun to remove 55 barrels from the Humber Canal that have been there since at least the 1950s. The barrels were first discovered back in 2017. The first barrels were removed by divers...
Jun 05, 2019 (Deer Lake Power Station.)
Activist, Politician Voices Concerns Over Local People’s Party Presence
A local activist and politician is voicing his concerns about the People's Party of Canada following an announcement that the party is hosting a fundraiser at the Woodstock Colonial Restaurant in St. ...
Jun 05, 2019
