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Province Awards Contract For New Corner Brook Hospital
A $750-million contract was announced today, moving the long-promised west coast hospital one step closer to reality. Today Premier Dwight Ball announced the Corner Brook Health Partnership has been s...
Jul 02, 2019
SJRFD Wants You To (Safely) Enjoy The Canada Day Weekend
The Canada Day long weekend is a great time to enjoy fireworks with family and friends but St. John's Regional Fire Department want to make sure residents put off their fireworks safely. To make the w...
Jul 02, 2019 (Photo by Earl Noble.)
Andy Jones, Named To Order Of Canada, Reflects On Being An Artist In Newfoundland And Labrador
A local comedian, actor and writer is reflecting a life in the arts following the announcement that he will be receiving the Order of Canada for his work in celebrating our culture and traditions. And...
Jul 02, 2019
Close To A Million Dollars In Illegal Drugs Seized In St. John’s
Drug police in the St. John's area have seized close to a million dollars in illegal drugs and arrested a man from British Columbia. The RCMP's Federal Serious and Organized Crime Unit (FSOC) launched...
Jun 28, 2019
Trans-Labrador Highway Should Be Passable By Sunday: Trimper
Work to provide a temporary solution to the areas of the Trans-Labrador Highway that was washed out in heavy rains earlier this week should be completed by Sunday. The MHA for Lake Melville, Perry Tri...
Jun 28, 2019
Gamer Arrested For Threatening School Shooting On West Coast
A man on the island's west coast has been arrested after it was reported to Corner Brook RCMP through an unusual source that threats had been made of a possible school shooting. A specific school or l...
Jun 28, 2019
School Bus Drivers Not Trained, Slipping Through Cracks, Says Auditor General Report
A new audit from the Auditor General has found that some bus drivers may have been slipping through the cracks of the school board when it comes to driver's records and police checks. Further, some do...
Jun 28, 2019
Recreational Groundfish Fishery Opens This Weekend
The recreational groundfish fishery will be open this weekend. The summer season is broken down into ten weekends which will run from Saturday through Monday. The season will wrap up on September 2 un...
Jun 28, 2019
Crews Ready Blacktop To Finish Off Water Street Work Ahead Of Canada Day
Everything is on schedule to complete phase two of the five-year Water Street Rehabilitation Project on-time. That from St. John's City Councillor Dave Lane. Lane says crews are now working to put dow...
Jun 28, 2019
RNC Arrest Man For Breaches, Threats During Break And Entry
The RNC stopped a man short during a break and enter in the west end of St. John's yesterday evening. The 35-year-old was arrested and charged with breaking in, uttering threats and also failing to co...
Jun 28, 2019 (File photo, by Earl Noble.)
