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Holy Heart High School Closed Today Following Small Fire
Exams scheduled for today at Holy Heart High School in St. John's have been rescheduled due to a small fire in the school yesterday that has forced its temporary closure. The school says a small fire ...
Apr 03, 2025 Holy Heart High School in St. John's.
20-Year-Old Charged with Break and Enter After Holyrood Incident
A CBS man has been charged after police say he broke into a home in Holyrood. RCMP were first called to the home on Golf Course Road just after 4 a.m. Sunday. A security camera captured footage of the...
Apr 03, 2025
Canada, Mexico Escape Brunt of U.S. Tariffs - For Now
While Canada was exempt from U.S. President Donald Trump's latest round of sweeping global tariffs, this country did not get off scot-free. Trump presented a billboard-type chart with tariff amounts l...
Apr 02, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump unveils reciprocal tariffs on billboard-style chart at the White House. (C-SPAN)
HV-GB Man Facing Additional Drug Charges After Crashing his Vehicle
A man from Happy Valley-Goose Bay, already facing sexual assault and drug trafficking charges, has been arrested and charged again after crashing his vehicle in the town last week. RCMP say officers c...
Apr 02, 2025 RCMP detachment in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. (Google Maps)
No Space for Hate Sends Message at Poilievre Campaign Stop
A small group of protesters were removed from the dock in Petty Harbour yesterday prior to the arrival of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Poilievre made a campaign stop in the community followin...
Apr 02, 2025 (Sarah Worthman)
St. John's Man Convicted of Serious Driving Offences After Near-Fatal Crash
A St. John's man has been convicted of several serious driving offences after a spectacular crash that almost killed his fianc. It happened late afternoon, in June 2023, just east of the Carrick Drive...
Apr 02, 2025
Poilievre Criticizes Proposed Marine Protected Area, Calls for Science-Based Approach
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre slammed the federal government yesterday, denouncing a proposed Marine Protected Area proposed by Parks Canada. The South Coast Fjords National Marine Conservation...
Apr 02, 2025
World Autism Day Shifts from Awareness to Acceptance and Understanding
The Autism Society of Newfoundland and Labrador is underscoring the importance of acceptance and understanding on this, World Autism Day. As CEO Paul Walsh explains, the day used to be centered around...
Apr 02, 2025 Paul Walsh, CEO of the Autism Society.
Jacob Lewis Gets 'Golden Buzzer' on Canada's Got Talent
A Newfoundlander got the golden buzzer from Canadian country music superstar Shania Twain last night on Canada's Got Talent. Jacob Lewis of Butlerville got a standing ovation from the audience and the...
Apr 02, 2025 (Via Canada's Got Talent)
Public Accounts Committee Will Follow Up on AG's Personal Care Home Recommendations: Forsey
Updated operational standards governing personal care homes were drafted in 2022 but have not yet been implemented, and therefore enforced. The Auditor General pointed to operational standards that ha...
Apr 02, 2025 PC MHA Pleaman Forsey
