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St. John Ambulance Expands Therapy Dog Program to YYT
Expect to see a few more friendly faces, and wagging tails, at St. John's International Airport starting this morning. St. John Ambulance has formed a new partnership with the St. John's International...
Feb 11, 2025
Rapid Testing Study Aims to Improve Disease Surveillance and Reduce Antibiotic Use
People with flu-like symptoms in the metro region could be eligible for a new study that offers free, rapid testing. Dr. Peter Daley, an associate professor of infectious disease at Memorial Universit...
Feb 10, 2025
First Winter Storm Dumps 41 cms of Snow on Northeast Avalon
The first storm of the winter season on the northeast Avalon has left a mark. 41.1cm of snow was recorded in the east-end of St. John's before the system started to move off around mid-morning, accord...
Feb 10, 2025
Opposition Criticizes Furey's 'Buy Local' Campaign as 'Afterthought'
The opposition PC's say Premier Furey's "buy local" campaign should have been a priority long before tariff threats from the U.S. The provincial government unveiled its new buy local campaign last wee...
Feb 10, 2025 Pleaman Forsey
Bonavista North Man Charged in Fiery Crash That Killed Two People
A man from Trinity in Bonavista North has been charged for his alleged role in a fiery crash last summer that claimed the lives of two people. Glovertown RCMP were first called on the morning of July ...
Feb 10, 2025
Electric Vehicles Show Reduced Performance in Cold, CAA Finds
Concerns over an electric vehicle's ability to hold a charge in freezing temperatures recently prompted CAA to conduct a cold weather driving test - and not surprisingly, it found that EVs perform bel...
Feb 10, 2025
St. John's Man to be Sentenced Feb. 28th in Fatal Subway Stabbing
A young man originally from St. John's will be sentenced later this month for the shocking, random and fatal stabbing of teenager in a Toronto subway station. Twenty-four-year-old Jordan O'Brien-Tobin...
Feb 10, 2025 Jordan O'Brien-Tobin. (Meta/FB)
Trudeau Highlights AI's Role in Democracy at Global Partnership Meeting
World leaders, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, gathered in Paris on the weekend for the Global Partnership on AI. Trudeau says the focus of conversation was not on if, but how, AI will affect...
Feb 10, 2025 (VOCM File Photo)
Drifting Snow Challenges St. John's Snow-Clearing Effort
High winds and heavy drifting were hampering snow-clearing efforts in many areas this morning. This morning's storm was the first true test of snow-clearing efforts in the capital city so far this yea...
Feb 10, 2025
NDP Pushes Province to Declare Partner Violence an Epidemic
The NDP is urging the provincial government to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic, and take what they call meaningful action to address the issue. February is Violence Prevention Month. NDP...
Feb 10, 2025
