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Gary 'Tiny' Clarke Passes Away at 74
A man whose name was synonymous with MUN's original Breezeway Bar for more than three decades has died. Gary Clarke, the longtime manager of the Breezeway, passed away recently in Ottawa at the age of...
Jan 29, 2025 Photo via Arbor Memorial
Activists to Rally for Change at HMP, Highlighting Broken System
A rally is planned outside Her Majesty's Penitentiary in St. John's this afternoon, calling for changes to a system that it says "perpetuates cycles of harm and despair" instead of focusing on recover...
Jan 29, 2025
St. John's Council Rejects Big Building on Little Street
St. John's City Council has reluctantly rejected a new apartment building for the centre of the city, concluding it's too big for Little Street. The six-storey structure was proposed for the corner of...
Jan 29, 2025
Town of CBS Hopes to Have New Multi-Use Facility Open in 2026
The Town of Conception Bay South is getting a new multi-use sports facility. Premier Andrew Furey, Infrastructure Minister Fred Hutton, and CBS Deputy Mayor Andrea Gosse announced the project yesterda...
Jan 29, 2025
Man Facing Boatload of Charges After Causing Trouble in St. John's Harbour
RNC had a hunch that a man was up to no good after he was caught untying a boat from the wharf in St. John's Harbour. Officers on patrol caught the man in the act around 2:00 this morning. He then dar...
Jan 29, 2025
System Bringing Snow and Rain to Parts of Island This Evening
A fast moving system is expected to bring a sloppy mix of weather to parts of the island later this evening. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Avalon and parts of the s...
Jan 29, 2025
Driver Attempting to Flee Police Plunges Car into Seal Cove Pond
A driver who was trying to give RNC the slip ended up worse off after plunging his car into a pond. RNC clocked the driver speeding near Conception Bay South around 11:00 last night, but the car took ...
Jan 29, 2025
Trump Still Planning to Slap 25 Per Cent Tariffs on Canadian Goods This Weekend
The US government appears to be set to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods as soon as this weekend, but Ottawa says it's ready with a stimulus package to help Canadian workers and businesses-...
Jan 29, 2025 Photo via CPAC
Pair Charged in Always in Vogue Break-In Appear in Court
RNC say two men appeared in court this week on charges stemming from a bold break-in at Always in Vogue on the weekend. Police were alerted after surveillance cameras picked up images of two people sm...
Jan 29, 2025
Fatal Dangerous Driving Case Called in Corner Brook Courtroom
A Gander man accused of dangerous driving causing death made his first appearance in Corner Brook provincial court this morning. Twenty-one-year-old Patrick McCarthy was charged on November 21st of la...
Jan 28, 2025
