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Capital City to Distribute Limited Number of Free Radon Tests
Another municipality in the province is taking action on radon gas in the home. The gas, which is odourless, tasteless and colourless, forms from uranium in rock. The City of St. John's has just launc...
Nov 22, 2024 Photo via Canadian Cancer Society.
Spending on Mental Health Inadequate Right Across Canada: CMHA
A new in-depth report from the Canadian Mental Health Association shows that no jurisdiction in the country is spending enough on mental health. And residents receive drastically different care depend...
Nov 21, 2024 (Chandra Kavanagh)
RCMP Searching for Wanted Man Who May Have Left the Province
RCMP are looking for a 25-year-old man wanted on an arrest warrant on a number of serious charges. Police say Colby Michael Ford is actively evading them and may have left the province, possibly on hi...
Nov 21, 2024
Hundreds of Feral Cats Spayed and Neutered
More than 200 cats in the metro region have been spayed and neutered in one day. Avalon Animal Hospital operated on 222 feral cats this week, rounded up in the metro region by rescue groups including ...
Nov 21, 2024 (Photo by Mike Parsons.)
Vehicle Theft a Crime of Opportunity says RNC
There has been a rash of vehicle thefts in the metro region in recent weeks and the RNC is warning the public that many of the incidents could have been prevented. Constable James Cadigan was respondi...
Nov 21, 2024
Stephenville Mayor Bullish on Region's Economic Prospects Despite Shift in WEGH2's Plans
The mayor of Stephenville remains optimistic about economic activity in the region as World Energy GH2 is reportedly planning to switch gears as it relates to a massive wind energy project. As first r...
Nov 21, 2024 Photo via Gov NL Hydrogen Development Action Plan
End Homelessness Releases Community Plan to End Homelessness
The Executive Director of End Homelessness St. John's says they've been wrestling with the uncertainty created by rapidly changing circumstances that are making the homeless situation throughout the p...
Nov 21, 2024 End Homelessness St. John's executive director Doug Pawson. (VOCM News)
Ottawa Announces Tax Breaks, $250 Relief Cheques this Spring, Province Matching Tax Cuts
The federal government is giving Canadians a two-month tax holiday on certain items, and is sending out relief cheques of $250 in the spring. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlined the relief plan, wh...
Nov 21, 2024 Photo from CPAC
NL's Summer Tourism Season Surpasses Pre-COVID Levels
Minister Steve Crocker says tourism numbers for the province in the 2024 summer season bounced back to surpass pre-pandemic levels. The minister made the announcement in the House of Assembly yesterda...
Nov 21, 2024
No Let Up in RDF Just Yet: Environment Canada
The island will remain under a northeasterly flow, which means there's no immediate end in sight to the steady stream of rain, drizzle and fog seen for the last few weeks. Environment Canada meteorolo...
Nov 21, 2024
