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Cadets Gearing Up For Dedicated Week With Formal Proclamation
Local cadets will be involved in a variety of community activities next week as the province marks Cadet Week. The official proclamation-signing took place this week at Government House in St. John's....
Sep 26, 2024 (Submitted photo)
Crown Taking More Serious Route to Prosecute Alleged Dog Killer
An Ontario man linked to the deaths of 19 dogs, and the suffering of two others, had his case called in Harbour Grace provincial court yesterday. Fifty-two-year-old Toby Cadotte was arrested on the ni...
Sep 26, 2024 Harbour Grace Provincial Court
Fentanyl, Horse Tranquilizer Seized in Raid of Makeshift Drug Lab
The RNC have dismantled what they're calling a drug lab in a camping trailer on the outskirts of St. John's. Two men and two women were arrested on Monday, followed by the seizure of guns and two vehi...
Sep 25, 2024 Weapons and re
St. John's Airport Site of Emergency Response Drills, Planning Today
St. John's International Airport is shoring up its emergency preparedness today with intensive on-site training exercises. The director of operations at YYT, Wayne Morris, says full-scale drills, comp...
Sep 25, 2024
Province Lobbied Feds To Include NL Draggers in Cod Quota: FFAW
The fisheries union is claiming that the former provincial fisheries minister supported reopening the commercial cod fishery and giving offshore draggers access to the stock. The federal minister rece...
Sep 25, 2024 FFAW President Greg Pretty
35th St. John's International Women's Film Festival One Month Out
The box office is now open for the 35th annual St. John's International Women's Film Festival. The lineup of films was unveiled Tuesday at the Alt Hotel in downtown St. John's. This year's festival ru...
Sep 25, 2024
Stop the Cuts, Fix 'Crumbling' Buildings, MUN Coalition Tells Province
A campus coalition at MUN is calling on the provincial government to "stop the cuts" and restore funding to their "crumbling" university. The group represents a wide range of organizations including t...
Sep 25, 2024
Canadian Armed Forces Conducting Search and Rescue Drills in Happy Valley-Goose Bay
The Canadian Armed Forces are set to do search and rescue training today in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. A CH-146 Helicopter will take to the Old Military Bunkers as the squadron simulates an emergency, in...
Sep 25, 2024 forces.ca
St. John's Taking Feds Up On Offer To Expand EV Charging Stations
The City of St. John's wants to make it easier for people to 'drive green' by expanding its network of EV charging stations. There are currently two chargers at seven different sites for electric vehi...
Sep 25, 2024 EV charging station on Freshwater Road. (City of St. John's)
St. John's Airport Hosts Emergency Training Drill Today
Don't be alarmed if you see a little added activity in and around St. John's International Airport this morning. Emergency planning training is being carried, involving first responders throughout the...
Sep 25, 2024 (St. John's International Airport.)
