Month: March 2024

2 years ago

St. John’s Capitals sweep Deer Lake Red Wings in opening weekend of Herder Memorial Trophy final

The St. John’s Caps posted back-to-back wins over Deer Lake Red Wings to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Herder Memorial Trophy final. The provincial senior hockey series now shifts to the province’s west coast next weekend. The Caps, who won the Avalon East title to advance to the Herder, defeated Deer Lake 3-2 […]

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2 years ago

Growlers record big win over Railers as club’s future hangs in the balance; ECHL board set to meet on Tuesday

The Newfoundland Growlers rolled the Worcester Railers 9-3 on Saturday night at DCU Center. Isaac Johnson’s four point night, and fourth hat-trick of the season, led an offensive outburst from the Growlers. Marko Sikic also scored his first professional goal in this one. Newfoundland is set to host Trois-Rivières next weekend but it’s uncertain if […]

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2 years ago

Team Gushue remains undefeated at World Curling Championship in Switzerland

Team Canada, led by skip Brad Gushue, won their third straight game at the World Curling Championship in Switzerland. The St. John’s-based rink went head-to-head against last year’s gold-medallists, Scotland’s Team Bruce Mouat (2-1) to earn an 8-4 win at IWC Arena.  It was a rematch of last year’s gold-medal game, where Scotland was victorious […]

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2 years ago

Minimum wage to increase on April 1st

As of April 1st, minimum wage will go up from $15.00 to $15.60 per hour, a 0.60 cent increase. While some minimum wage workers say this isn’t enough to make ends meet, business owners are looking at their bottom line. Meanwhile, the Federal minimum wage will increase from $16.65 to $17.30 per hour. This adjustment […]

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2 years ago

Families celebrate Easter coast to coast

Families from coast to coast gather to celebrate Easter – a christian festival and cultural holiday, and a time to celebrate hope, rebirth and new life. Many traditions, festive meals, and memories take place on this day. In the respect of the holiday, NTV News will not have a Newscast this evening. The NTV team […]

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2 years ago

International Transgender Day of Visibility

International Transgender Day of Visibility falls on March 31st each year, it is a day to celebrate transgender people and their contributions to society, while raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people across the globe. International Transgender Day of Visibility was born on March 31, 2009 and has since become an annual event and […]

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2 years ago

2024 marks the 75th year of the province’s Confederation with Canada

Newfoundland and Labrador’s entry into Canada was on March 31, 1949 – the latest chapter of our unique political evolution from colony to Dominion to province of Canada. Newfoundland and Labrador is the youngest province – however, it has been a strong and equal member of confederation and continues to be. Today, the province celebrates […]

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2 years ago

Areas of the West Coast recorded over 100 mm between Thursday and Saturday

Image above was taken by Randy Alexander at Marches Point, in the town of Cape St. George on Saturday, Marcy 30, 2024. Heavy rainfall arrived on the Island late last week and continued into the weekend thanks to a slow-moving storm system and an atmospheric river. An atmospheric river is a narrow and elongated corridor […]

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2 years ago

Rollover crash sends one person to hospital late Saturday night

A single-vehicle crash on Robert E. Howlett Memorial Drive sent one person to hospital late Saturday night. The crash happened shortly before 11:15 p.m., when the driver of a southbound SUV lost control, causing the vehicle to completely roll over on the roadway. The vehicle came to rest on its side at the edge of […]

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2 years ago

No injuries following collision at busy east-end intersection

A collision involving three vehicles caused traffic delays at a busy east-end intersection early Saturday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the intersection of Torbay Road and Stavanger Drive shortly before 2:15 p.m.. An SUV had been struck in a t-bone collision with a pickup truck. The SUV then struck a second pickup truck that was […]

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