Month: March 2024

2 years ago

Commercial structure fire under investigation in St. John’s

Just after midnight the RNC and St. John’s Regional Fire Department responded to a commercial structure fire on Freshwater Road in St. John’s. Firefighters from the West End and Central stations responded to the blaze and extinguished the fire. The fire caused minimal damage to the business and the cause of the fire is still […]

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2 years ago

Firefighters in the metro region quickly contain two late-night fires

A pair of late-night fires kept firefighters with the St. John’s Regional Fire Department (SJRFD) busy on Tuesday night. Fire crews were called to Traders, on the corner of Freshwater Road and Stamps Lane, shortly after midnight following reports of fire near the rear of the building. Firefighters found a small shed on the side […]

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2 years ago

Trades NL focused on ensuring skilled trade jobs filled across the province

With a number of big construction projects in various stages of development in the province, there’s expected to be a high demand for skilled trades workers. Trades NL is now focused on ensuring those jobs are filled. NTV’s Don Bradshaw has that story.

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2 years ago

Birthdays and Anniversaries: March 5, 2024

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2 years ago

DFO releases latest Atlantic salmon stock assessment

DFO has released the results from its recent Atlantic salmon stock assessment. It usually conducts a full assessment of salmon stocks every two years, but this one was done because of low river returns in 2023.

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2 years ago

Brand new navy ship visits St. John’s Harbour

A brand new Royal Canadian Navy vessel was in St. John’s Harbour this week while on cold weather training exercises. NTV’s Becky Daley went on board for a tour, and has this report.

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2 years ago

Defence seeks absolute discharge for oral surgeon in prison guard case

Lawyer Randy Piercey is calling for the absolute discharge of his client, Dr. Louis Bourget, the oral surgeon who allowed a prison guard to help with a procedure for an inmate. NTV’s Colleen Lewis reports.

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2 years ago

Ten more complainants come forward in sexual assault case against Markus Hicks

Another 63 charges have been laid against Markus Hicks, who is accused of sexual offences against teenage boys and young men. Police say another 10 complainants have come forward in the case of the former teacher and volleyball coach. NTV’s Beth Penney reports. 

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2 years ago

Rain and mild temperatures return for Wednesday, followed by a winter storm to close out the week

Forecast Summary Rain and showers will be found over much of the Island today south of the Great Northern Peninsula. The rain will end Wednesday evening as the cold front dips south. The cold front will send colder air flooding back across the Island and readings will go from a few degrees above freezing Wednesday […]

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2 years ago

Significant winter storm expected late week; Special Weather Statement issued by Environment Canada

The Environment and Climate Change Canada Weather Office in Gander has issued a Special Weather Statement for the following areas from Thursday afternoon through Saturday morning: Current details: A significant and long duration winter storm is expected. Locations: most of southern and eastern Newfoundland including St. John’s and vicinity. Time span: Thursday afternoon until Saturday […]

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