Month: April 2024

2 years ago

MUN’s Labrador Campus launches unique undergraduate program

Memorial University’s Labrador Campus has launched a new program. The Bachelor of Arctic and Subarctic Interdisciplinary Studies (BASIS) Program will accept its first cohort in this fall. The program is northern-based, northern-focused and Indigenous-led. It will provide students with the opportunity to experience living and studying in the North in an interdisciplinary environment, focusing on […]

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2 years ago

Gros Morne Theatre Festival gets set for another season

The 2024 Gros Morne Theatre Festival is getting set for another season. Shows will take place from June to September. There are nine productions totalling 150 individual shows scheduled for this year. Along with the shows, there will also be the classic dinner theatre and this season will have live music every night of the […]

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2 years ago

Team Canada off to the playoffs at World Curling Championship; will face Sweden this afternoon

Brad Gushue and Team Canada booked its spot in the playoffs at the World Curling Championship in Switzerland, after a win against Norway this morning. Canada’s Team Gushue will be among the final six after qualifying for the playoffs at the 2024 LGT World Men’s Curling Championship. the team secured the 7-4 win against Norway’s […]

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2 years ago

Folk musicians gather in St. John’s to celebrate the Canadian Folk Music Awards

This weekend folk musicians from across the country will gather in St. John’s to celebrate the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards. Until April 7th, there will be several showcases taking place. There will be two award shows. The first on Saturday, April 6, and the second on Sunday, April 7, at the Majestic Theatre. Members […]

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2 years ago

Man arrested following disturbance at business

A 53-year-old man is in custody after the RNC received a call for service that an adult male was in a business in the metro area causing a disturbance around 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning. Police determined that the man had assaulted and threatened a staff member. The accused was arrested for assault, uttering threats […]

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2 years ago

Bit of a messy commute in some areas this morning

Roads are wet on the Avalon Peninsula and there is some fog in some areas. Across central, roads are partly snow-covered with icy and slushy patches. Roads on the West Coast and the Northern Peninsula are mostly bare and dry. Roddickton to Plum Point and roads in the St. Anthony area are snow-covered with icy […]

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2 years ago

Quiet Thursday ahead for the Province as we keep an eye on a low to the south

The weather across much of the Province on Thursday will be pretty quiet. There will be scattered showers and flurries for areas near the north-facing shores of the Island and near the coast in Labrador. At the same time, a strong low near the coast of the northeastern United States and the Maritime Provinces will […]

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2 years ago

Gas up slightly while diesel drops over eight cents

There are some minor changes in fuel prices today with gas increasing by 0.5 cents per litre. Diesel is down 8.5 cents on the Island and down by 1.4 cents. Furnace oil decreased by 0.66 cents per litre. Stove oil heating fuel on the Island decreased by 0.84 cents per litre and stove oil heating […]

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2 years ago

Man arrested after woman pepper sprayed on the Northeast Avalon

The RNC received a call for service around 4:00 a.m. yesterday that a woman had been pepper sprayed on the Northeast Avalon. Through the investigation, officers learned the woman had been held against her will. A 27-year-old man has been charged with assault with a weapon and forcible confinement in connection with the incident. The […]

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2 years ago

Preliminary inquiry scheduled for the fall into fatal CBS crash

Two men charged in connection with a fatal crash on Peacekeepers Way two years ago have a preliminary inquiry scheduled for the fall. NTV’s Rosie Mullaley was at provincial court today, and files this story.

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