Derek Coffey has been appointed as City Manager with the City of St. John’s. In this role, Coffey will provide overall leadership for the City’s administration, oversee municipal operations, and support council in delivering programs and services to residents. “On behalf of Council, I am very pleased to welcome Derek into the role of City […]
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A 50-year-old Petley man is without his vehicle after Clarenville RCMP responded to a collision on Wednesday and discovered his driver’s licence was suspended. Just before 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 18, police were dispatched to the scene of a collision in the area of Memorial Drive. Witnesses reported that a passenger vehicle had made contact […]
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It is a matchup many expected, a Canada-U.S. showdown for gold at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy. The game is currently under way. The U.S. blanked the defending champions from Canada 5-0 in preliminary action. It’s the seventh time the teams have met in the Olympic gold-medal game.
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Police are continuing their investigation after a cat was apparently shot on the west coast. The animal rescue organization taking care of the cat has given an update, as they fundraise to cover medical expenses. It started when an orange cat, named Romeo, was dropped off at a veterinarian’s office on the west coast to […]
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Everyone likes to feel safe and warm during a storm, especially our pets. Tuesday night, while a fierce winter storm battered Eastern Newfoundland, two of the SPCA’s incredible staff members in St. John’s stayed overnight to make sure the shelter’s animals were safe, warm, and cared for. As you can see from this picture, this […]
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Three drivers are without their vehicles after being stopped and ticketed by RCMP Traffic Services West Wednesday. Just before noon on Feb. 17, an officer on patrol conducted a traffic stop in St. Fintan’s. The driver, a 48-year-old Robinsons man, was found to be operating a vehicle with a suspended license. He was ticketed under […]
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Deputy Premier Barry Petten will participate in a municipal infrastructure funding announcement in Conception Bay South today today. The event will take place at the Conception Bay South Town Hall, 11 Remembrance Square, Conception Bay South, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Petten will be joined by Paul Connors, Member of Parliament for Avalon, and Darrin Bent, […]
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Anne Chafe will be retiring from her position as CEO of The Rooms Corporation in May. Chafe has been with The Rooms since 2007. She served as Interim CEO beginning in July 2019 and was appointed CEO in June 2020 through a recommendation of the Independent Appointments Commission. Her previous leadership roles within the organization include Director of the […]
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Nasty weather continued shutdowns and delays on the Northeast Avalon and central Newfoundland this morning. Schools in metro and parts of central are closed today, as the dig out continues from two nights of snowfall. Some community clinics are delaying their opening, with Memorial University and the Avalon Mall closed for the morning as well. […]
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former British prince who was stripped of his royal titles after links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested this morning on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He remains in custody and police could be seen at Mountbatten-Windsor’s home in Sandringham, his brother King Charles’s estate in Norfolk. Mountbatten-Windsor, who turned […]
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