Month: April 2026

2 weeks ago

Nominations open for the 2026 Derrick Bragg Leadership Award

Nominations are open for the 2026 Derrick Bragg Leadership Award. Established in partnership with the Professional Municipal Administrators of Newfoundland and Labrador, this memorial award honours the life and legacy of the late Derrick Bragg and recognizes excellence in municipal administration. This award will be presented at the Professional Municipal Administrators Fall Forum in October […]

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2 weeks ago

Woodward family donates $500,000 to expand student entrepreneurship at Memorial

A $500,000 donation from the Woodward family will expand Memorial University’s student startup competition, building on more than a decade of support for entrepreneurship at the St. John’s institution. The investment goes to the Faculty of Business Administration and will help sustain and grow the Mel Woodward Cup, Memorial’s flagship student startup competition, which is […]

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2 weeks ago

Regiment falls 3-0 to Armada in Game 5

The Newfoundland Regiment lost 3-0 to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada on Friday night at the Mary Brown’s Centre, falling behind three games to two in their playoff series. Blainville goaltender William Lacelle stopped all 32 shots he faced to earn the shutout. The game was scoreless through the first period before Justin Carbonneau opened the scoring […]

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Provincial Government Announces 2026 RISE Award Recipients

Twenty Newfoundland and Labrador high school students have been recognized for academic excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics through the 2026 Research Inspired Student Enrichment (RISE) Awards. Jobs, Growth and Rural Development Minister Lin Paddock announced the recipients Thursday at a ceremony in St. John’s. RISE Awards go to Grade 11 high school students […]

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2 weeks ago

Child Holocaust survivor to share miraculous story of resilience at Memorial University

At a time when history feels more vital than ever, St. John’s will host a rare and powerful evening with Mrs. Tuky Treitel, a survivor of the Holocaust who reclaimed her identity against all odds. Mrs. Treitel will speak at the Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation at Memorial University (MUN) on Monday, May 25, at 6:30 PM. Born […]

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2 weeks ago

Weather forecast: Saturday, April 18

Clearing skies and sunshine return across much of the province today, with milder air moving in, though clouds and rain begin to move back in from the west by Sunday. Here’s your weather forecast. St. John’s / Bonavista TodayClearing this morning, becoming mainly sunny. Wind northwest 20 to 30 km/h gusting to 40 or 50, […]

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2 weeks ago

City extends on-street parking ban; ends tonight

The City of St. John’s has extended the on-street parking bans until the end of today. In the downtown core, you can’t park between 4 and 6 a.m. on Water Street – from Waldegrave to Prescott, and on Duckworth Street, from New Gower to Cochrane. Outside the downtown area, the overnight ban runs from 12:30 […]

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2 weeks ago

Former volleyball coach Markus Hicks sentenced to 18 years behind bars

After pleading guilty to over 50 charges in June — including 13 counts of sexual assault, including numerous counts of luring a child, using a disguise, the judge handed Markus Hicks his sentence in provincial court this morning. NTV’s Marykate O’Neill has the story.

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Murder trial hears Dean Penney’s confession to fake ‘crime boss’

The trial continues today for the St. Anthony man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his estranged wife, Jennifer Hillier-Penney. She disappeared in 2016 and her body has never been found. Penney has pleaded not guilty. NTV’s Becky Daley has been covering the trial and has the latest.

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2 weeks ago

Author calls for action on intimate partner violence

Author Janet McNaughton recently presented a petition to the House of Assembly calling for better measures to reduce the risks to victims of intimate partner violence. She says now is the time to mobilize and learn from other province’s successes. NTV’s Colleen Lewis reports.

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