A legend of Newfoundland country music received a special tribute in Toronto this week. Roy Payne, the beloved singer-songwriter from Trout River, was among the military veterans honoured by the Toronto Maple Leafs during a pre-game ceremony at Scotiabank Arena. Payne, now 87, has enjoyed an incredible career, writing more than a 1,000 songs and […]
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A new land reserve is being established in the area of Ragged Beach to protect the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve bird populations from potential impacts of future development. The coast of Newfoundland is home to 82 per cent of all of North America’s puffins. The Witless Bay Ecological Reserve has the largest colony of Atlantic […]
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Last week the Mary’s Harbour and Cartwright RCMP teamed up to conduct joint traffic patrol on Route 510. Police checked more than 25 vehicles and all drivers were operating in accordance with the Highway Traffic Act. Patrols will continue on Route 510 on a regular basis. The RCMP is reminding motorists to drive safely, obey […]
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We’re looking at mostly good driving conditions across the province this morning, roads are dry on the west coast, south coast, most of central, and the Avalon Peninsula. There is some fog in the Badger and Grand Falls-Windsor area. Roads are wet in western Labrador and dry elsewhere. There are several flight delays this morning. […]
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Just after 3:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, the Spaniard’s Bay Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire on the main road in the community. When firefighters arrived, flames were visible from the roof of the home. Fire Chief Curt Roberts said firefighters had the fire knocked down by about 6:00 a.m. The home was […]
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