Targa Newfoundland has renamed a popular stage in honour of two departed friends who were long-time supporters of the rally. the Colliers-Conception Harbour stage will now be known as the Curran-Phillips Stage in recognition of John Curran and Paddy Phillips. Patrick Leo (Paddy) Phillips passed away on May 22 at the age of 82. Paddy […]
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Mostly sunny skies across the province today for Mother’s Day, except for the West and South coasts of the island. There is a wind warning in effect for the Wreckhouse area. Strong winds are expected to pick up this evening and stick around until Monday afternoon. St. John’s / Eastern: Central: West Coast: South Coast: […]
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Two youth robotics teams from Newfoundland and Labrador competed at the world’s largest robotics competition, the FIRST World Championship. The event, in Houston, Texas, hosted over 1,000 teams from across 113 different countries. There were 19,000 competitors, and 50,000 people in attendance. Competing in the FIRST Lego League (Grades 4-9) division was Pearce Junior High […]
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Bay St. George RCMP is advising the public about recent circulation of counterfeit currency after reports from local residents and businesses. Counterfeit currency recently collected by police are mostly $50 and $100 bills, and several had matching serial numbers. Additionally, the metallic or reflective portrait element was a sticker that could be peeled away from […]
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Linda Greene of Placentia is Atlantic Canada’s latest ‘Set for Life’ winner, taking home the top prize of $675,000. “I often dreamed about winning, about having the money to be able to do anything we wanted to,” Greene said. “We have a good life, but we were always just ordinary, working people.” Atlantic Lottery’s Set […]
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