Shortly after 2am on Tuesday, June 2nd, emergency crews responded to a structure fire on Thorburn Road in Portugal Cove-St. Phillip’s. Upon arrival, the home was already engulfed in flames, and crews spent hours on the scene battling the blaze. Around 5:30am, the road was officially closed east of Bennet’s Road and west of the […]
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Butlerville native Jacob Lewis won Canada’s Got Talent Tuesday night, claiming the $1 million prize from Rogers. People across the province were cheering Lewis on as he competed in the live two-hour finale last night. Lewis performed “The Best” by Tina Turner. Lewis stunned the nation with his rendition of “Bed of Roses” by Bon […]
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On Saturday, the Cape St. Mary’s Ecological Reserve and the Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve will open for the tourist season. Visitor services will remain open until Friday, October 17. The hours of operation for the visitor centre at Cape St. Mary’s are Monday to Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Starting in June, hours […]
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A minor kitchen fire at a centre-city apartment building on Tuesday evening forced its evacuation and caused enough damage to displace the two residents of the affected apartment. Crews were called to Freshwater Apartments, on Freshwater Road, at about 7:15 p.m., and arrived to find smoke coming from a third-level apartment. Derek Hunt, Platoon Chief […]
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A Grand Falls-Windsor man is speaking out for his father, who suffered a stroke last year. He believes that if the right services were available in rural areas, his father’s recovery would be further ahead. NTV’s Colleen Lewis reports.
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