3 months ago
Canada wins wheelchair curling gold at Milano-Cortina Paralympics
Canada’s wheelchair curling team won its first Paralympic gold medal in more than a decade today, beating defending champion China 4-3 at the Milano-Cortina Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Skip Mark Ideson delivered the winning shot with 2.8 seconds left on the clock, tapping in the final stone to secure the win after China’s skip […]
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3 months ago
Local Robotics teams to compete at world championship
This past December, at the provincial championship, two teams from this province earned the opportunity to compete at the FIRST Robotics World Championship in Houston Texas from April 29th to May 2nd. This is the most prestigious achievement in the world of youth robotics. This is the largest K-12 robotics competition in the world with over 1,000 teams in attendance. Newfoundland […]
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3 months ago
SaltWater Community Association hosts equity discussion in St. John’s
The SaltWater Community Association is inviting the public to join a community conversation about fairness and inclusion next week. The event, called “Equity in Action,” takes place Thursday, March 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Innovation Hall, Room IIC 2001. Free parking […]
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3 months ago
Carney says Bay du Nord is ‘very attractive’ after meeting Equinor officials in Norway
Prime Minister Mark Carney called the Bay du Nord Project ‘very attractive’ following meetings with energy companies on Saturday morning in Norway. The Prime Minister said he met with Norwegian energy company Equinor Saturday morning to talk about the proposed Bay du Nord oil project off the coast of Newfoundland. “One of the conversations I […]
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