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Memorial University to confer six honorary degrees during spring convocation ceremonies

A culmination of each student’s academic journey, Memorial University’s 2026 spring convocation ceremonies will see almost 3,000 degrees, including more than 750 graduate degrees, conferred.  Convocation takes place at the Corner Brook Arts and Culture Centre on May 14 and at the St. John’s Arts and Culture Centre from May 26–29.  A graduation celebration will be held at the Lawrence O’Brien Arts Centre on June 12 for the Labrador Campus’s first cohort […]

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RCMP Traffic Services West and Channel-Port aux Basques seize vehicles during two-day blitz

RCMP Traffic Services West and Channel-Port aux Basques RCMP seized the vehicles of three drivers during an enforcement initiative late last week. Officers also issued multiple tickets Highway Traffic Act and laid charges against two drivers for flight from police and impaired operation. On Thursday, April 9, just after 9:00 a.m., officers conducting traffic enforcement attempted to […]

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Ferryland RCMP investigating grocery store theft, seeking public assistance

Ferryland RCMP is investigating a theft from the Foodland Grocery Store in Bay Bulls on Saturday and asking the public to assist in identifying the suspects. On April 11, police responded to a report of a theft from the Foodland Grocery Store on Route 10 in Bay Bulls. Two individuals — a man and a […]

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More businesses have been closing than opening in Canada, according to CFIB

More businesses in Canada have closed than opened for six consecutive quarters, and more than half (55%) of small business owners say they would not recommend starting a business right now, according to new research by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). CFIB’s new report, Canada’s Entrepreneurial Drought, Part 1: The Shrinking Business Landscape, […]

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