The long Victoria Day weekend is coming to an end, and police across the province say drivers should expect heavy traffic volumes on highways and roadways today as residents return home from holiday getaways, camping trips, and visits with family and friends. Both the RNC and RCMP are reminding motorists to slow down, avoid distractions, […]
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Police suspended the licences of two drivers after they were stopped for excessive speeding on the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH) Thursday evening. At approximately 4:45 p.m. on April 30, an officer on patrol witnessed a vehicle operating at a high rate of speed on the highway near Square Pond. A 20-year-old Ontario woman was ticketed and […]
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First Light is marking Red Dress Day in honour of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, Trans, Queer, and Gender-diverse People, and is calling on members of the public to stand in solidarity with MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ families and the urban Indigenous community in St. John’s. Red Dress Day is a national day of awareness and […]
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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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The 2026-2027 accessibility grants program is now accepting applications. The program supports projects that make communities more accessible and inclusive for people with disabilities across Newfoundland and Labrador. The Provincial Government is investing $325,000 in total funding. Individual projects may receive up to $25,000. Priority will be given to initiatives that build capacity, offer programs […]
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