The City of St. John’s is now accepting submissions to the Art Procurement Program. Both individual visual artists and commercial galleries are invited to submit their artwork for an opportunity to be purchased and included in the City’s Civic Art Collection. The collection is displayed in City Hall and other municipal buildings. The total budget […]
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Ottawa says Canada Post will reduce the frequency of door-to-door letter mail delivery in an effort to shore up its finances. That announcement came today from Public Works Minister Joël Lightbound. The federal government will accept all of the recommendations in the Industrial Inquiry Commission’s report on Canada Post, which also called for the introduction […]
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A man lost in a wooded area outside Happy Valley-Goose Bay overnight was safely rescued Thursday morning, thanks to a collaborative effort by police, ground search and rescue and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC). Shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 24, Happy Valley-Goose Bay RCMP received a report of a missing man whose truck […]
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The RNC is asking for the public’s help in locating missing person Alexander King of St. John’s. King was last seen in the Airport Heights area of St. John’s, wearing a grey shirt(possibly with black dots) and grey pants. he is described as being about five feet eight inches tall, weighing 160 pounds with shoulder […]
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Bay St. George RCMP is investigating a break, enter and theft that occurred at the Stephenville Crossing 50 Plus Club during the early morning hours of Sept. 24. On Tuesday, police responded to a commercial alarm at the 50 Plus Club on Maple Street in Stephenville Crossing. Police attended the scene and confirmed a break […]
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has updated a recall on some pistachios and pistachio-containing products due to possible Salmonella contamination. There has been a total of 105 illnesses thus far in six provinces. There have been 16 hospitalizations, and those impacted range in age from 2 to 95. Recalls have been published for pistachios and […]
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The Public Health Agency of Canada has awarded St. John’s $249,997 through the 2025 Intersectoral Action Fund to advance its project, Healthy City for All: A Lens for Equity-Based Municipal Decision-Making to Improve Health Outcomes. St. John’s is one of 14 organizations nationwide to share more than $3 million in funding for collaborative projects addressing […]
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Starting on Monday, the westbound ramp of the Cloverleaf Overpass on Pitts Memorial Drive connecting to the Trans-Canada Highway will be temporarily closed. On Monday, it will be closed from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The closure is necessary to facilitate ongoing work on the bridge. […]
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