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Arts & Entertainment, Backstage Pass

Backstage Pass: ‘Skeet’ playing in public libraries for National Canadian Film Day

Canadian-made movies are playing on big screens for National Canadian Film Day. Amanda Mews has a look at the local production, “Skeet.”

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Sports, Your Community

Your Community: U-15 girls’ hockey championships

Amanda Mews checks out the U-15 Triple-A Atlantic Hockey Championships in Torbay.

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Justice, News

Forteau RCMP tickets driver who failed to stop for school bus

Forteau RCMP ticketed a 60-year-old woman Tuesday afternoon, after she failed to stop for a school bus with its stop sign activated. Shortly before 3:30 p.m. on April 14, an officer on patrol in Forteau was headed southbound on Main Street, and stopped behind a school bus dropping off a student, with its lights and […]

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Justice, News

Sheshatshiu RCMP responds to disturbance, officers assaulted

RCMP arrested a 41-year-old man after responding to a disturbance inside a Sheshatshiu home on April 14. The man now faces Criminal Code charges of assaulting a police officer and failure to comply with a probation order. Just before 11:00 p.m. Tuesday night, police responded to reports of a disturbance and assault at a home on Edwards […]

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Uncategorized

RNC in Corner Brook arrest impaired driver

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has charged a man with refusal in the Corner Brook region. Around 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, police received a tip from a member of the public of a possible impaired driver at a convenience store on First Avenue in Pasadena. Operational Patrol Services located the driver, who refused to provide […]

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Arts & Entertainment, News

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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Justice, News

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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Justice, News

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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2 days ago
Business

McDonald’s on Topsail Road is celebrating over 45 years of serving the region with $0.77 deals

A St. John’s fast food staple is taking a trip back to 1977 – at least when it comes to its prices. The McDonald’s on Topsail Road is celebrating its roots, with 77 cent deals, as it unveils a newly renovated restaurant. From Friday through Sunday, customers are invited to stop by and experience the […]

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Business, News

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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