This year National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week, recognized annually since 1997 on the last full week in April, celebrates Canadians who have chosen to Leave Well so others can live well. Canadian Blood Services says “no one likes to think about dying. But spoiler alert: it is going to happen. Choosing to Leave […]
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The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) is investigating a series of weekend incidents in St. John’s, where gun shots were fired followed by a motor vehicle collision. Just before 8:30 p.m. Sunday, April 21, patrol officers responded to a report of gunshots on Blackmarsh Road in the area of Jensen Camp Road. Responding officers found vehicle […]
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The Holy Heart Highlanders High School boys hockey team from St. John’s won the Beaumont-Hamel Centennial Cup during the Royal Newfoundland Regiment Memorial High School Hockey Tournament, with a 5-3 score over the Gonzaga Vikings on Sunday, April 21. The Holy Trinity Tigers won the inaugural bronze medal game by a score of 6-2 over […]
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One woman is deceased following a house fire in Stephenville Crossing. On Friday, April 19, Bay St. George RCMP received a report of a house fire on Seal Cove Road in Stephenville Crossing that claimed the life of a woman in her eighties. Fire and ambulance attended the scene, but the home was completely engulfed […]
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The Newfoundland and Labrador Organization of Women Entrepreneurs will be holding its Annual Conference on Tuesday, April 23 and Wednesday, April 24. The event is taking place at St. John’s Convention Centre. NLOWE provides programs and services that connect and support women within Newfoundland and Labrador to start, grow and advance their businesses. Premier Furey […]
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Effective Tuesday, some forest access roads in the Lake Melville area will be closed to vehicular traffic to protect the roads from damage during the spring thaw period. The roads are the South Branch Resource Road, Goose River Resource Road, Groves Point Road, and eight kilometres in the Grand Lake Resource Road System at the […]
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There will be a virtual ER operating until Friday, April 26 at 8:00 a.m. at the Dr. Y. K. Jeon Kittiwake Health Centre. NL Health Services says that due to human resource challenges, on-site emergency services are being supported through a Virtual ER physician. When a Virtual ER is operating, residents can proceed to the […]
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The Conception Bay South Fire Department held its annual Stuff the Fire Truck Food Drive in aid of the CBS/Paradise Food Bank. The event was held on Sunday at the CBS Fire Department in Kelligrews. Members of the public was invited to contribute non-perishable food items to help replenish the food bank’s supplies. Everything from […]
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Good Monday morning, everyone! The weather on the Island today will not be half bad! We can expect some sunshine for most and mild temperatures. There will be some showers over the West Coast and the South Coast at times later this morning and in the afternoon. On the West Coast, a cold front will […]
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Roads are bare across most of the Island. There are some areas of fog in the Goobies and Burin Peninsula area. Some rain is falling in Port aux Basques. Across Labrador, roads are snow-covered from Churchills Falls to Ranger Lake Depot and Lodge Bay to Red Bay. Elsewhere roads are bare and dry with icy […]
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