2 years ago
Snow attempts a return Friday, and wind speeds ramp up in the Wreckhouse area
Eddie has all the details on what to expect in tonight’s forecast from the NTV Evening News Hour
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2 years ago
One man dead, another missing after single-vehicle crash
One man is dead and another is missing after a single-vehicle crash that occurred on Wednesday evening. It happened on Route 470 between Burnt Islands and Rose Blanche. RCMP received a report shortly before 7 p.m. that a vehicle had left the road and was submerged in a pond. The man who died was recovered from […]
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2 years ago
Paradise teacher, coach Markus Hicks pleads not guilty to sexual offences
Markus Hicks — the Paradise teacher and volleyball coach suspected of sexual offences against teenaged boys and young men — has pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges. The pleas were entered today when the 33-year-old appeared in provincial court in St. John’s. Hicks was on video from Bishop’s Falls Corrections Centre, while his lawyer, […]
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2 years ago
St. John’s Sports Entertainment Financial Information Related to 2021
The City of St. John’s is required to release unredacted financial statements for St. John’s Sports & Entertainment Ltd. for the years 2019 to 2021 due to the recent Supreme Court General Division decision of Justice MacDonald. The City had previously refused the release of some information in the statements as it was believed to […]
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2 years ago
Man charged with manslaughter elects trial by judge and jury
A 53-year-old man accused of killing an elderly man two years ago appeared in provincial court in St. John’s this morning. Desmond Downey was in the courtroom, as he is not in custody. His lawyer, Jason Edwards, told Judge James Walsh that his client has opted to be tried in Supreme Court by judge and […]
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2 years ago
Basilica Heritage Foundation announces finalized purchase of Basilica
The purchase of the Basilica in St. John’s is now final, and the Basilica Heritage Foundation says they are looking forward to work to preserve and protect the provincial landmark. “We began this process in early 2022 as part of a successful joint bid committee to purchase the Basilica/St. Bons property, thanks to support from […]
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2 years ago
RCMP conducts traffic stop, arrests wanted man and seizes quantity of cocaine and suspected heroin
The RCMP arrested 55-year-old Florent Gaouette of Grand Falls-Windsor during a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon. Police stopped a car that was unroadworthy and uninsured on High Street in Grand Falls-Windsor. During the stop, officers observed drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle. The driver, Gaouette, who provided police with a false name and was wanted, was arrested. […]
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2 years ago
U18 FEMALE Atlantic Championships set to take place in Corner Brook
The 2024 Under 18 Female Atlantic Championships are set to begin today in Corner Brook. The event hosted by the Western Warriors and the City of Corner Brook is the premier tournament for U18 female hockey in the Atlantic region. There will be teams from Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador, Hockey Nova Scotia, Hockey Prince Edward […]
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2 years ago
MUN’s Labrador Campus launches unique undergraduate program
Memorial University’s Labrador Campus has launched a new program. The Bachelor of Arctic and Subarctic Interdisciplinary Studies (BASIS) Program will accept its first cohort in this fall. The program is northern-based, northern-focused and Indigenous-led. It will provide students with the opportunity to experience living and studying in the North in an interdisciplinary environment, focusing on […]
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2 years ago
Gros Morne Theatre Festival gets set for another season
The 2024 Gros Morne Theatre Festival is getting set for another season. Shows will take place from June to September. There are nine productions totalling 150 individual shows scheduled for this year. Along with the shows, there will also be the classic dinner theatre and this season will have live music every night of the […]
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