Company comes through with help to save Happy Valley-Goose Bay SPCA
The SPCA in Happy Valley-Goose Bay made a plea for help this week, and now that plea has been answered. The company Nitassinan Nunatsuak Supplies stepped up with a $30,000 donation. It also paid the SPCA’s outstanding balance at the Valley Vet Clinic of more than $15,000.
Read moreThe weekend forecast is as easy as it gets!
Friday Night’s Forecast Generally clear across the Province. Expect lows of 5 to 10 on the Island, with patchy frost in Central. Labrador will see lows near 5°, except in Labrador West, where it will be nearer to 1°. A Frost Advisory is in effect for Grand Falls-Windsor and vicinity Saturday’s Forecast Mostly sunny Province-wide, […]
Read moreFrost Advisory in effect for one area of Central Friday night
The ECCC NL Weather Office in Gander has issued a *FROST ADVISORY* from late tonight into early Saturday morning for the following area: Frost may damage some crops in frost-prone areas. Minimum temperatures: near +1 (coolest in low-lying inland areas). Locations: Grand Falls-Windsor and vicinity Time span: overnight tonight and early Saturday morning. Remarks: Patchy […]
Read moreLand reserve being established to protect bird populations
A new land reserve is being established in the area of Ragged Beach to further protect the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve bird populations from potential impacts of future development. Eighty-two per cent of all of North America’s puffins breed around the coastline of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Witless Bay Ecological Reserve has North America’s largest […]
Read moreRCMP searching for missing hunter on Burin Peninsula
Residents in the area of Grand Le Pierre on the Burin Peninsula can expect an increased police presence as a search is underway for a missing hunter. To avoid impeding search efforts, the public is asked to avoid the area of Route 211 near Black Duck Pond as Burin Peninsula RCMP, ground search and rescue […]
Read moreSt. John’s teenager charged with attempted murder after early morning fire
A 15-year-old boy from St. John’s has been accused of trying to kill two people by burning down the house they were occupying, NTV has learned. The teen faces five charges — two counts of attempted murder, two counts of breaching a youth release order, and a single count of arson. He’s expected to appear in […]
Read moreStatistics Canada to release July figures for real GDP today
Statistics Canada will release its figures for how the economy started the third quarter this morning. The agency will report real gross domestic product (GDP) numbers for July. Its early estimate for the month released on Sept. 1 suggested real GDP was essentially unchanged in July, though it cautioned at the time that the reading […]
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