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2 days ago
Business, Local News, News, Traffic, Travel

Stephenville airport to re-open after being shut down for over a year

It was back in June of 2025, when the power was cut at the Stephenville airport, after unpaid bills mounted under the former ownership ‘Dymond Group of Companies’. It’s been sitting in the darkness since that day, with no flights coming in or out of the aerodrome. After a battle in the courts against former […]

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2 days ago
Nature, News

Conservation officers monitoring black bear presence near Rocky Harbour

The Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands is monitoring reports of a black bear near the Town of Rocky Harbour.  Residents are urged to do their part to help avoid attracting black bears. If you see a bear trap, please stay away from it. Report black bear sightings to the Pasadena Forest Management District Office at […]

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2 days ago
News

Sisters in Spirit Vigil to Honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People Sunday

In collaboration with the St. John’s Status of Women Council, First Light will host the annual Sisters in Spirit Vigil on Saturday, October 4, 2025. Each year on October 4, communities across Canada gather for Sisters in Spirit Vigils. This gathering is a time to honour the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, […]

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2 days ago
Health, News

135 women gather for Newfoundland and Labrador Cancer Conference for Women

The Cancer Care Foundation is welcoming 135 women from across Newfoundland and Labrador to St. John’s this weekend for the 2026 Newfoundland and Labrador Cancer Conference for Women. Taking place Oct. 2–4 at the JAG Hotel, the conference offers women affected by cancer an opportunity to learn, share their experiences and connect with others who […]

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2 days ago
Justice, News

Two charged with breaching court orders in St. John’s

Two people have been charged with breaching court orders following separate incidents in St. John’s Thursday. At approximately 1:40 p.m., police responded to a residence in the downtown area and learned a 51-year-old man, who had been released from court earlier that day, was at a residence he had been ordered to stay away from. […]

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2 days ago
News, Travel

Public transit impacted in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Monday

The Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay is informing residents that the public transit will be out of service Monday morning, Oct. 5, from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. for service. The town says it apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.

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2 days ago
Justice, News

Man arrested following break and enter in St. John’s

A 69-year-old man has been arrested and charged following a break and enter at a residence in St. John’s Thursday afternoon. The RNC responded to a report of a break and enter in progress at a residence in the city centre at approximately 1:40 p.m. When officers arrived, they observed signs of forced entry. As […]

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2 days ago
Justice, Local News, News

Update: Police arrest man on firearms offences

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) has arrested a man following an assault in Torbay. The RNC received a report of a weapons offence yesterday (Oct. 1) on Motion Drive where a female had been assaulted and received non-life-threatening injuries the day prior. Operational Patrol Services members contained the property, and the RNC Tactics and Rescue […]

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2 days ago
Arts & Entertainment, Jim Furlong: Column

Before the Snow Flies | JIM FURLONG

It is so subtle. Summer steals away and Fall arrives. It isn’t a particular day as announced by the calendar of Pope Gregory or even the movement of the planets or the moon across the lines of latitude and longitude of Earth. It is announced by an almost imperceptible change in a couple of different […]

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2 days ago
News, Politics

Grand Chief happy ‘Labour of Love’ Innu Pakassiun exhibit finally open after months of dispute and delay

An exhibit at the heart of an ongoing dispute between the Innu Nation and the provincial government is finally open to the public in North West River, Labrador. The Innu Pakassiun exhibit opened despite a disagreement over historical timelines that still has not been resolved. NTV’s Bailey Howard reports.

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