The Inside Story: Financial assistance offered to evacuees
The provincial government has released details on financial assistance for wildfire evacuees. NTV’s Ben Cleary reports.
Read moreYour Community: Canada Games Opening Ceremonies
The Canada Games kicked off over the weekend with an opening ceremonies that had the nation dancing. Here’s NTV’s Amanda Mews.
Read moreNew Paddy’s Pond wildfire forces more evacuations and threatens power lines
A new wildfire is rapidly growing at Thomas Pond near Paddy’s Pond. The province has issued an evacuation order for businesses in the industrial area across from Akita. The RCMP say the Trans-Canada Highway is currently closed between the cloverleaf (Pitts Memorial Drive/Outer Ring Road) and Exit 39 (Foxtrap Access Road), as emergency crews respond […]
Read moreMan with loaded gun arrested in St. John’s
A 20-year-old man was arrested overnight after RNC officers responded to a report of persons with weapons in the centre city area of St. John’s wearing masks. Police located the suspects, one of whom had a loaded handgun, as well as illegal drugs. The accused was arrested and charged with firearm related offences including careless […]
Read moreTwo cruise ships arriving in St John’s on Tuesday
It will be a busy day tomorrow in St. John’s with two cruise ships arriving in port. The Insignia with 702 passengers is scheduled to arrive at 8:00 a.m. and depart at 4:00 p.m. Le Champlain, with 184 passengers, is scheduled to arrive in the port at noon and will depart at 5:00 p.m. The […]
Read moreAnother hot and hazy day across Newfoundland
Across Newfoundland today, it will be mostly sunny. There will be haze lingering around from the forest fires. Temperatures for most areas will be near 30 once again today. Winds on the northern Avalon Peninsula are expected to be southwest 30 gusting to 50 km/h, which is not good news for firefighting efforts. A mix […]
Read moreTeam NL captures silver in Men’s 400m Freestyle Para
On the opening day of the Canada Games, Gavin Baggs won a silver medal in the Men’s 400m Freestyle Para Men’s event. The Team Newfoundland and Labrador swimmer from Paradise earned the first medal of the Games for Team NL. Baggs is no stranger to multi-sport competition, having represented Newfoundland and Labrador at four Canada […]
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