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1 year ago
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Teen charged with impaired driving following east-end collision

An eighteen year old female has been charged with impaired driving following a two-vehicle collision in the east end of St. John’s on Tuesday evening. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of King’s Bridge Road and Empire Avenue shortly before 8:00 p.m.. A pickup truck and a sedan had been involved in a collision, […]

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1 year ago
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Nominations open for Premier’s Medals for Arts, Heritage, Recreation and Sport

Nominations are now open for the Premier’s Medals for Arts, Heritage, Recreation and Sport for 2025. The awards, announced in 2023, recognize individuals and groups whose exceptional contributions have made a lasting and outstanding impact on the province and its people. Annually, two recipients from each discipline will be honoured. This year, it will be […]

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1 year ago
Health, News

Howell to make health human resources announcement

Minister of Health and Community Services Krista Lynn Howell will make a health human resources announcement today in St. John’s. Howell will be joined by Dr. Pat Parfrey the Chief Executive Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services. The announcement will take place at the Health Innovation Acceleration Centre at noon.

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1 year ago
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Trans-Labrador Highway east of Churchill Falls open as fire moves away from town

The provincial government is continuing to monitor an active wildfire near Churchill Falls. Water bombers, helicopters and crews continue to fight the fire, which was first reported May 28. It originated 1 km from the Town of Churchill Falls on the north side of the Trans-Labrador Highway and continues to move east, away from the […]

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1 year ago
News, Traffic, Travel

Dry roads and good visibility across the Island

Roads across the province this morning are dry with good visibility under overcast skies. The MV Marine Voyager is in service but off schedule and will depart Hermitage at 1:00 p.m. At the St. John’s International Airport, Air Canada Flight 696 is delayed and Porter Flight 2280 is postponed. Flights in Gander and Deer Lake […]

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1 year ago
News

Cruise ship Volendam to dock in St. John’s today

Another cruise ship will visit the capital city today. The Volendam with 1839 passengers is scheduled to arrive at the Port of St. John’s at 8:00 a.m. The ship will depart at 5:00 p.m. The next cruise sip, the SH Vega, will arrive on Sunday.

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1 year ago
News

Significant trash removed during Outer Ring Road clean-up

Last Sunday, there was a clean-up of the Outer Ring Road. The clean-up resulted in approximately three tandem dump trucks of garbage removed from the highway. The trash consisted of approximately 2,800 garbage bags. At the same time, the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure repaired guard rails completed line painting, and swept interchanges. The majority […]

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1 year ago
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Fire burning near Churchill Falls; N.L. Hydro restores power to Labrador West

5:57 AM NDT | MAY 29, 2025 Accroding to an update on NL Hydro‘s website, power has been restored to Labrador West and Churchill Falls. Although another outage may be possible in Churchill Falls due to a damaged pole being repaired. Response teams worked on the fire as long as daylight allowed. The fire continues […]

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1 year ago
News, Politics

Opposition parties divided on whether province should pause Churchill Falls MOU

The province’s two opposition parties are divided on how the government should proceed with the Churchill Falls MOU. Yesterday, PC leader Tony Wakeham called for a pause while the country’s first ministers discuss a national energy corridor. But today, NDP leader Jim Dinn said any pause would be devastating for businesses in western Labrador. NTV’s Ben Cleary […]

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