Police Make Arrest After Stabbing

Feb. 3, 2012 | Police took a man into custody Friday after a woman was stabbed on Torbay Road in St. John’s on Thursday. The man faces charges of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon. NTV’s Heather Gillis reports.

Awning Collapses on Duckworth Street

Feb. 3, 2012 | It was a close call for anyone walking on Duckworth Street in St. John’s Friday morning. Part of the road was closed for hours and power was shut off. NTV’s Pam Parsons reports.

Defence Officials Say Weather Delayed Search

Feb. 3, 2012 | Defence officials say poor weather delayed military search and rescue from joining the search for a 14-year-old boy in Labrador for two days. Burton Winters was found dead on Wednesday, and people are demanding answers.

Truck Knocks Down Power Lines

Feb. 3, 2012 | Power and communications were knocked out in Mount Pearl Friday afternoon after more than two kilometres of lines were hauled down by a transport truck on Park Avenue.

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Man Denies Assault

February 3, 2012 Justice, Local
Man Denies Assault

Feb. 3, 2012 | A well-known figure in the St. John’s sports community says he didn’t assault anyone. Tony Raymond Nippard says he was simply trying to figure out who was following his young daughter. Nippard is charged with assault with a weapon and forcible confinement. View/Comment

MHA Wants Government Help for Mill Workers

February 3, 2012 Business, Local
MHA Wants Government Help for Mill Workers

Feb. 3, 2012 | Liberal MHA Eddie Joyce is calling on the province to step in and help workers laid off from the Corner Brook mill. NTV’s Don Bradshaw reports. View/Comment

Legion Sets Record Straight

February 3, 2012 Local
Legion Sets Record Straight

Feb. 3, 2012 | Branch 40 of the Royal Canadian Legion is trying to set the record straight on the uproar over a sign honouring a deceased soldier. The legion president says the family was not asked to remove the sign, only to return it to its original location. View/Comment

Truck Knocks Down Power Lines

February 3, 2012 Local
Truck Knocks Down Power Lines

Feb. 3, 2012 | Power and communications were knocked out in Mount Pearl Friday afternoon after more than two kilometres of lines were hauled down by a transport truck on Park Avenue. View/Comment

Awning Collapses on Duckworth Street

February 3, 2012 Local
Awning Collapses on Duckworth Street

Feb. 3, 2012 | It was a close call for anyone walking on Duckworth Street in St. John’s Friday morning. Part of the road was closed for hours and power was shut off. NTV’s Pam Parsons reports. View/Comment

Defence Officials Say Weather Delayed Search

February 3, 2012 Local, Weather
Defence Officials Say Weather Delayed Search

Feb. 3, 2012 | Defence officials say poor weather delayed military search and rescue from joining the search for a 14-year-old boy in Labrador for two days. Burton Winters was found dead on Wednesday, and people are demanding answers. View/Comment

Police Make Arrest After Stabbing

February 3, 2012 Justice, Local
Police Make Arrest After Stabbing

Feb. 3, 2012 | Police took a man into custody Friday after a woman was stabbed on Torbay Road in St. John’s on Thursday. The man faces charges of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon. NTV’s Heather Gillis reports. View/Comment

Janeway Telethon Comes to NTV

February 2, 2012 Local
Janeway Telethon Comes to NTV

Feb. 2, 2012 | NTV is joining with the Janeway Foundation to produce and broadcast the 2012 Janeway Telethon. The telethon will air exclusively on NTV on June 2 and 3. View/Comment

Soldier’s Parents Heartbroken

February 2, 2012 Local
Soldier’s Parents Heartbroken

Feb. 2, 2012 | The parents of the late Cpl. Stephen Bouzane are heartbroken after a request by the Royal Canadian Legion in Springdale to move a sign honouring their son. NTV’s Colleen Lewis reports. View/Comment

Union Members Discuss Layoffs

February 2, 2012 Local
Union Members Discuss Layoffs

Feb. 2, 2012 | Mill workers in Corner Brook are coming to terms with the loss of more than 40 jobs. Union members met Wednesday night to discuss the impact. NTV’s Don Bradshaw reports. View/Comment

Girl Found in Snowbank

February 2, 2012 Local
Girl Found in Snowbank

Feb. 2, 2012 | A girl from Corner Brook is being treated in hospital after she was found in a snowbank. Police are investigating how she got there. View/Comment

Tories, Grits Blame Each Other for Silent Committee

February 2, 2012 Local
Tories, Grits Blame Each Other for Silent Committee

Feb. 2, 2012 | Tory and Liberal MHAs are pointing fingers at each other about why a major legislative committee hardly ever meets. But both agree that the Public Accounts Committee should meet more often in the future. NTV’s Michael Connors reports. View/Comment

Another Day, Another Storm

February 2, 2012 Local
Another Day, Another Storm

Feb. 2, 2012 | Schools were closed again Thursday on the Avalon Peninsula as another storm hit the region, making for happy students and cranky drivers. NTV’s Jodi Cooke reports. View/Comment

Search Response Too Slow in Labrador

February 2, 2012 Local
Search Response Too Slow in Labrador

Feb. 2, 2012 | Questions are being raised about why it took two days for military search and rescue to join the search for a missing boy from Makkovik. The teen died after he became disoriented along the coast. Provincial and federal politicians are demanding answers. View/Comment

Municipalities Object to Premier’s Comments

February 1, 2012 Local
Municipalities Object to Premier’s Comments

Feb. 1, 2012 | The federation of municipalities is objecting to comments by Premier Kathy Dunderdale that town councils aren’t doing enough to save money through regional co-operation. NTV’s Heather Gillis reports. View/Comment

Fire Department Says Be Ready for Storm

February 1, 2012 Local
Fire Department Says Be Ready for Storm

Feb. 1, 2012 | The St. John’s Regional Fire Department is asking everyone on the Avalon Peninsula to make sure their ventilation systems, chimneys and furnace vents are clear of snow to reduce the danger of carbon monoxide poisoning. View/Comment

Premier Joins Student Day of Action

February 1, 2012 Local
Premier Joins Student Day of Action

Feb. 1, 2012 | Post-secondary students in Newfoundland and Labrador have it better than those in most other provinces. That was in evidence Wednesday when Premier Kathy Dunderdale took part in the CFS’s Day of Action. NTV’s Dave Squires reports. View/Comment

Another Storm Coming

February 1, 2012 Local
Another Storm Coming

Feb. 1, 2012 | Just as the Avalon has finished cleaning up from one storm, AMEC is predicting another one coming this weekend. NTV’s Pam Parsons reports. View/Comment

Young Offender Gets Another 13 Months

February 1, 2012 Local
Young Offender Gets Another 13 Months

Feb. 1, 2012 | A 17-year-old boy charged with aggravated assault and robbery for an incident on South Side Road in St. John’s has been sentenced to another 13 months in custody. View/Comment

Muskrat Falls Cheaper Option: Manitoba Hydro

February 1, 2012 Local
Muskrat Falls Cheaper Option: Manitoba Hydro

Feb. 1, 2012 | A report by Manitoba Hydro International agrees with Nalcor that building the Muskrat Falls project is the lower cost option for providing power to the island. But the report still raises concerns about cost overruns and the reliability of that power. NTV’s Michael Connors reports. View/Comment

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Crime & Justice

Man Denies Assault

February 3, 2012

Man Denies Assault

Feb. 3, 2012 | A well-known figure in the St. John’s sports community says he didn’t assault anyone. Tony Raymond Nippard says he was simply trying to figure out who was following his young daughter. Nippard is charged with assault with a weapon and forcible confinement. View/Comment

Police Make Arrest After Stabbing

February 3, 2012

Police Make Arrest After Stabbing

Feb. 3, 2012 | Police took a man into custody Friday after a woman was stabbed on Torbay Road in St. John’s on Thursday. The man faces charges of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon. NTV’s Heather Gillis reports. View/Comment

Duo Charged With Robbing Taxi Driver

January 29, 2012

Duo Charged With Robbing Taxi Driver

Jan. 29, 2012 | A man and woman appeared in court Saturday to face charges of robbery and assault. That’s after a taxi driver in St. John’s was stabbed in the leg and robbed at knifepoint last Wednesday. View/Comment

Local News

Man Denies Assault

February 3, 2012

Man Denies Assault

Feb. 3, 2012 | A well-known figure in the St. John’s sports community says he didn’t assault anyone. Tony Raymond Nippard says he was simply trying to figure out who was following his young daughter. Nippard is charged with assault with a weapon and forcible confinement. View/Comment

MHA Wants Government Help for Mill Workers

February 3, 2012

MHA Wants Government Help for Mill Workers

Feb. 3, 2012 | Liberal MHA Eddie Joyce is calling on the province to step in and help workers laid off from the Corner Brook mill. NTV’s Don Bradshaw reports. View/Comment

Legion Sets Record Straight

February 3, 2012

Legion Sets Record Straight

Feb. 3, 2012 | Branch 40 of the Royal Canadian Legion is trying to set the record straight on the uproar over a sign honouring a deceased soldier. The legion president says the family was not asked to remove the sign, only to return it to its original location. View/Comment

Health News

Get Ready for Feb-u-hairy

January 29, 2012

Get Ready for Feb-u-hairy

Jan. 29, 2012 | A group of medical students at Memorial University will forgo shaving their legs next month to support cervical screening tests. Feb-u-hairy is the sister event of Movember. View/Comment

Minister Says No to Larger Medical Choppers

January 24, 2012

Minister Says No to Larger Medical Choppers

Jan. 24, 2012 | The province will not change its plans for medical transport helicopters, says Health Minister Susan Sullivan. The Association of Allied Health Professionals is disappointed with the minister’s decision. View/Comment

Alzheimer Patient Moved to Proper Facility

January 23, 2012

Alzheimer Patient Moved to Proper Facility

Jan. 23, 2102 | Families on the Burin Peninsula have been complaining about their loved ones being restrained for lack of proper Alzheimer care. On Monday, one woman was finally transferred to an appropriate facility. NTV’s Ross Tilley reports. View/Comment

Politics

Government Growth Must Stop: Premier

January 31, 2012

Government Growth Must Stop: Premier

Jan. 31, 2012 | In a pre-budget speech Tuesday, Premier Kathy Dunderdale said the province will endure two years of deficits. That means the government will have to curb spending and stop growing. NTV’s Michael Connors reports. View/Comment

Cleary Endorses Mulcair

January 27, 2012

Cleary Endorses Mulcair

Jan. 27, 2012 | Two NDP leadership hopefuls were campaigning in St. John’s this week, but it was Quebec MP Thomas Mulcair who picked up an endorsement from St. John’s South-Mount Pearl MP Ryan Cleary. NTV’s Heather Gillis reports. View/Comment

Muskrat Falls Deal Delayed Again

January 27, 2012

Muskrat Falls Deal Delayed Again

Jan. 27, 2012 | The final contracts for the Muskrat Falls project have been delayed yet again. Nalcor and Emera have extended the deadline beyond Jan. 31, and the opposition parties say the Public Utilities Board should get an extension, too. But Premier Kathy Dunderdale won’t budge on that issue. View/Comment

Entertainment News

Fundraiser for Haiti Relief

January 15, 2012

Fundraiser for Haiti Relief

Jan. 15, 2012 | A fundraiser was held in St. John’s Saturday night to send a team of medical professionals to Haiti. View/Comment

Tom Petty Coming to N.L.

December 9, 2011

Tom Petty Coming to N.L.

Dec. 9, 2011 | OZ-FM announced Friday morning that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will be performing in Newfoundland, likely next June. Details will be released Monday morning on the Dawn Patrol. View/Comment

Torbay Christmas Parade Lights Up the Night

December 4, 2011

Torbay Christmas Parade Lights Up the Night

Dec. 4, 2011 | While lots of towns hold Christmas parades this time of year, Torbay adds a special twist by doing it at night with floats that light up the streets. View/Comment

Sports

Cataracts Fans Outraged by Herder Decision

January 31, 2012

Cataracts Fans Outraged by Herder Decision

Jan. 31, 2012 | Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador says its decision is final: the Herder championship will be played in St. John’s and Corner Brook, regardless of which teams make it to the final. As NTV’s Colleen Lewis reports, fans in Grand Falls-Windsor are outraged. View/Comment

Snowboarders Ready to Ride

January 30, 2012

Snowboarders Ready to Ride

Jan. 30, 2012 | Young snowboarders in western Newfoundland are gearing up for the competition of a lifetime in Nova Scotia. NTV’s Jodi Cooke caught up with them at Marble Mountain. View/Comment

Waiting for a Herder Decision

January 30, 2012

Waiting for a Herder Decision

Jan. 30, 2012 | Senior hockey fans are still on the edges of their seats, waiting for a decision from Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador on where the Herder finals will be played. NTV’s Colleen Lewis reports. View/Comment