Fugitive Had Help

Sept 01, 2010 | The manhunt for a Burin Peninsula fugitive is now over and it turns out he had help from outside the province in avoiding police for four days. NTV’s Darrin Bent reports. View/Comment

Bracing For Earl

Sept 01, 2010 | As hurricane Earl approaches the island this weekend local fisherman in St. John’s harbour are keeping a close eye on the water. NTV’s Dave Squires reports. View/Comment

Fire Destroys Home

Sept 01, 2010 | A man and his two children escaped a blaze at their Bay Bulls home early Wednesday morning. View/Comment

Cruise Ship Season

Sept 01, 2010 | The fall cruise season is underway. On Wednesday a big ship from Holland America was in port – the Eurodam. Now, the weather is sending them straight to Halifax skipping Cape Breton. View/Comment

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Hatchet Used In Armed Robbery

September 2, 2010 Local No Comments
Hatchet Used In Armed Robbery

Police are investigating yet another armed robbery.  A masked man armed with a hatchet entered the Marie’s Mini-Mart on Thorburn road Wednesday night and made off with a quantity of cash. The store clerk was not injured. It’s the 17th armed robbery in the metro area in a month.

Recycling Initiative

September 1, 2010 Local No Comments
Recycling Initiative

Sept 01, 2010 | In the Carter File, a new research project was announced this week between the MMSB and Memorial University’s Leslie Harris Centre. View/Comment

Hoodie Help

September 1, 2010 Local No Comments
Hoodie Help

Sept 01, 2010 | A Corner Brook teenager has come up with a rather unique way to help families reduce their back-to-school expenses while, at the same time, raising funds for a local charity. NTV’s Don Bradshaw reports. View/Comment

Cruise Ship Season

September 1, 2010 Local No Comments
Cruise Ship Season

Sept 01, 2010 | The fall cruise season is underway. On Wednesday a big ship from Holland America was in port – the Eurodam. Now, the weather is sending them straight to Halifax skipping Cape Breton. View/Comment

Warren Quits M.S. Board

September 1, 2010 Health, Local No Comments
Warren Quits M.S. Board

Sept 01, 2010 | The local head of the Multiple Sclerosis Society has quit his post in protest. The M.S. Society of Canada announced that it is premature to support pan-Canadian clinical trials of the so-called “liberation procedure.” Ted Warren says the decision of the M.S. Society is unacceptable. View/Comment

Fire Destroys Home

September 1, 2010 Local No Comments
Fire Destroys Home

Sept 01, 2010 | A man and his two children escaped a blaze at their Bay Bulls home early Wednesday morning. View/Comment

Bracing For Earl

September 1, 2010 Local, Weather No Comments
Bracing For Earl

Sept 01, 2010 | As hurricane Earl approaches the island this weekend local fisherman in St. John’s harbour are keeping a close eye on the water. NTV’s Dave Squires reports. View/Comment

Fugitive Had Help

September 1, 2010 Justice, Local No Comments
Fugitive Had Help

Sept 01, 2010 | The manhunt for a Burin Peninsula fugitive is now over and it turns out he had help from outside the province in avoiding police for four days. NTV’s Darrin Bent reports. View/Comment

Opposition Calls for Minister’s Resignation

August 31, 2010 Health, Local, Politics No Comments
Opposition Calls for Minister’s Resignation

Aug 31, 2010 | The opposition is calling for an inquiry into the government’s decision to relocate the air ambulance from St. Anthony to Happy Valley-Goose Bay, and they are calling on Health Minister Jerome Kennedy to resign. NTV’s Fred Hutton reports. View/Comment

Delayed School Openings

August 31, 2010 Local No Comments
Delayed School Openings

Aug 31, 2010 | Don’t pack those book bags just yet. Some schools in the Avalon East School District won’t be opening for students as expected. NTV’s Dave Squires reports. View/Comment

Escaped Prisoner Captured

August 31, 2010 Justice, Local Comments Off
Escaped Prisoner Captured

Aug 31, 2010 | Breaking News … The search for 35-year-old Andrew Parsons has ended. The Burin Peninsula man escaped custody on Saturday. He had been on the run since then. On Tuesday night, the RCMP captured him in the Garnish Pond Road area. Police have also arrested a woman from Ontario, who police say came to the province to help Parsons flee.

More Armed Robberies

August 31, 2010 Justice, Local No Comments
More Armed Robberies

Aug 31, 2010 | Sixteen armed robberies in 28 days. It’s been a busy time for the RNC as they have laid charges in connection with 11 of those incidents. NTV’s Pam Parsons reports. View/Comment

Industrial Accident

August 31, 2010 Local No Comments
Industrial Accident

Aug 31, 2010 | An industrial accident Tuesday claimed the life of a south coast man. The incident is now under investigation by the RCMP and Occupational Health and Safety. NTV’s Darrin Bent reports. View/Comment

Remembering Cpl. Pinksen

August 31, 2010 Local No Comments
Remembering Cpl. Pinksen

Aug 31, 2010 | People across the country and around the world are joining members of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment’s 2nd battalion in mourning the loss of a Corner Brook solider. Cpl. Brian Pinksen died on Monday. View/Comment

Still Searching

August 31, 2010 Justice, Local No Comments
Still Searching

Aug 31, 2010 | Police are continuing their hunt for a fugitive in this province. Thirty-five year old Andrew Kenneth Parsons remains at large after escaping custody on the Burin Peninsula over the weekend. View/Comment

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Crime & Justice

Fugitive Had Help

September 1, 2010

Fugitive Had Help

Sept 01, 2010 | The manhunt for a Burin Peninsula fugitive is now over and it turns out he had help from outside the province in avoiding police for four days. NTV’s Darrin Bent reports. View/Comment

Escaped Prisoner Captured

August 31, 2010

Escaped Prisoner Captured

Aug 31, 2010 | Breaking News … The search for 35-year-old Andrew Parsons has ended. The Burin Peninsula man escaped custody on Saturday. He had been on the run since then. On Tuesday night, the RCMP captured him in the Garnish Pond Road area. Police have also arrested a woman from Ontario, who police say came to the [...]

More Armed Robberies

August 31, 2010

More Armed Robberies

Aug 31, 2010 | Sixteen armed robberies in 28 days. It’s been a busy time for the RNC as they have laid charges in connection with 11 of those incidents. NTV’s Pam Parsons reports. View/Comment

Still Searching

August 31, 2010

Still Searching

Aug 31, 2010 | Police are continuing their hunt for a fugitive in this province. Thirty-five year old Andrew Kenneth Parsons remains at large after escaping custody on the Burin Peninsula over the weekend. View/Comment

Local News

Hatchet Used In Armed Robbery

September 2, 2010

Hatchet Used In Armed Robbery

Police are investigating yet another armed robbery.  A masked man armed with a hatchet entered the Marie’s Mini-Mart on Thorburn road Wednesday night and made off with a quantity of cash. The store clerk was not injured. It’s the 17th armed robbery in the metro area in a month.

Recycling Initiative

September 1, 2010

Recycling Initiative

Sept 01, 2010 | In the Carter File, a new research project was announced this week between the MMSB and Memorial University’s Leslie Harris Centre. View/Comment

Hoodie Help

September 1, 2010

Hoodie Help

Sept 01, 2010 | A Corner Brook teenager has come up with a rather unique way to help families reduce their back-to-school expenses while, at the same time, raising funds for a local charity. NTV’s Don Bradshaw reports. View/Comment

Health News

Warren Quits M.S. Board

September 1, 2010

Warren Quits M.S. Board

Sept 01, 2010 | The local head of the Multiple Sclerosis Society has quit his post in protest. The M.S. Society of Canada announced that it is premature to support pan-Canadian clinical trials of the so-called “liberation procedure.” Ted Warren says the decision of the M.S. Society is unacceptable. View/Comment

Opposition Calls for Minister’s Resignation

August 31, 2010

Opposition Calls for Minister’s Resignation

Aug 31, 2010 | The opposition is calling for an inquiry into the government’s decision to relocate the air ambulance from St. Anthony to Happy Valley-Goose Bay, and they are calling on Health Minister Jerome Kennedy to resign. NTV’s Fred Hutton reports. View/Comment

High Risk Pregnancy

August 30, 2010

High Risk Pregnancy

Aug 30, 2010 | Eastern Health has announced that it is sending women with high risk pregnancies out of the province. Glen Carter speaks with Eastern Health CEO Vickie Kaminski. View/Comment

Politics

Opposition Calls for Minister’s Resignation

August 31, 2010

Opposition Calls for Minister’s Resignation

Aug 31, 2010 | The opposition is calling for an inquiry into the government’s decision to relocate the air ambulance from St. Anthony to Happy Valley-Goose Bay, and they are calling on Health Minister Jerome Kennedy to resign. NTV’s Fred Hutton reports. View/Comment

New Child and Youth Advocate

August 27, 2010

New Child and Youth Advocate

Aug 27, 2010 | The provincial government has named a new Child and Youth Advocate. Health Care Manager Carol Chafe will take over the job next month. NTV’s Michael Connors reports. View/Comment

PM Says Rules Will Change

August 26, 2010

PM Says Rules Will Change

Aug 26, 2010 | Prime Minister Stephen Harper says in the future, provincial governments will have to pay up if their actions result in NAFTA challenges. The Prime Minister was in the arctic on Thursday, responding to a question about this province’s expropriation of AbitibiBowater’s assets. Harper says he will not try to recover the [...]

Entertainment News

“New Under the Sun”

August 25, 2010

“New Under the Sun”

Aug 25, 2010 | Award winning Newfoundland author Kevin Major is debuting his latest adult fiction novel – titled New Under the Sun. NTV’s Jodi Cooke reports. View/Comment

Titanic Research Expedition Begins

August 22, 2010

Titanic Research Expedition Begins

Aug 22, 2010 | A research vessel, with camera crews from The History Channel and NBC on board,  will depart from St. John’s Harbour in about 24 hours to begin a high-tech mapping expedition at the wreck of the Titanic. NTV’s Jodi Cooke reports. View/Comment

Cupids 400 Celebrations Continue

August 18, 2010

Cupids 400 Celebrations Continue

Aug 18 2010 | For the next few days, Cupids may very well be the busiest little town in Atlantic Canada. The Cupids 400 Celebrations continued today, and will run for the rest of the week. The community is enjoying a pretty high profile lately and it appears that the community will continue to gain [...]

Sports

Bobby Orr in Corner Brook

August 30, 2010

Bobby Orr in Corner Brook

Aug 30, 2010 | Boston Bruins’ legend and Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Orr was in Corner Brook this weekend to conduct a minor hockey clinic for about 90 young players from across the province. NTV’s Don Bradshaw reports. View/Comment

Ticket Controversy

August 25, 2010

Ticket Controversy

Aug 25, 2010 | The AHL is coming to Newfoundland this fall and one of the stops is in Grand Falls-Windsor. A few people in that town are upset over how the tickets were sold. NTV’s Shane Budgell reports. View/Comment

Closing Ceremony of the Summer Games

August 24, 2010

Closing Ceremony of the Summer Games

Aug 24, 2010 | Hundreds of athletes gathered recently for the 2010 Burin Peninsula Summer Games. NTV’s Ross Tilley reports. View/Comment

Running the East Coast Trail for Charity

August 22, 2010

Running the East Coast Trail for Charity

Aug 22, 2010 | A long distance runner from this province tested the limits of endurance this weekend, to raise money for charity. Gary Robbins ran the East Coast Trail – a distance of 215 km – nonstop in 35 hours and 17 minutes. NTV’s Michael Connors reports. View/Comment