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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Layoffs Begin at Corner Brook Mill

February 1, 2012 Local
Layoffs Begin at Corner Brook Mill

Feb. 1, 2012 | Wednesday was a disappointing day in Corner Brook. Layoffs began at the paper mill, but there is still no word on how many jobs will be cut. NTV’s Don Bradshaw reports. View/Comment

School Board Stands Behind Administrators

January 31, 2012 Local
School Board Stands Behind Administrators

Jan. 31, 2012 | The board of trustees for the Western School District is standing behind administrators, despite criticisms in last week’s auditor general’s report. NTV’s Don Bradshaw reports. View/Comment

Cataracts Fans Outraged by Herder Decision

January 31, 2012 Local, Sports
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

Government Growth Must Stop: Premier

January 31, 2012 Local, Politics
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

Man Found Dead After Standoff

January 31, 2012 Local
Man Found Dead After Standoff

Jan. 31, 2012 | Police were called to Seal Cove on Tuesday after a man barricaded himself inside a house. He was later found dead. NTV’s Pam Parsons reports. View/Comment

Cars Stuck on TCH

January 31, 2012 Local, Weather
Cars Stuck on TCH

Jan. 31, 2012 | More than 100 cars were brought to a standstill Tuesday on the Trans-Canada Highway when they could not make it up the hill near the turnoff for the Rod and Gun Club. View/Comment

Two School Buses Go Off Road

January 31, 2012 Local, Weather
Two School Buses Go Off Road

Jan. 31, 2012 | Two school buses went off the road during Tuesday’s storm, one of them filled with elementary school students, but there were no injuries. NTV’s Darrin Bent reports. View/Comment

Surprise Storm Closes Schools

January 31, 2012 Local, Weather
Surprise Storm Closes Schools

Jan. 31, 2012 | Tuesday’s snow storm caught many people off guard, including the Eastern School District. The board was forced to close schools at lunchtime, leading many to question why it didn’t make the call earlier. NTV’s Dave Squires reports. View/Comment

Snowboarders Ready to Ride

January 30, 2012 Local, Sports
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 Local, Sports
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

Firefighters Review Tentative Deal

January 30, 2012 Local
Firefighters Review Tentative Deal

Jan. 30, 2012 | Firefighters are still on the job in Corner Brook as they review a tentative deal reached with the city during the weekend. NTV’s Don Bradshaw reports. View/Comment

Nalcor Joins Blogger Battle Over Muskrat Falls

January 30, 2012 Business, Local
Nalcor Joins Blogger Battle Over Muskrat Falls

Jan. 30, 2012 | An energy advisor in Toronto is using his blog to urge Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to stop the Muskrat Falls project. Now, Nalcor’s CEO is firing back online. NTV’s Michael Connors reports. View/Comment

Company Makes Pitch to Keep Hebron Work at Home

January 30, 2012 Business, Local
Company Makes Pitch to Keep Hebron Work at Home

Jan. 30, 2012 | ExxonMobil says it has received a new proposal to try to keep $100 million worth of work on the Hebron project from leaving the province. The company is reviewing the plan, but it’s still looking for expressions of interest from around the world. View/Comment

School Cafeteria Workers Vote to Strike

January 30, 2012 Local
School Cafeteria Workers Vote to Strike

Jan. 30, 2012 | Cafeteria workers in the Eastern School district have voted to strike and could walk off the job as early as Friday. NTV’s Heather Gillis reports. View/Comment

Police Called to Marystown Protest

January 30, 2012 Business, Local
Police Called to Marystown Protest

Jan. 30, 2012 | Laid off plant workers blocked a tractor trailer from entering the shuttered Ocean Choice International plant in Marystown on Monday. Police were called to escort the truck across the line. NTV’s Ross Tilley reports. View/Comment

Get Ready for Feb-u-hairy

January 29, 2012 Health, Local
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

National Literacy Day

January 29, 2012 Local
National Literacy Day

Jan. 29, 2012 | Education Minister Clyde Jackman read to school children in Burin on Friday as part of National Literacy Day. View/Comment

N.L. Soldier Honoured in Ottawa

January 29, 2012 Local
N.L. Soldier Honoured in Ottawa

Jan. 29, 2012 | A member of the Canadian Forces from St. John’s was honoured by Gov.-Gen. David Johnston on Friday. Lt. Col Thomas McGrath received the meritorious service medal. View/Comment

Province Cleans Up From Weekend Storm

January 29, 2012 Local, Weather
Province Cleans Up From Weekend Storm

Jan. 29, 2012 | Sunday was cleanup day for much of the province after Saturday’s snowstorm. Snowfall amounts ranged from 16 to 24 centimetres. View/Comment

Duo Charged With Robbing Taxi Driver

January 29, 2012 Justice, Local
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

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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