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Fundraiser for Haiti Relief

January 15, 2012 Arts & Entertainment, Local
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 Arts & Entertainment, Local
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 Arts & Entertainment, Local
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

Thousands Watch Christmas Parade

November 27, 2011 Arts & Entertainment, Local
Thousands Watch Christmas Parade

Nov. 27, 2011 | Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of downtown St. John’s for the annual Christmas Parade on Sunday. View/Comment

Orchestral Instruments Stranded by Ferry

November 17, 2011 Arts & Entertainment, Local
Orchestral Instruments Stranded by Ferry

Nov. 17, 2011 | The National Arts Centre Orchestra had trouble leaving Newfoundland this week. A technical problem with the Nova Scotia ferry forced the musicians to leave their instruments behind. NTV’s Pam Parsons reports. View/Comment

A Passion for Trains

November 16, 2011 Arts & Entertainment, Local
A Passion for Trains

Nov. 16, 2011 | For most model train enthusiasts, putting together miniature worlds is more than a pastime, it’s a passion. Two friends in Topsail spent a year and a half creating their own model railway, and what they created is spectacular. NTV’s Carolyn Stokes reports. View/Comment

Homecoming for NAC Clarinetist

November 15, 2011 Arts & Entertainment, Local
Homecoming for NAC Clarinetist

Nov. 15, 2011 | The National Arts Centre Orchestra held a concert at Holy Heart High School in St. John’s as part of its Atlantic tour on Tuesday. It was a homecoming for clarinetist Sean Rice, who is a graduate of Holy Heart. NTV’s Michael Connors reports. View/Comment

Kids Line Up for Reptile Show

November 13, 2011 Arts & Entertainment, Local
Kids Line Up for Reptile Show

Nov. 13, 2011 | Kids had a chance to get up close and personal with some big reptiles during the weekend. Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo was in town, bringing snakes, lizards and even a crocodile to the St. John’s Convention Centre. View/Comment

Lineups for Video Game

November 8, 2011 Arts & Entertainment, Local
Lineups for Video Game

Nov. 18, 2011 | It’s been called one of the most anticipated video game releases ever, and on Monday, thousands of people around the world lined up to be among the first to get their hands on it. View/Comment

Art Show Raises Awareness for Mental Health

October 30, 2011 Arts & Entertainment, Local
Art Show Raises Awareness for Mental Health

Oct. 30, 2011 | There was a special art show this weekend that not only showcased talent, but also raised awareness for mental health issues. NTV’s Jodi Cooke reports. View/Comment

Friends of India Welcome Performers

September 18, 2011 Arts & Entertainment, Local
Friends of India Welcome Performers

Sept. 18, 2011 | It was a weekend of musical celebration for the Friends of India Association. View/Comment

Artist Restoring Fred Gamberg Mural

September 5, 2011 Arts & Entertainment, Local
Artist Restoring Fred Gamberg Mural

Sept. 5, 2011 | Downtown St. John’s is full of historical monuments and memorials, but there is one tribute in particular from the fringe of the city’s cultural history that is getting an update. View/Comment

New Look for Arts and Culture Centres

August 26, 2011 Arts & Entertainment, Local
New Look for Arts and Culture Centres

Aug. 26, 2011 | Changes are coming to the province’s Arts and Culture Centres. Tourism Minister Terry French made the announcement Friday. NTV’s Pam Parsons reports. View/Comment

Art Marathon

August 21, 2011 Arts & Entertainment, Local
Art Marathon

Aug. 21, 2011 | It was a test of stamina and creativity as the Eastern Edge Gallery in St. John’s hosted its annual 24-hour art marathon. View/Comment

Shedding Light

August 14, 2011 Arts & Entertainment, Local
Shedding Light

Terrance Hounsell is a St. John’s photographer, perhaps best known for his large format black and white Newfoundland landscapes. But there is also another, strangely different side to Hounsell’s work, as Steve Thomson discovered one evening recently. View/Comment

Festival Of Friends

August 14, 2011 Arts & Entertainment, Local
Festival Of Friends

The annual festival of friends got underway this weekend in logy bay outer cove middle cove – the weekend festival hosts all things summer, food, and music along with games and a big celebration at the end of the weekend with a concert. View/Comment

Local Artists Join Forces

August 14, 2011 Arts & Entertainment, Local
Local Artists Join Forces

Artists from this province came together on the weekend to raise money for drought-stricken Africa. View/Comment

Teddy Bears’ Picnic

August 12, 2011 Arts & Entertainment, Local
Teddy Bears’ Picnic

Aug. 12, 2011 | There were as many teddy bears as there were people at this year’s Teddy Bears’ Picnic. View/Comment

The Trip of a Lifetime

August 9, 2011 Arts & Entertainment, Local
The Trip of a Lifetime

Aug. 9, 2011 | A young girl from Newfoundland and Labrador has just returned from the trip of a lifetime, walking the red carpet and singing with a cast of Broadway stars. NTV’s Jodi Cooke explains. View/Comment

Picasso Show in Burin

August 8, 2011 Arts & Entertainment, Local
Picasso Show in Burin

Aug. 8, 2011 | Hundreds poured through the doors of Step-Aside Art Gallery in Burin during the weekend to view, up close, a famous work of art by one of the most famous artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso. NTV’s Ross Tilley 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