St. John's News

Sgt Reed has served with Wiltshire Police for more than 20 years and has most recently been working in Swindon town centre.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The UNESCO world heritage committee is recommending a monitoring mission be sent to Canada over "serious concerns" about potential oil exploration near Gros Morne National Park.

St. John Baptist Church is hosting its Annual Summer Feeding Program, at 620 Marin Luther King Drive, until Friday, June 28, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Anyone in the public is invited and welcome.

I urge our City Council to landmark St. John's Episcopal Church in the Bergen Hill neighborhood at their next meeting.

Ann-Marie Williams hands a defibrillator to 11-year-olds, from left, Ciara Biggs, Tilly Ray, Oscar Rowley and Joel Blackledge A CLITHEROE business woman and 34 companies have clubbed together to raise more than A 2,000 to buy live-saving equipment.

A St. John's woman has pleased guilty to criminal charges of swindling more than $100,000 from Employment Insurance .

Colin James Matchim sits in the prisoner's dock near his lawyer Erin Breen Tuesday prior to the start of proceedings at Newfoundland Supreme Court in St. John's.

Talks have again broken off and there's no end in sight to the nine-month-old strike at St. John's International Airport.

The sounds of construction - hammering, buzzing and drilling - interfered with the TV cameras and radio recorders, causing Black Spruce Exploration's CEO Dave Murray to start and stop in his responses to reporters Tuesday afternoon at the St. John's Convention Centre.

When James McCoubrey heard he is reportedly the oldest man in the world, he said, "That's a bunch of bunk," according to his 84-year-old daughter.

Terra Nova FPSO, a massive floating production, storage and offloading vessel used in the oil and gas industry, heads past Signal Hill in St. John's, Nfld, in this 2001 file photo.

Amanda Lang, senior business correspondent for CBC News, was the keynote speaker at a luncheon Tuesday during Noia's 2013 Conference at the Delta Hotel in St. John's.

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary responded to 195 calls for service in a 24-hour period up to 4 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Regulatory decisions and safety are expected to be a key topic as the Noia oil and gas conference continues today in St. John's.

A 26-year old who robbed a pizza delivery man and a gas station in St. John's was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison Wednesday.

Van Wert's ACME baseball team only outhit St. John's 7-6, but they added earning seven walks and two hit batters to grab a 12-1, five-inning victory over the Blue Jays Monday at Stadium Park.

Warminster Town Council will investigate whether funding would be available to accommodate a day care facility either at Dewey House or at St John's Hall when Woodmead Residential Home closes.

Coun. Gerry Colbert recently asked city staff to look into the feasibility of keeping the drill hall for community groups to use during sporting events or for recreational purposes rather than see it demolished.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Tenor David Pomeroy's star is still rising on the international opera stage but he traces an already acclaimed career back to Saturday mornings at his grandfather's house in St. John's, N.L. "He would sit at the piano and I would sing 'I Dream of Jeannie ' and these old songs," said Pomeroy.

City council approved an application Monday by Killam Properties to construct a six-storey apartment building at 485 Topsail Rd. - directly across from Lawton's Drugs.