St. John's News

Four lanes of traffic are tied up this morning on Kenmount Road in St. John's as a result of a traffic accident.

A Scouts Canada group in St. John's hope the organization will overturn its decision to suspend the local commissioner.

Standard time returns to daylight saving time Sunday, March 9 at 2 a.m. and people are asked to turn their clocks ahead one hour at that time.

Carolyn Power, who hopes to soon become a first-time homeowner, said finding her prospective new abode wasn't an easy task.

This is the next major event as part of the Lancaster Guardian and The Visitor appeal to raise A 500,000 to preserve St John's Hospice for future generations.

Oceans Ltd., a company which has established itself as a business providing a variety of service for offshore workers, from marine weather forecasting to creating 3-D profiles of icebergs, has moved into a new area of research which could enhance our medical well-being.

Mike Dwyer, chief of the St. John's Regional Fire Department, has decided to retire to spend more time with his family.

SSgt. Doug Day talks to media about a campaign to raise awareness about thefts from vehicles.

A Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer was taken to hospital after their police car was struck by a vehicle running a red light at a St. John's intersection.

This photo was taken by an eyewitness in December after Bradley Bartlett had an altercation with police while leaving a Christmas party from Dooley's on Topsail Road.

Shoppers, visitors and workers can use the nearby Vineyard Street, Priory Street, Britannia and Napier Road car parks, which offer all day parking for 50p.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - One of Newfoundland and Labrador's main electric utilities is thanking its customers for conserving power this morning as the province copes with another cold snap.

Michaela Underwood, head at Great Marsden St John's CofE Primary, Nelson, was described as having 'hit the ground running'.

They say things often happen in threes, and that phrase certainly couldn't be more true for the Rev Mike Macey.

The quick response time to a call about a fire on Winter Ave. in St. John's helped prevent a fire from spreading.

Chalgrove Primary School pupils are among children from four schools who have been making movies for this year's Wallingford Children's Film Festival.

St. John's University's Division of Library and Information Science will host " Libraries Change Lives :"A Dialogue with Barbara Stripling , 2013-14 American Library Association President, on Saturday, March 15. Ms.

The number of obese Canadians has tripled since the mid-1980s, a phenomenon driven by a sharp rise in the number of extremely overweight adults whose health complications are expected to place a heavy burden on the health-care system.

Two in critical condition following explosion on firstcoastnews.com: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2014/03/04/st-augustine-explosion/6008741/ St. John's County Fire Rescue responded to the 1700 block of Adams Acres Road around 7:45 a.m. following reports of an industrial accident, according to SJCFR.

Health Minister Susan Sullivan , Eastern Health president and CEO Vickie Kaminski and Glenda Compton, Eastern Health's regional director of long-term care, speak to reporters during a tour of a new long-term care facility on Newfoundland Drive in St. John's.