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‘We are now becoming composed of plastic bits’
Two years after a resolution on the ban of single-use plastic bags forwarded to Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador, people are still lobbying for change.
St. John’s
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Volunteers want to make their areas less trashy
People are giving up their time to make their neighbourhoods cleaner and safer.
Arts
Storytelling Festival offers local yarns and travelling tales
The St. John’s Storytelling Festival is taking place October 10-15
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Cortney Lake added to list of over 100 missing and murdered women
Names of 117 were read to an emotional crowd in St. John’s during the In Her Name Vigil.
Arts
St. John’s sculptor Morgan MacDonald is a bronze winner
Young artist uses old methods to create contemporary pieces of art.
Arts
Beyonce, burlesque and comedy for a good cause
The ‘Positively Beyonce’ fundraiser at Factory brought together local burlesque performers and comedians to raise $1,500 for Planned Parenthood.
Metro
‘It’s one of the essential components of growing business in a city’
St. John’s has taken major steps to accommodate a growing tourism industry and now possibly has too many rooms at the inn.
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A cab ride becomes a nightmare
It was supposed to be an evening to celebrate her 19th birthday, but instead it left her traumatised.
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‘If somebody has a grudge … you can always get them outside the court’
Despite security upgrades promised since 2014, essential security screening equipment for St. John’s Supreme Court is collecting dust and it’s all because of staffing issues.
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Defining hate crimes is not black and white
Canadian Criminal Code has fallen behind what such offences have become.