Advocates call for action as N.L. leads country in severe food insecurity | You can soon see Vincent Van Gogh's creations in St. John's — but they won't be hanging on a wall | How a stowaway gave birth to a tailor shop that's still going 60 years later
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Good morning, these are your top stories for Monday, May 20, 2024.
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Advocates call for action as N.L. leads country in severe food insecurity; These are some of the shelves at the McSheffrey Resource Centre's food bank in St\. John's\. Alison Hollahan, the East End Food Banks Coalition Coordinator, says food is flying off the shelves so the food bank is asking around for more donations\.

Advocates call for action as N.L. leads country in severe food insecurity

May 20 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

The Signal's Adam Walsh led a discussion on rising poverty and food insecurity across the country. It examined the functioning of emergency food systems with a look at rethinking how they function. But an underlying point from guests was that there is not enough political attention and action for a solvable problem. 
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You can soon see Vincent Van Gogh's creations in St. John's — but they won't be hanging on a wall ; The exhibit Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience is coming to St\. John's this summer\.

You can soon see Vincent Van Gogh's creations in St. John's — but they won't be hanging on a wall

May 20 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

The exhibit Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, coming to St. John's this summer, will project hundreds of Van Gogh's creations, including The Starry Night and Sunflowers, onto the walls and ceilings of the convention centre. The CBC's Carolyn Stokes talks to Fanny Curtat, the art historian behind the show, about what it's like to go inside the art.

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How a stowaway gave birth to a tailor shop that's still going 60 years later; From left, Mike, Tony Jr\., and Theresa at Tony's Tailor Shop on Freshwater Road\. Mike is working on a prom gown\. 'I was gonna tell you a tailoring joke but I ran out of material,' he says\.

How a stowaway gave birth to a tailor shop that's still going 60 years later

May 19 , 2024 at 09:29:39 a.m. NDT • :

Decades ago, a Portuguese teenager stowed away on a ship and ended up in Newfoundland, where he raised a family of children — one of whom was the Tony in Tony's Tailor Shop, celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.
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Ticks becoming more common in central Labrador as the region gets warmer; This undated photo provided by the U\.S\. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \(CDC\) shows a black-legged tick, which is also known as a deer tick\. Ontario's top doctor expects to see a growing number of cases of three types of tick-borne illness in the province, in addition to Lyme disease — a spread he says is directly linked to climate change\.

Ticks becoming more common in central Labrador as the region gets warmer

May 18 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

A veterinarian is warning pet owners to take precautions against ticks for the first time in central Labrador, while a researcher said the blood-sucking parasites are slowly becoming more common.
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Fishing boat runs aground on tip of northern Newfoundland; A fishing boat has run aground in the community of St\. Lunaire-Griquet on Newfoundland's Northern Peninsula\.

Fishing boat runs aground on tip of northern Newfoundland

May 16 , 2024 at 08:33:51 p.m. NDT • :

A fishing boat has run aground in the community of St. Lunaire-Griquet on Newfoundland's Northern Peninsula.
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How a thriving Chinese community was built in N.L. despite racism and hardships; Members of the N\.L\. Chinese community speaking on The Signal\. Pictured from left to right\. Zihan Jin, a new Memorial University Graduate; Jerry Li, owner of Magic Wok eatery in St\. John's; Gordon Jin, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Head Tax Redress Organization; Shirley Hong retired entrepreneur; and Francis Tam, president of the Chinese Association of Newfoundland and Labrador\.  

May 18 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

How a thriving Chinese community was built in N.L. despite racism and hardships

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Despite cap, electricity bills are poised to jump 10.5% on July 1, says Newfoundland Power; Dan Meades, provincial coordinator of the Transition House Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, says rate increases will disproportionately hurt people already living in poverty\.  

May 17 , 2024 at 06:21:54 p.m. NDT • :

Despite cap, electricity bills are poised to jump 10.5% on July 1, says Newfoundland Power

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Midges a phantom menace for Torbay: Unwanted, but harmless, creepy-crawlies invade water system; Phantom midges are common in lakes and ponds and are a sign of a healthy ecosystem\. Unfortunately for the Town of Torbay, these small translucent bugs are now finding their way into the water system\.  

May 18 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

Midges a phantom menace for Torbay: Unwanted, but harmless, creepy-crawlies invade water system

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Former Conception Harbour town clerk gets house arrest for theft, fraud; The Town of Conception Harbour recently asked the provincial Department of Municipal Affairs to help sort out its financial problems, including appointing a comptroller\.  

May 17 , 2024 at 11:26:56 a.m. NDT • :

Former Conception Harbour town clerk gets house arrest for theft, fraud

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This plucky print shop is 50 years old — and is still one of N.L.'s best-kept secrets; Executive director Christeen Francis says she enjoys woodcut printmaking because wood influences how the artwork turns out\.  

May 19 , 2024 at 09:29:45 a.m. NDT • :

This plucky print shop is 50 years old — and is still one of N.L.'s best-kept secrets

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