New reports of drink spiking raise safety concerns in St. John's bars | As war memorial renovation winds down, attempts to keep graffiti bandits at bay ramp up | Paul Pike backs current care system for kids with complex needs as 'best model' for N.L.
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Good morning, these are your top stories for Wednesday, June 19, 2024.
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New reports of drink spiking raise safety concerns in St. John's bars; Experts say date rape drugs are still commonly used in sexual assault cases 20 years after they were first reported\.

New reports of drink spiking raise safety concerns in St. John's bars

June 19 , 2024 at 06:00:48 a.m. NDT • :

Two years after the RNC put out a warning of possible drug poisonings in downtown St. John's, drink spiking remains a serious safety issue.
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As war memorial renovation winds down, attempts to keep graffiti bandits at bay ramp up; As of late Tuesday morning, four of the five bronze statues at the Newfoundland National War Memorial in St\. John's had been restored to their original dark metallic appearance\. The female allegorical figure known as the Victory statue is expected to be restored this week\.

As war memorial renovation winds down, attempts to keep graffiti bandits at bay ramp up

June 19 , 2024 at 08:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

As the finishing touches are being made in the renovation of the Newfoundland National War Memorial, officials are stepping up security to prevent the site from being defaced by graffiti.
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Paul Pike backs current care system for kids with complex needs as 'best model' for N.L.; Children, Seniors and Social Development Minister Paul Pike addresses the Seniors On the Go event at the Memorial University Botanical Garden on Tuesday morning\.

Paul Pike backs current care system for kids with complex needs as 'best model' for N.L.

June 19 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

The minister in charge of providing care for children in Newfoundland and Labrador says his department is "meeting the needs of our most vulnerable."
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Why the Royal Newfoundland Regiment was 'so lucky' to have Padre Thomas Nangle; Historian Gary Browne and Padre Thomas Nangle\.

Why the Royal Newfoundland Regiment was 'so lucky' to have Padre Thomas Nangle

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

Thomas Nangle was a priest in St. John's who ministered to many of the same men with whom would later head into battle. But historian Gary Browne says Nangle's greatest act of service may have come after the war. On June 25, CBC will air a special documentary about Newfoundland's National War Memorial. In this excerpt, Browne speaks about Nangle's heroism.
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N.L. judge expresses 'grave concern' over assault of 14-year-old girl at Key Assets care residence; Key Assets hosted the North Star Child and Youth Advocacy Centre in St\. John's, prior to North Star's closure in March of this year\.

N.L. judge expresses 'grave concern' over assault of 14-year-old girl at Key Assets care residence

June 18 , 2024 at 09:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

A Newfoundland and Labrador judge is calling for an investigation into the circumstances that led up to the assault of a 14-year-old girl at a residence where she was living and being cared for.
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'Hellhole' prison conditions should factor into manslaughter sentencing, argues lawyer; In March Sheldon Hibbs has pleaded guilty to the charge of manslaughter in the 2021 homicide of Michael King\.  

June 18 , 2024 at 03:51:47 p.m. NDT • :

'Hellhole' prison conditions should factor into manslaughter sentencing, argues lawyer

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Survey finds St. John's residents more anxious about perceptions of crime; Mayor Danny Breen said he thinks the pedestrian mall will benefit everyone downtown in the long-term\.  

June 18 , 2024 at 02:09:28 p.m. NDT • :

Survey finds St. John's residents more anxious about perceptions of crime

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This advocate has ideas to put the Village mall's unused parking to better — and greener — use; Initially, Myles Russell had planned to run in the next municipal election in 2025 but he said when Froude resigned, it sped up his time table\.  

June 17 , 2024 at 04:16:57 p.m. NDT • :

This advocate has ideas to put the Village mall's unused parking to better — and greener — use

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Meet a woman who played a lead role in exhuming the Unknown Soldier who was repatriated back to N.L.; Sarah Lockyear helps identify remains believed to be Canadians that have died in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean conflicts,  

June 19 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

Meet a woman who played a lead role in exhuming the Unknown Soldier who was repatriated back to N.L.

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1 year after submersible implosion, Titanic expeditions must continue, says N.L. adventurer; Wreckage from the Titan is hoisted from the ship that brought it back to St\. John's harbour Wednesday morning\.  

June 18 , 2024 at 06:03:39 p.m. NDT • :

1 year after submersible implosion, Titanic expeditions must continue, says N.L. adventurer

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