He was looking for cheap car insurance in N.L. He thinks he found a 'ghost broker' instead | From suits to scrubs, Premier Furey looks back at his time leading N.L. | One year after Tent City was taken down, issues persist for unhoused in St. John's
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He was looking for cheap car insurance in N.L. He thinks he found a 'ghost broker' instead; A St\. John's man recently went online to look for cheap car insurance\. Instead, he thinks he found a ghost broker — someone who sells fake policies to unwitting people who are just looking for a good deal\.

He was looking for cheap car insurance in N.L. He thinks he found a 'ghost broker' instead

May 2 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

Ghost brokers can create falsified insurance documents that look like legitimate policies, and sell them to unwitting victims.

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From suits to scrubs, Premier Furey looks back at his time leading N.L.; Man in suit smiling in fancy office

From suits to scrubs, Premier Furey looks back at his time leading N.L.

May 2 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey's last day in office is May 2. With a new Liberal leader being elected on May 3, Furey sat down with the CBC's Jen White to reflect on his time in office.

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One year after Tent City was taken down, issues persist for unhoused in St. John's; A white woman and white man stand in a field\. A building and some trees are behind them\.

One year after Tent City was taken down, issues persist for unhoused in St. John's

May 2 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

A former resident and volunteer reflect on their time at tent city in St. John's — one year after the provincial government shut the encampment down.

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Canada Games athletes will compete for medals designed by a Torbay artist; Three people stand next to three medals

Canada Games athletes will compete for medals designed by a Torbay artist

May 1 , 2025 at 11:30:00 a.m. NDT • :

Wednesday marked 100 days until the Canada Summer Games begin in St. John's, and the unveiling of the medals athletes will be vying for. The medals were designed by Torbay artist Heather Coughlan, who says the design of an iceberg symbolizes the province's beauty while hinting at an athlete's training — what you see on competition day, and the trials and support underneath it all.

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1 in custody as police lift shelter-in-place order near downtown St. John's; police car

1 in custody as police lift shelter-in-place order near downtown St. John's

May 1 , 2025 at 02:23:24 p.m. NDT • :

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary had asked residents to avoid the area of Cookstown Road in St. John's for most of Thursday afternoon.

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2026 trial date set for $2.4M lawsuit over unpaid runway lights at Stephenville airport; Stephenville Dymond International Airport is facing a \$2\.4-million lawsuit from the company that installed a new runway lighting system\. The matter is set for a one-day trial on March 20, 2026\.  

May 1 , 2025 at 12:51:05 p.m. NDT • :

2026 trial date set for $2.4M lawsuit over unpaid runway lights at Stephenville airport

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N.L. spent nearly entire $22M contingency fund on 'skyrocketing' costs of kids in care ; Finance Minister Siobhan Coady answers questions from reporters on April 9, the day she tabled Newfoundland and Labrador's 2025-26 provincial budget\.  

May 1 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

N.L. spent nearly entire $22M contingency fund on 'skyrocketing' costs of kids in care 

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Just waiting for that green light in this week's audience photo gallery; Lobster pots  

April 28 , 2025 at 06:42:19 p.m. NDT • :

Just waiting for that green light in this week's audience photo gallery

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Labour unions and workers rally in St. John's for International Workers' Day; Three women holding flags and smiling  

May 1 , 2025 at 05:09:41 p.m. NDT • :

Labour unions and workers rally in St. John's for International Workers' Day

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Burgeo-La Poile MHA Andrew Parsons announces resignation, exit from politics; A smiling man with flowy brown hair and a beard\.  

May 1 , 2025 at 06:24:22 p.m. NDT • :

Burgeo-La Poile MHA Andrew Parsons announces resignation, exit from politics

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