| | | Good morning, these are your top stories for Friday, May 30, 2025. Get up-to-date news any time on our website. | | | | | May 30 , 2025 at 10:35:46 a.m. NDT • : | A fire ban is now in effect for the St. John's area and will be reassessed early next week. | Read more | | | | May 30 , 2025 at 06:40:09 a.m. NDT • : | Forestry Minister Lisa Dempster says weather is shifting to help fight the Churchill Falls fire. | Read more | | | | May 30 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • : | As she graduated from Sheshatshiu Innu School in 2021, Shtashin Penashue told the CBC she wanted to go into nursing. Last week that dream came true as she graduated from the College of the North Atlantic's licensed practical nursing program. | Read more | | | | | May 30 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • : | Brian Cherwick has worked as a folklore professor, but he's also graced the country with almost every genre of music out there. He's celebrating his 50th year of playing music with a special show headlined by his band The Kubasonics. | Read more | | | | May 29 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • : | For decades, he delighted the children of St. John's by bringing Santa Claus to town. Now, Bruce Templeton, the man behind the jolly white beard, has been made an honorary doctor of laws by Memorial University. Hear Templeton's inspiring speech to the convocating class. | Watch | | | | | | May 29 , 2025 at 07:00:00 p.m. NDT • : | | Watch | | | | | | May 29 , 2025 at 04:44:55 p.m. NDT • : | | Read more | | | | | | May 28 , 2025 at 11:26:11 a.m. NDT • : | | Read more | | | | | | May 29 , 2025 at 05:10:44 p.m. NDT • : | | Read more | | | | | | May 26 , 2025 at 08:56:33 a.m. NDT • : | | Read more | | | | Enjoying this newsletter? You may also like CBC News Morning Brief, the news you need to know to start the day. Delivered weekday mornings. Sign up here | | | | That's all for now. Check cbc.ca/news throughout the day for the most recent headlines. | | | | | |