He owns a chunk of downtown St. John's. He's now in receivership | Old Corner Brook hospital gets new lease on life as a health centre, transitional care unit | CBC/Radio-Canada announces multi-year deal to broadcast Canada Games
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He owns a chunk of downtown St. John's. He's now in receivership; A logo of a bank reading 'RBC'\.

He owns a chunk of downtown St. John's. He's now in receivership

August 1 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

For years, David Levine owned a swath of commercial buildings in downtown St. John's, but due to mounting unpaid bills, RBC placed him and his companies into receivership in February.
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Old Corner Brook hospital gets new lease on life as a health centre, transitional care unit; A building with several floors\. A picture taken outside on a snowy day\.

Old Corner Brook hospital gets new lease on life as a health centre, transitional care unit

August 1 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

The former Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook is being turned into a community health centre and transitional care unit with long-term care beds.
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CBC/Radio-Canada announces multi-year deal to broadcast Canada Games; Members of Team Manitoba were on hand Tuesday morning at the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame to tee things up for the 2025 Canada Summer Games\.

CBC/Radio-Canada announces multi-year deal to broadcast Canada Games

July 31 , 2025 at 02:34:06 p.m. NDT • :

CBC/Radio-Canada will broadcast the next four Canada Games, beginning with this summer's in St. John's, N.L., the corporation announced on Thursday.
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What a Killer moment! How this amateur drummer got to rock out on stage at Churchill Park Music Festival; A video of a rock band onstage with a video within that that highlights a man playing the drums\.

What a Killer moment! How this amateur drummer got to rock out on stage at Churchill Park Music Festival

July 31 , 2025 at 12:20:53 p.m. NDT • :

Steve Brown had a plan to play the drums onstage with The Killers during their St. John's show. He talked to the CBC's Jen White of The St. John's Morning Show about the preparation, how it came to be, and what it was like to be up on that stage.

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He's representing N.L. in diving, but training has been a hard go without the proper facilities; A young teen stands on a diving board with an overhead view\.

He's representing N.L. in diving, but training has been a hard go without the proper facilities

July 31 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

Athletes know that training is crucial, but Team N.L. diver Juan Diego Palma has faced challenges that many other athletes have not had to deal with as they get ready to compete in the 2025 Canada Games.

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Firefighters kept busy with eruption of calls after severe lightning on the Avalon, says platoon chief; A picture of a night sky lit up by lightening\.  

July 31 , 2025 at 09:53:19 a.m. NDT • :

Firefighters kept busy with eruption of calls after severe lightning on the Avalon, says platoon chief

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Newfoundlanders who fled cod moratorium are returning — and creating a housing crunch; An artist's rendering of a housing complex\.  

July 31 , 2025 at 02:03:50 p.m. NDT • :

Newfoundlanders who fled cod moratorium are returning — and creating a housing crunch

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St. John's SPCA breaks ground on new facility for animals in need; Orange cat looking through cage  

July 31 , 2025 at 06:03:32 p.m. NDT • :

St. John's SPCA breaks ground on new facility for animals in need

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This N.L. cranberry farmer stuck it out through tough times, and now hopes to harvest the benefits; Man in plaid shirt holding a few red berries in his hands next to a large white bag with other red berries inside\.  

July 31 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

This N.L. cranberry farmer stuck it out through tough times, and now hopes to harvest the benefits

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St. John's considers ramping up security on walking trails following string of random assaults; A man wearing a black shirt and glasses\. He has grey hair\.  

July 30 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

St. John's considers ramping up security on walking trails following string of random assaults

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