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Occupants of Cochrane Pond Park have 48 hours to get out, City of St. John's says • Apr. 17, 2025, 4:17 AM ET (CBC)
In response to safety concerns, St. John's mayor wants police to patrol downtown on foot • Apr. 17, 2025, 4:17 AM ET (CBC)
'Best day ever': Students at St. John's elementary school share cultures through food and fashion • Apr. 14, 2025, 4:36 AM ET (CBC)
Step inside Newfoundland and Labrador's new mental health and addictions centre • Apr. 10, 2025, 12:17 PM ET (CBC)
RNC searching for 'armed and dangerous' 19-year-old man, wanted for murder in St. John's • Apr. 10, 2025, 7:57 AM ET (CBC)

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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
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