A Pokémon card sold for record-breaking $16M US. An auctioneer from Whitbourne helped make the deal
A deal that saw a Pokémon card sell for a record-breaking $16.5 million US has the finger prints of Whitbourne, N.L. on it.
#auction #record #NL
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/pokemon-auction-whitbourne-nl-9.7095368?cmp=rss

Feel like climbing the walls? There’s a new piece of equipment that makes it easier
Wallnuts Climbing Centre in St. John’s now has a machine — of sorts — to help get you up and down their colorful rock wall. The CBC’s Jeremy Eaton dropped by to see it in action.

#climbing #equipment #facility #StJohns
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7051592?cmp=rss

How a 1st year resident in St John's helped solve a medical mystery, and didn't stop there
Ian Gillies Jr. had spent a month in hospital, slowly getting sicker and sicker. Just as doctors warned the family he might not make it through the night, a "saviour arrived," says his dad.
#medicine #healthcare #miracle #StJohns
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/castleman-disease-tafro-syndrome-diagnostic-test-atlantic-voice-9.7034888?cmp=rss