He made the announcement via X yesterday.

A former St. John’s Celtic, Adam was drafted to the St. John’s Fog Devils, launching his Major Junior career with more than 235 games in the QMJHL.

Adam played 90 NHL games – with the Buffalo Sabres and the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The 35-year-old also played several years in Europe, and served as the first captain of the Tahoe Knight Monsters of the ECHL.

His father, Russ Adam, was an integral player with the St. John’s Capitals of the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League in the mid-80s.

End of a chapter.
Thank you so much to the game I love! pic.twitter.com/TGC5v9Im3o

— Luke Adam (@LukeJAdam) June 16, 2026

An arrest warrant for Doyle was issued earlier this week.

The 48-year-old is charged with uttering threats and distributing disturbing intimate images without consent.

The incident occurred around 10:30 and an assessment of the two drivers at the scene resulted in one person being taken to hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.

The cause of the collision is under investigation.

The phishing simulation was disguised as an email of appreciation to staff for their hard work and patience during the turbulent and hectic period in which the CorCare system was being implemented.

It offered employees a paid day off for their service by clicking a link.

The health authority says it recognizes that the way in which the phishing excercise was presented was “not appropriate” and interim CEO Ron Johnson is offering his sincere apology to employees, physicians and union representatives.

Johnson says the email “really missed the mark” and that the proper checks and balances were not in place prior to it being sent out. If they had been, Johnson says it would never have gone out.

NLHS works with a third party company, Ernst and Young, on its cybersecurity campaigns, and he says an internal investigation is underway to determine how the message was crafted and sent out.

Johnson acknowledges the frustration being felt by workers who received the email.

“I understand why they’re mad, I do. I can understand why they’re frustrated…and on behalf of the organization I apologize for that. And we’ll prevent this from happening again.”

RNC say 52-year-old Jason Muise was reported missing on February 18th, but was last seen on January 31st.

Muise was active in the local arts community and was an avid hiker and camper.

He was known to frequent Pippy Park and may have travelled to central Newfoundland.

He is 5 feet, 5 inches tall, and 180 pounds with grey hair.

RNC and the Rovers Ground Search and Rescue were in the area of Pippy Park yesterday, but it’s not clear if their presence there was related to the missing persons’ case.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Jason Muise is asked to contact the RNC at 709-729-8000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

The annual event, which first started back in 2020, sees a section of Water Street shut down and turned into a pedestrian-only zone with various events and other initiatives popping up over the summer.

This year, the city says it is changing the location of accessible washrooms based on public feedback.

The washrooms will now be located near McBride’s Hill.

The pedestrian mall will open next Thursday and will run until September 7th.

According to Statistics Canada, from 2020 to 2025, Newfoundland and Labrador had the lowest increase across the country with a change of 19.9 per cent compared to 38 per cent on average.

The agency blames extreme weather events for the increase in insurance rates, saying home and mortgage insurance have outpaced all items in the Consumer Price Index.

They cite Hurricane Fiona as a factor in the rise in insurance rates, a storm that cost insurance companies some $800-million.

Meanwhile, auto premiums are some 23 per cent higher than what they were in 2019.

Bills at the auto mechanic have also spiked by some 22 per cent since 2019.

The minister was responding to the federal government’s new Bail and Sentencing Reform Act which is now law.

Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser indicated that incarceration is in the provincial government’s domain when responding to questions about already overcrowded prisons.

Helen Conway Ottenheimer says she is confident that the new bill will create more effective means to address repeat offenders, and help to better protect victims, and ensure public safety.

The Eastern Regional Service Board says its Clarenville Transfer Station is closed while first responders battle a blaze at the facility.

It’s suspected that the latest fire was caused by a lithium-ion battery that was improperly thrown out in household trash.

Details on when the facility will be reopened have not yet been determined.

Two similar fires recently occurred at the Robin Hood Bay landfill in St. John’s.

The hiker suffered an injury while hiking on the way to the Spout.

The Rovers were deployed to locate and recover the injured woman with the help of a drone operator from the RNC.

She was located cold and wet, but otherwise fine around 5:00 this morning.

The RNC is reminding hikers to plan their routes, hike with others where possible, inform others of your plans, bring proper equipment, and wear appropriate footwear and bright clothes.

Hikers are also encouraged to bring extra layers of clothing in the event of a sudden change in weather, and to stay hydrated and have extra snacks.