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RNC Charge 46-Year-Old Man in Topsail Road Break-In
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has made an arrest following a break and enter at a business on Topsail Road in St. John's over the weekend. Police were first alerted to the situation just before ...
Jan 25, 2023
Grates Cove Woman Arrested After Allegedly Boarding School Bus, Assaulting Students
A Grates Cove woman has been charged with crashing her vehicle, then boarding a school bus and assaulting two students inside. The incident happened shortly after 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday when Harbour Gra...
Jan 25, 2023
Cough Medicine in High Demand as Pharmacists Deal With Medication Backlogs
A local pharmacist says demand for things such as cough medicine is at some of the highest levels she's ever seen. Dr. Kara O'Keefe is pharmacist in charge at Family Drug Mart. She says in all her yea...
Jan 25, 2023
Fewer's Ambulance to Keep Trepassey Service Until Eastern Health Take Over
The owner of Fewer's Ambulance Service says he will not abandon the people of Trepassey, and he's committed to keeping service in the community until Eastern Health takes over operations. According to...
Jan 25, 2023
Provincial Officials Attending International Mining Conference in BC
Provincial government officials are attending Roundup 2023, an international mining and exploration conference in Vancouver, B.C. The second largest show of its type in Canada, Roundup hosts some 6,00...
Jan 25, 2023 Dmitriy Zub / Unsplash
Airbus Beluga Aircraft Lands at YYT
Quite an unusual aircraft has touched down at St. John's International. The Airbus Beluga Aircraft touched down at YYT just before 11 a.m. It's traveling from France to Florida carrying Inmarsat's new...
Jan 25, 2023
Travelling Orthopedic Team Completes First Joint Replacement Surgery in St. Anthony
The province's travelling orthopedic team has completed its first joint replacement surgery at the hospital in St. Anthony. The travelling team was one of two initiatives announced back in the fall to...
Jan 25, 2023
Police Seeking CCTV Footage of Water Street Armed Robbery
Metro police are asking for help in identifying a man who held up a business Water Street near Ayres Cove. The incident happened at about 4 p.m. yesterday. The RNC say a man went into the business dem...
Jan 25, 2023
Mount Pearl Gymnast Named Team NL Flagbearer for 2023 Canada Winter Games
A gymnast from Mount Pearl will be the flagbearer at the 2023 Canada Winter Games for Team NL. Gleb Estigneev was named as the one who will lead the athletes during opening and closing ceremonies in P...
Jan 25, 2023
Former Riverhead Mayor to Lead Community Sector Council
A former municipal leader who was once one of the youngest mayors in the province has been chosen to lead the Community Sector Council to succeed Penny Rowe as CEO. Rowe, who has served as CEO of the ...
Jan 25, 2023
