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Driver Who Rammed Police Cruiser in Harbour Grace Now on RCMP's Wanted List
Efforts are underway to arrest a driver responsible for ramming a police cruiser in an incident in Harbour Grace early this morning. RCMP attempted to stop a vehicle on Bannerman Street around 1:30 th...
Jun 05, 2024
RCMP Investigating Multiple Copper Wire Thefts Near Whitbourne
Just days after Newfoundland Power and NL Hydro issued a warning to the public, RCMP are reporting a string of recent incidents involving the theft of copper wire from locations in and around the Whit...
Jun 05, 2024
Thermal Generation Still Necessary in Future: NF Power President
While Newfoundland and Labrador's energy sector is transitioning to more renewable sources, Newfoundland Power says backup thermal generation will be needed into the future. President Gary Murray spok...
Jun 05, 2024
Search Underway for Overdue Hunter in Northern Labrador
A search is underway for a man reported overdue on a hunting trip in northern Labrador. The 41-year-old left a cabin in the Mistastin Lake area on his own around 6:00 a.m. on Monday. That night police...
Jun 05, 2024
Bank of Canada Cuts Key Interest Rate to 4.75 Per Cent
As expected, the Bank of Canada has cut its key lending rate by a quarter of a percentage point. The rate began the day at 5.0 but is now 4.75. Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says they have more...
Jun 05, 2024 (Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem. Image via CPAC)
Marine Atlantic Closes Reservations for New Ferry During Mechanical Issue Assessment
Marine Atlantic says all reservations on the new ferry the Ala'suinu have been closed between June 10 and July 5 while mechanical issues on the new vessel are assessed. The ferry arrived in Nova Scoti...
Jun 05, 2024 (MV Ala’suinu courtesy Marine Atlantic)
City Temporarily Reopens Riverside Drive After Fuel Spill Forces Closure of TCH Near Corner Brook
Riverside Drive in Corner Brook, which had been closed due to a landslide earlier this spring, has been temporarily re-opened to through traffic due to an overturned tanker and fuel spill on the ramp ...
Jun 05, 2024 (Submitted)
71-Year-Old Man Located by Police Dog After Getting Lost in Fog Near Soldier's Pond
A 71-year-old man was located after getting lost in thick fog in the Soldier's Pond area overnight Monday. RCMP received a call shortly before 5:00 yesterday morning indicating that the man, who had b...
Jun 05, 2024 Kaos while on the job with RCMP Police Dog Services
Fire Quickly Extinguished at Old CHVO Building in Carbonear
Minimal damage reported as the result of a fire at a vacant building that once housed CHVO on Saddle Hill in Carbonear. Carbonear Fire Chief Adam Earle says a passer-by noticed smoke coming from the e...
Jun 05, 2024 Carbonear Volunteer Fire Department
Furey: Talks Continue With Quebec on Upper Churchill Contract
As talks continue with the Quebec government on the Upper Churchill contract, Premier Andrew Furey is doubling down on his intent to "right the wrongs of the past and become the energy capital of Nort...
Jun 05, 2024
