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Fuel Prices Decrease Across the Board
All types of fuel have dropped in price again. Gas is down by 2.7 cents per litre and diesel has decreased by 5 cents. Furnace oil has gone down by 2.08 cents; stove oil on the island drops by 4.87 ce...
Nov 24, 2022
Police Investigating Break and Enter at Mount Pearl Home
RNC are investigating a break and enter in Mount Pearl Tuesday morning. At 5:15 a.m., police were called to a residence on Blossom Avenue where it's believed someone broke in between 11:30 p.m. the pr...
Nov 24, 2022
Jessica McCormick Named New President of NL Federation of Labour
Jessica McCormick has been acclaimed as the new President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour. Outgoing President Mary Shortall officially passed the gavel to McCormick to end the or...
Nov 23, 2022
Survey Shows George River Caribou Population Remains at Vulnerable Low
The results of a joint survey between the NL, Quebec, and Nunatsiavut governments show that the George River caribou population remains at a vulnerable low. The latest census data shows that the herd'...
Nov 23, 2022 (Photo courtesy Ted Pardy.)
Province Cancels Public Exams for 2022-2023 School Year
The provincial government has officially cancelled public exams for high school students for the 2022-2023 school year. Public exams were first cancelled as the result of schools being closed during t...
Nov 23, 2022
18-Year-Old Loses Vehicle After Getting Clocked Travelling Over 160 km/h
An 18-year-old man had his vehicle impounded earlier today after police pulled him over for excessive speeding near Middle Gull Pond. According to the RCMP, the man, who was the lone occupant of the v...
Nov 23, 2022
Police Renew Call for Public's Help in Locating Man Reported Missing in 2019
Twillingate RCMP are once again asking for the public's help in their investigation into a three-year-old missing person's case. Seventy-year-old Andrew (Andy) Canning of Bridgeport on New World Islan...
Nov 23, 2022
Newfoundland and Labrador Sees Highest Percentage Increase in Rate of Homicide in Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador had the highest percentage increase in the country in the rate of homicide in 2021 over the previous year. There were 788 homicides in Canada that year, 29 more than the prev...
Nov 23, 2022 (File photo/Tony Webster)
O'Regan Insists Carbon Tax Will Financially Benefit Most in NL
Federal cabinet minister Seamus O'Regan insists that the carbon tax is a good thing financially for most Newfoundlanders and Labradorians. When you take into account the rebate cheques-$164 quarterly ...
Nov 23, 2022
Province Reports Three New COVID-Related Deaths, Seventeen Hospitalizations Over Past Week
The province is reporting three new COVID-related deaths over the past week. Seventeen people are in hospital with the virus, with five in critical care. Twenty-one new cases are being reported today,...
Nov 23, 2022
