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Mount Pearl Man Charged with Online Child Exploitation
A man from Mount Pearl has been charged with online child exploitation offences. Following a lengthy investigation by the RCMP-RNC Child Exploitation Unit, 43-year-old Edward Baldwin was arrested yest...
Dec 20, 2023
Man Arrested Following Unusual Incident in St. John's
A man is in custody after some bizarre behaviour in St. John's last night. He was standing on top of a vehicle which was stopped in traffic, and began kicking in the windshield. The incident happened ...
Dec 20, 2023
Province Puts Up $15 Million for Port of Argentia Marine Terminal Expansion
The provincial government has announced more than $15 million in funding to support the Port of Argentia's multi-Tenant docking infrastructure project. The port will begin a multi-year project to deve...
Dec 20, 2023
46-Year-Old Man Arrested Following Flooding Incident at Provincial Court
Court proceedings at Atlantic Place in St. John's were disrupted yesterday after a man tampered with the fire alarm. The incident, which caused the sprinkler system to activate, happened at about 11:0...
Dec 20, 2023 Floors throughout Provincial Court at Atlantic Place are flooded after a prisoner damaged the sprinkler system. (Submitted photo)
Advocate Hoping New Federal Regulations Will Make Electric Vehicles More Affordable
The co-founder of Drive Electric NL is hoping new federal regulations will make electric vehicles a more affordable option. New regulations announced by the federal government will end the sale of gas...
Dec 20, 2023 (Jon Seary with Drive Electric NL)
Woman Charged with Assault Following Attempt to Steal Turkey from Grocery Store
A woman has been arrested after somebody tried to steal a turkey from Sobeys on Ropewalk Lane in St. John's early Tuesday morning. Police say she became irate when confronted by a male security guard,...
Dec 20, 2023
Few Remain at St. John's Tent Encampment: Abbott
The number of people living at the tent encampment on the grounds of Colonial Building has dwindled to about one or two residents. That's according to John Abbott, the MHA responsible for the area whe...
Dec 20, 2023
No Mill Rate Increases in Grand Falls-Windsor, Clarenville Budgets
Residents in the town of Grand Falls-Windsor will not be hit with any mill rate increases in 2024. Residential rates remain unchanged at 8.5 mills and 10.75 for businesses. Due to the increase in prop...
Dec 20, 2023 Photo via Town of Grand Falls-Windsor website.
Connections for Seniors Receives $800,000 from Federal Government
Connections for Seniors is getting a $800,000 funding boost from the federal government to support keeping seniors in their homes. Federal Minister of Seniors Seamus O'Regan announced the funding earl...
Dec 20, 2023 Seamus O'Regan (File photo)
Slight Increase in Mill Rate, Some Fees in $42-Million C.B.S. Budget
Conception Bay South is the latest municipality to ask residents to shoulder a little more of the town's financial strain. In what's become a common theme this budget cycle, towns and cities are citin...
Dec 19, 2023 C.B.S. deputy mayor and finance chair, Andrea Gosse, delivers the town's 2024 budget as Mayor Darrin Bent looks on. (VOCM News)
