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Local Photographer Reminds Public Not to Feed Foxes Amidst Surge in Viral Photo
A photo capturing foxes playing atop Signal Hill is being widely shared on social media once again. Photographer Chelsey Lawrence captured the photo of the orange and black grey coloured foxes playing...
Nov 12, 2023 Photographer Chelsey Lawrence - Foxes on Signal Hill
RCMP Locate Missing Bell Island Man
A man reporting missing from Bell Island has been found safe. RCMP thank the public for their help. Earlier Story Bell Island RCMP is seeking the public's assistance in locating missing man, 74-year-o...
Nov 12, 2023
RCMP Confirm Sad End in the Search for Missing Hunter
The RCMP has confirmed that missing hunter Gary Wells has been found dead. The 67-year-old Gary Wells of Hughes Brook was last seen on Sunday, November 5th while heading to the Goose Arm Road area an ...
Nov 12, 2023
Province's School Bus Inspections Show 94 Percent Pass Rate
The results of the province's recent school bus inspections are available online. Inspections carried out between June 1st and November 3rd of this year resulted in a 94 per cent pass rate according t...
Nov 12, 2023 (Image by Wokandapix from Pixabay)
RNC Arrest 44-Year Old Man for Impaired Driving in Capital City
The RNC has arrested a 44-year old male for impaired driving, among other charges. Officers responded to a single vehicle accident on East White Hills Rd. in St. John's at 730 p.m. yesterday, where an...
Nov 12, 2023
Vigil For the Lost Children of Gaza to Take Place Today in St. John's
The St. John's Palestine Action Committee is organizing a Vigil for Gaza at the Colonial Building in St. John's today at 3 p.m. Attendees are invited to bring flowers and/or teddy bears to commemorate...
Nov 12, 2023
Provincial Government Offers Updates on Two Major Housing Developments
The province is providing updates on two major previously-announced government housing developments. Newfoundland and Labrador Housing has issued a Request for Proposals for a 40-unit affordable resid...
Nov 11, 2023
Preliminary Inquiry Set for Robert Belbin in Second-Degree Murder Case
The preliminary inquiry has been set for a man charged with second-degree murder earlier this year. Twenty-two-year-old Robert Belbin is accused of killing 22-year-old Seamus Secord in the area of May...
Nov 11, 2023 Robert Belbin
Parents of Four Youth Charged Following ATV Collision in New-Wes-Valley
RCMP in New-Wes-Valley have laid charges against the parents of four separate young people following a collision involving two all terrain vehicles in September. Police say the crash between a dirt bi...
Nov 11, 2023
Despite Recent Milestone, More Work to be Done on Western Regional Memorial Hospital
A long-awaited milestone was marked in Corner Brook yesterday, but work on the Western Regional Memorial Hospital is far from complete. Premier Andrew Furey joined with others from government and loca...
Nov 11, 2023 The new Western Regional Memorial Hospital. (File photo)
