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RCMP Enforcing New Off-Road Vehicle Laws Over Long Weekend
It's a weekend of getting used to new laws governing all types of off-road vehicles. While mandatory helmets are front and centre, the new laws, which came into effect Thursday, also require children ...
May 21, 2022 Grant Durr / Unsplash
Family of Man in ICU Looking for Stolen Vinyl Collection
The family of a man in intensive care is looking to track down his stolen record collection. According to a social media post from the man's daughter, while Gary Miller was battling a severe lung infe...
May 21, 2022
Several Labrador Forest Access Roads Closing Due to Spring Thaw
The province is closing several forest access roads in Labrador as the spring thaw kicks in. As of Tuesday, some access roads in the Happy Valley-Goose Bay area will be closed to vehicles until furthe...
May 21, 2022
Police Investigating After Paradise Shooting Sends One to Hospital
Police are investigating an early morning shooting in the Metro region. Shortly after 4:00 a.m. Saturday, RNC officers were called to reports of a gunshot outside a home on Goldfinch Drive in Paradise...
May 21, 2022
Visitor Restrictions in Place at St. Patrick's Mercy Home
Visitor restrictions are in place for two units of St. Patrick's Mercy Home in St. John's. Eastern Health says the move is due to an increase in gastrointestinal illness and will affect units 3 north-...
May 21, 2022
Two Water Bombers, Multiple Crews Needed to Extinguish Carbonear Brush Fire
Two water bombers had to be called in to help fire crews battle a brush fire in Carbonear. Around 2:30 p.m. Friday, the Carbonear Volunteer Fire Department battled a significant blaze that had broken ...
May 21, 2022
Varsity 3A Girls Outdoor Soccer Tournament Taking Place This Weekend
The Varsity 3A Girls Outdoor Soccer Provincials are taking place this weekend. Four teams are competing for the banner in St. Lawrence, with the finals slated for 1:00 p.m. Saturday. A full schedule c...
May 21, 2022
Wildfire Community Preparedness Award Winners Announced
The winners of this year's Wildfire Community Preparedness Day Award grants. Seven municipalities, fire departments and community groups have been awarded funding through the program to help reduce th...
May 21, 2022
Capital City Still in Process of Finalizing Site for Goulds Fire Station
The City of St. John's is still in the process of finalizing the site for a new fire station in the Goulds. The city devised a plan 2 1/2 years ago to transition the Goulds fire station from a volunte...
May 21, 2022
Highest Fish Harvester Fatality Numbers in More Than 20 Years Reported Between 2018-2020 According to SEA-NL
Forty-five harvesters died on fishing vessels between 2018 and 2020-the highest fatality count in a three-year period in more than 20 years. That's according to SEA-NL executive director Ryan Cleary. ...
May 21, 2022
