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Newville Man Facing Child Exploitation Charges
A 25-year-old man from Newville on New World Island is facing child exploitation charges following a lengthy police investigation. The RCMP-RNC IICE Team has charged Christian Baggs with online child ...
May 12, 2022
Opposition Concerned Over Proposed Fuel Tax Increases
The PC Party is voicing concerns over proposed increases on fuel taxes. The party says the legislation to add more taxes on fuel was introduced in the House of Assembly yesterday. "Enough is enough" i...
May 12, 2022
Bail Hearing Today for 26-Year-Old Man Charged in Goulds Incident
The Crown is opposing the release of a man facing 45 serious weapons charges following an incident in the Goulds last week. 26-year-old Liam Bulter was arrested after reports of a possible kidnapping,...
May 12, 2022
Health Care Workers Strained with Influx of Patients: NAPE
NAPE is calling it a crisis. Health care institutions across the province are beyond capacity with no beds available for some patients. NAPE President Jerry Earle says acute care facilities are over c...
May 12, 2022 (Jerry Earle, file photo.)
Churchill Falls Expert Panel to Inform Government and Public, Says Furey
Premier Andrew Furey says an expert panel's advice on the future of Churchill Falls hydro will be an education for the public as well as government. The panel was unveiled Wednesday to ensure Newfound...
May 12, 2022
St. John's Man Pleads Not Guilty to Drug, Gun Charges
A St. John's man facing a slew of drug and gun charges has pleaded not guilty. 27-year-old Brandon Tobin was arrested in late March after police found a handgun, ammunition, half a kilo of cocaine and...
May 12, 2022
Gas, Diesel Prices Down This Week
All types of gasoline have dropped in price with gasoline down by 3.1 cents per litre and diesel by 4.5 cents. Furnace oil costs 3.90 cents less, while stove oil on the island is also 3.90 cents less ...
May 12, 2022
Police Nab Two Drivers for Speeding on Avalon
RCMP in Whitbourne and Harbour Grace recently took two speeders off the road, both of whom more than doubled the posted speed limits. The first person was nabbed in Whitbourne on Monday. The novice dr...
May 12, 2022
Portion of Trans-Labrador Highway Near Goose Bay to Close Friday
A portion of the Trans-Labrador Highway will be closed for most of the day Friday to facilitate a culvert replacement. The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure says the closure, approximate...
May 12, 2022 (File photo.)
Coast Guard Advising of Icebreaking Operations Near Main Brook
The Canadian Coast Guard will be conducting icebreaking operations near Main Brook Today. The icebreaker Captain Molly Kool will be in the area, leaving an open water track behind it as it moves aroun...
May 12, 2022
