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Grandparent Scam Returns to NL: RNC
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary are warning that the grandparent scam has returned to Newfoundland and Labrador. The scam, which usually targets the elderly, involves someone claiming to be a fami...
Jun 22, 2023 Joshua Hoehne / Unsplash
57-Year-Old Woman Arrested After Throwing a Glass at Police Officer During Traffic Stop
A woman who allegedly threw a glass at an RNC officer in Corner Brook has been arrested. The incident unfolded at about 11:00 last night. Police stopped a vehicle on the North Shore Highway fir speedi...
Jun 22, 2023
Time Ticking Down on Search for Missing OceanGate Submersible
US Coast Guard officials are expressing continued hope that the five people on board the missing submersible the Titan, will be found. Spokesperson Captain Jamie Frederick provided an update to media ...
Jun 22, 2023
Gas Down, Diesel Up Overnight; Changes to Maximum Prices in Labrador
The price of most fuels saw an increase overnight, however gasoline fell slightly. Gas in down 1.9 cents. While diesel jumped by nearly 5 cents on the island, and 4 cents in Labrador West. Furnace oil...
Jun 22, 2023
NLTA President Wishing Students a Safe and Happy Summer Holiday
NLTA President Trent Langdon is offering his best wishes to students and staff on the last day of class for many across the province. Students start their summer holiday today. Langdon is wishing stud...
Jun 22, 2023
Applications Open for Provincial Home Heating Supplement Program
Applications are now open for the provincial home heating supplement program. Residents who heat their homes with furnace or stove oil can apply online. Nearly 28,000 applications were made to the hom...
Jun 22, 2023
Transition House Association Coordinator Criticizes George Street Stage Fence Decision
A fence is going up around the George Street stage in an effort to prevent people from using the platform as a shelter and place to sleep, but some see it as a hit on vulnerable people who don't alway...
Jun 21, 2023
Smaller Airports Facing Lack of Air Access as Sunwing Set to Fold
Sunwing airlines, known for bringing Canadians to and from popular southern vacation destinations, will soon cease to exist in its current iteration. WestJet announced that it will wind down the low-c...
Jun 21, 2023
Fortis Gives $1,000,000 to Canada Games for Recreational Facility
The 2025 Canada Games in St. John's has landed a major sponsor. Fortis is giving $1,000,000 to the games to go towards the new recreational facility under development, which will now be named the Fort...
Jun 21, 2023
Province Details Green Transition Fund
The provincial government has announced the details of its new green transition fund. The fund is part of government's restructuring agreement for the West White Rose Project in May of last year. Proj...
Jun 21, 2023
