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NL Reports Another 14 Cases of COVID-19, Six Presumptive Cases Identified in Western Region
Update: Due to the investigation in the Stephenville area, seven new cases have been confirmed in the area. Those numbers will be added to the provincial total during tomorrow's update. Read more here...
May 28, 2021
Consumer Advocate Calls Rate Increase Application "Offensive" as NL Faces Economic Crunch
Consumer Advocate Dennis Browne calls Newfoundland Power's application for a rate increase "offensive." Browne says the rate increase application comes while government is struggling with rate mitigat...
May 28, 2021
Police Catch Driver at 181 km/h on Trans-Canada Highway
Glovertown RCMP nabbed a driver on the TCH last night traveling at 181 km/h. In addition to speeding, police say the vehicle was not registered. The driver, a 51-year-old Gander man, was ticketed, had...
May 28, 2021
Portion of East End in St. John's Without Power After Cube Van Crashes Through Utility Poles
A portion of the east end is without electricity after a van left Forest Road and crashed into utility poles. By the time the cube van came to rest, three poles had been cracked off and wires were dow...
May 28, 2021
Federal Government Offering Grants for Energy-Saving Home Upgrades
Many Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have taken to renovating their homes during the pandemic, and now the federal government is giving homeowners a reason to make those upgrades energy efficient. Go...
May 28, 2021
Province Getting Closer to 75 Per Cent Vaccination Threshold as 90,000 NL'ers Set to Get the Shot
About 90,000 Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have appointments booked to receive their COVID vaccine in the coming weeks. That's according to Health Minister John Haggie, who claims that if all those...
May 28, 2021 (Submitted photo.)
Councillor Ian Froude Declares Intention of Running for Second Term in Fall Municipal Election
Current St. John's city councillor Ian Froude has officially declared his intention to run in the fall municipal election. Froude will be seeking re-election in Ward Four, for which he has been the co...
May 28, 2021 (Photo: Ian Froude Twitter)
429 Tickets Handed Out - Including 280 for Aggressive Driving and Speeding - During RNC's Road Safety Week
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has wrapped up its road safety week. This year's theme was "Not Worth the Risk" but police say it's obvious the risks did not deter some from driving dangerously. A...
May 28, 2021
RCMP Investigating After Tires Slashed at Business in Stephenville Over Long Weekend
Police are investigating damage done to two commercial vehicles in Stephenville over the weekend. Bay St. George RCMP were called after the tires were slashed on two pickups parked at Nixon Metal on P...
May 28, 2021
20-Year-Old Man from Central with Strict Orders Not to Leave Province Arrested in Toronto on Gun Charges
A Central Newfoundland man under strict court orders not to leave the province has again been arrested in Toronto, this time on gun charges. 20-year-old Syrus Smith was in a Grand Falls-Windsor courtr...
May 28, 2021 (Photo: Toronto Police)
