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Parents, Child Care Operators Scrambling as Day of Mourning Holiday Approaches
The decision to close government offices and schools on Monday, September 19 to mark a Day of Mourning for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II has some child care operators and parents scrambling. Gail ...
Sep 15, 2022
Province Already Looking to Expand Availability of Moderna Bivalent Vaccine
Beginning next week, some Newfoundlanders and Labradorians will be able to get Moderna's new Bivalent vaccine, and Public Health is already eying how they can expand the eligibility. Yesterday, Chief ...
Sep 15, 2022
Stephen Hopkins, Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Teenager, Finally Accepts Lawyer
Stephen Hopkins finally has a lawyer, albeit three months after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in her Cowan Heights home. The trial is now at the sentencing stage, where the Cr...
Sep 15, 2022
Another Group of Afghan Refugees Arrive in St. John's
A group of 76 Afghan refugees arrived in the province on the weekend. The group left Islamabad in Pakistan on a Government of Canada charter flight last Thursday and landed in Halifax on Friday, Septe...
Sep 15, 2022 (File photo.)
Sad End to Search for Missing Man in St. John's
Police have confirmed that the remains found in Freshwater Bay on the weekend are those of Joshua Nolan. The 25-year-old man was last seen on August 8 in the east end of St. John's. The RNC has not pr...
Sep 15, 2022
Price of Most Fuels Down Slightly Today
Most fuel prices across the province are down today. The regulated price of gas is down by 2.1 cents a litre, while diesel is down by 0.8 cents. Furnace oil and stove oil on the island are down by 0.6...
Sep 15, 2022
Attempted Child Abduction Reported in Marystown
Another report of a possible attempted child abduction in the province, this time in Marystown. RCMP received a report from a parent who indicated their child was approached while walking along Cresto...
Sep 14, 2022
Stephenville RCMP Arrest Knife-Wielding Man
RCMP have arrested a 42-year-old man in connection with a frightening assault in Stephenville on the weekend. Bay St. George RCMP received a report of a man, who was armed with a knife, attempting to ...
Sep 14, 2022
Province Gives Businesses Option to Close for Day of Mourning
The provincial government is leaving businesses to decide how to mark a Day of Mourning declared for next Monday, September 19.. The province's decision to mark the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II as a ...
Sep 14, 2022
Privacy Commissioner Sides with Justice Department On Complaints Over Release of Incarceration Records
The province's Privacy Commissioner has sided with the Department of Justice and Public safety regarding the release of records related to a person's incarceration. According to Michael Harvey, an acc...
Sep 14, 2022 (VOCM News File photo)
