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Drugged Drinks Reports Prompts Downtown Councillor to Seek Meeting with Area Business Groups
St. John's Ward 2 Councillor Ophelia Ravencroft is seeking meetings with the Downtown Business Association and the George Street Association regarding a rising number of reports of patrons being drugg...
Sep 07, 2022
Privacy Commissioner Disappointed with Delay in Duty to Document Legislation
The province's Privacy Commissioner is expressing disappointment with a two-year delay in introducing Duty to Document legislation. Muskrat Falls Inquiry Commissioner, Justice Richard LeBlanc, made th...
Sep 07, 2022 Photo: Michael Harvey, Privacy Commissioner via @OIPCNL)
Consumers Sour on Sugar Tax
A week into the sugar tax and it seems there are still more questions than answers. Newfoundland and Labrador became the first province in the country to impose such a tax-20 cents a litre on "sugary"...
Sep 07, 2022
Divers Confirm Discovery of WWII-Era Bomber Plane in Gander Lake
A team of divers has confirmed the discovery of a WWII-era B-24 Liberator bomber that crashed into Gander Lake after take-off in September of 1943. The effort, supported by the Royal Canadian Geograph...
Sep 07, 2022
Local Author Believes Many Graves of Soldiers Remain Unmarked in Province
A Newfoundland author whose books helped get the unmarked graves of 20 Newfoundland soldiers properly marked over a decade ago believes similar operations should be carried out in other areas of the p...
Sep 07, 2022
Man Faces Drunk Driving Charges After Columbus Drive Crash
A man has been charged with drunk driving after an accident in the area of Columbus Drive near Bowring Park. The crash happened late last night. The RNC charged the 32-year-old after he blew over thre...
Sep 07, 2022
ATVs Affecting Ability to Respond to Calls: Whitbourne Fire Chief
The chief of the Whitbourne fire department is calling attention to what he calls an "out of hand" problem involving ATV riders in the community. The conversation was spurred by an accident that happe...
Sep 07, 2022
Number of Mammography Images Needing Review Rises to Nine
The number of mammography images in Central Health that have been identified as needing further review has risen to nine. The health authority was the first to report issues with mammography viewing s...
Sep 07, 2022
Steelworkers Union Representative: Come By Chance Refinery Incident Has Devastating Affect on Workers
"It happened again" The devastating incident at Come By Chance on Friday has many harkening back to a similar tragic event 24 years ago and determined to ensure that workers are kept safe. Two workers...
Sep 07, 2022 Braya refinery on Sept. 3, 2022. (VOCM News)
Metro Municipalities Focus on Road Safety as Students Return to School
Safety is the focus on roads across the province today as students return to school. In CBS, residents and travellers are reminded that speeds are reduced to 30 km/h in school zones, not just during s...
Sep 07, 2022
