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16-Year-Old Charged With Impaired Driving in Metro
A 16-year-old is facing multiple charges after an incident in the Goulds early Saturday morning. Just after midnight, officers responded to a collision involving an ATV. As officers approached, the op...
Apr 30, 2022
Innu Nation Hopes Inquiry Marks End of Trauma
The Innu Nation hopes the inquiry into the treatment of children in care will be the beginning of the end of the trauma. The Inquiry into the Treatment, Experiences and Outcomes of Innu in the Child P...
Apr 30, 2022
Government Releases Online Service Form for Ukrainians Entering Province
The provincial government has set up an online service form for Ukrainians arriving in Newfoundland and Labrador. The form, available in Ukrainian and English, is intended for Ukrainians planning to t...
Apr 30, 2022 VasenkaPhotography / CC
Government Aiming to Strike Right "Balance" With Easing of COVID Restrictions
The recent Omicron wave and the relatively high number of hospitalizations and deaths due to the virus have some asking why the provincial government decided to lift the mask mandate when it did. COVI...
Apr 30, 2022 (File photo.)
Province Sees Another Significant Increase in Fuel Prices
Another significant increase today, pushing many fuel prices well over thresholds many people never thought they'd see, and with more increases tomorrow as new carbon tax rates come into effect. Diese...
Apr 30, 2022
Cocaine Anonymous Established in Grand Falls-Windsor
Peer support services are now available in Grand Falls-Windsor for those who are facing substance or behavioural addiction. Cocaine Anonymous, which has been around for 40 years, is a 12-step program ...
Apr 29, 2022
NAPE Advocating for Paid Sick Days for All Workers
The province's largest public sector union is advocating once again for the implementation of paid sick days for workers across the board. NAPE President Jerry Earle says they have members who are ess...
Apr 29, 2022
80-Year-Old Man, Son Charged With Assaulting, Threatening Officers
Two men, one of them in his 80s, are facing serious charges following a disturbance in Northern Bay on Thursday night. Harbour Grace RCMP responded to a home in the community around 8:30. Police say t...
Apr 29, 2022 Harbour Grace Provincial Court
NunatuKavut Community Council "Outraged" by Cuts to Shrimp Quotas
The NunatuKavut Community Council says they are "outraged" at recent decisions about shrimp quotas made by the DFO. According to a statement released by President Todd Russell, the most recent decisio...
Apr 29, 2022 Todd Russell
Province Officially Launches Inquiry Into Treatment, Experiences and Outcomes of Innu Children in Care
A public inquiry into the treatment, experiences and outcomes of Innu children in care has officially been launched with an update on the process announced this afternoon. The Commissioners including ...
Apr 29, 2022
