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19-Year-Old Clocked Travelling at 161 km/h Near Badger
A 19-year-old man is losing his vehicle after getting caught travelling at over 160 km/h. Yesterday, RCMP Traffic Services Central pulled a car over after clocking it travelling at 161 km/h on the TCH...
Mar 31, 2022
Standing Fish Price Setting Panel Votes to Keep Earl McCurdy on Panel
The Standing Fish Price Setting Panel has voted unanimously to keep Earl McCurdy as a member of the panel. The FFAW provided an update on the situation via their Facebook page on Thursday, March 31. T...
Mar 31, 2022 Earl McCurdy (File Photo)
Preliminary Inquiry for Woman Charged in Carter's Hill Homicide Set for Early July
The preliminary inquiry has been set for a St. John's woman charged with second-degree murder. Twenty-eight-year-old Lorraine Obed stands accused in the stabbing death of 49-year-old Jimmy Corcoran on...
Mar 31, 2022 (Police on the scene of a homicide near Carter's Hill)
Province Yet to Decide How to Spend $27 Million for Surgical Backlogs
The finance minister says the province has yet to decide exactly how the $27 million share Newfoundland and Labrador will receive to help alleviate surgical backlogs will be spent. Siobhan Coady was r...
Mar 31, 2022
GFW RCMP Arrest Man After Dangerous Driving Incident
A 29-year-old man is facing charges of dangerous driving and flight from police following an incident on the Trans Canada near Bishop's Falls on Tuesday, March 29. Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP noticed a c...
Mar 31, 2022
Ninety Percent of RNU Members Experiencing Burnout
Nurses say they need help and they need it now. The Registered Nurses Union says 90 percent of its members are experiencing burnout and 16 percent are considering leaving the profession altogether. Pr...
Mar 31, 2022 Yvette Coffey
Talks Break Off Between NAPE and Choices for Youth
Talks have broken off between NAPE and Choices for Youth. The nine workers at The Lilly, a 14-unit congregate living facility operated by Choices for Youth officially went on strike on March 15. NAPE,...
Mar 31, 2022
Fish Companies Calling on Ottawa to do Proper Stock Assessments in Wake of Mackerel Fishery Moratorium
Fish companies say they're paying the price for a lack of science with the closure of the Atlantic mackerel fishery, and they're calling on the federal government to provide the tools necessary to do ...
Mar 31, 2022 (File photo: Derek Butler)
Cruise Ship Industry Returning to St. John's
For the first time in two years the cruise ship industry is returning to St. John's. The capital city says the first cruise ship of the season, the Ocean Endeavor, will arrive with 195 passengers on J...
Mar 31, 2022
Province Renews NL Dental Association Agreements
The provincial government has renewed four-year agreements with the NL Dental Association. The agreements cover the Children and Youth Dental Health Plan, the Adult Dental Program and the Surgical/Den...
Mar 31, 2022
