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Forestry Department Holds Rabies Vaccination Clinics in Northern Labrador
The department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture's vet team is just back from a visit to the north coast of Labrador where they conducted rabies vaccination clinics. Nine cases of rabies have bee...
Mar 17, 2022
Police Investigating Suspicious Death in St. John's
Police are investigating what they deem to be a suspicious death in the capital city. RNC were called out to a residence in the centre city area late last night to find a female unconscious. She was l...
Mar 17, 2022
Gas Prices Drop by Four Cents
Another break in most fuel prices today. Gas is down 4 cents a litre, while diesel is down by 4.8 cents a litre. Furnace oil dropped by 1.65 cents, while stove oil on the island is down by 6.20 cents....
Mar 17, 2022
Bay Roberts RCMP Seeking Public's Help Locating Stolen Pickup Truck
Bay Roberts RCMP are investigating the theft of a damaged pickup truck from a car pool parking area at the end of LT Stick Drive in Bay Roberts. The dark green 2004 Dodge Dakota was taken sometime bet...
Mar 17, 2022
Man Seriously Injured Following ATV Fire in Head of Bay d'Espoir
A 61-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries following an incident in the community of Head of Bay d'Espoir Monday afternoon. RCMP says the man was working on an ATV inside a shed whe...
Mar 16, 2022
St. Patrick's Day Celebrations at the Benevolent Irish Society Thursday
Here comes the green, as people around the world celebrate the Patron Saint of Ireland. One of the St. Patrick's Day hotspots is the Benevolent Irish Society on Harvey Road in St. John's. President Ji...
Mar 16, 2022 Kavya Bhat / CC
Missing Foal on the Loose in Placentia Area
A female foal is on the loose in the Placentia area. Maggie the foal has been missing since Monday, when she escaped from the Double J ranch across from the Argentia Access Road, by Paradise Junction....
Mar 16, 2022
Tensions Rise in House Over Fertility Service Announcement
Another raucous day in the House of Assembly, and a lot of the discussion focused on the province's announcement about fertility services. Tory Paul Dinn first raised the issue in the house, questioni...
Mar 16, 2022
Liam Hickey Returns Home Following Paralympic Games
A Paralympic athlete from this province has returned home from Beijing with some new hardware. Liam Hickey was one of the Assistant Captain's of Team Canada's hockey team, picking up a silver medal fo...
Mar 16, 2022 (Photo via Liam Hickey Twitter.)
Man Dead Following Single-Vehicle Crash on Veteran's Memorial Highway
A 25-year-old man is dead following a single-vehicle rollover on the Veteran's Memorial discovered over the lunch hour. RCMP was alerted to the incident around noon and determined that the crash had o...
Mar 16, 2022
